Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed female population in working age.
Analysis
In 2019, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.
Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of rural employed female population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5% | — |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka?
- Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural?
- Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
- Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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