Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
73rd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 1992
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.554 % of total employed female population in working age1993: 0.562 % of total employed female population in working age1994: 0.564 % of total employed female population in working age1995: 0.615 % of total employed female population in working age1996: 0.579 % of total employed female population in working age1998: 0.554 % of total employed female population in working age1999: 0.581 % of total employed female population in working age2000: 0.589 % of total employed female population in working age2001: 0.619 % of total employed female population in working age2002: 0.603 % of total employed female population in working age2003: 0.609 % of total employed female population in working age2004: 0.615 % of total employed female population in working age2006: 0.674 % of total employed female population in working age2007: 0.635 % of total employed female population in working age2008: 0.631 % of total employed female population in working age2009: 0.68 % of total employed female population in working age2011: 0.628 % of total employed female population in working age2012: 0.666 % of total employed female population in working age2013: 0.674 % of total employed female population in working age2014: 0.685 % of total employed female population in working age2015: 0.683 % of total employed female population in working age2016: 0.729 % of total employed female population in working age2019: 0.743 % of total employed female population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed female population in working age.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.7% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1992.

Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of total employed female population in working age Change
1992 0.6%
1993 0.6% +1.5%
1994 0.6% +0.3%
1995 0.6% +9.0%
1996 0.6% -5.8%
1998 0.6% -4.3%
1999 0.6% +4.8%
2000 0.6% +1.4%
2001 0.6% +5.1%
2002 0.6% -2.5%
2003 0.6% +1.0%
2004 0.6% +1.0%
2006 0.7% +9.6%
2007 0.6% -5.7%
2008 0.6% -0.6%
2009 0.7% +7.7%
2011 0.6% -7.7%
2012 0.7% +6.1%
2013 0.7% +1.3%
2014 0.7% +1.5%
2015 0.7% -0.2%
2016 0.7% +6.7%
2019 0.7% +1.9%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 83% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 70 Indonesia 0.8% compare
  2. 71 Türkiye 0.8% compare
  3. 72 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.8% compare
  4. 74 Ecuador 0.7% compare
  5. 75 Peru 0.7% compare
  6. 76 Thailand 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total 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, total 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, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 73rd out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, total (% of total employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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