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

Sri Lanka: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban was 1.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
47th
of 88 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2007
All-time low
0.7%
in 1993
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.20.40.60.811992200520191992: 0.692 % of urban employed female population in working age1993: 0.66 % of urban employed female population in working age1994: 0.688 % of urban employed female population in working age1995: 0.729 % of urban employed female population in working age1996: 0.973 % of urban employed female population in working age1998: 0.977 % of urban employed female population in working age1999: 0.975 % of urban employed female population in working age2000: 0.962 % of urban employed female population in working age2001: 0.978 % of urban employed female population in working age2002: 0.979 % of urban employed female population in working age2003: 0.977 % of urban employed female population in working age2004: 0.951 % of urban employed female population in working age2006: 0.983 % of urban employed female population in working age2007: 0.989 % of urban employed female population in working age2008: 0.965 % of urban employed female population in working age2009: 0.974 % of urban employed female population in working age2011: 0.984 % of urban employed female population in working age2012: 0.97 % of urban employed female population in working age2013: 0.984 % of urban employed female population in working age2014: 0.983 % of urban employed female population in working age2015: 0.971 % of urban employed female population in working age2016: 0.978 % of urban employed female population in working age2019: 0.98 % of urban employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 1.0% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1993.

Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 88 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, urban in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed female population in working age Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% -4.6%
1994 0.7% +4.3%
1995 0.7% +5.9%
1996 1.0% +33.5%
1998 1.0% +0.4%
1999 1.0% -0.2%
2000 1.0% -1.3%
2001 1.0% +1.7%
2002 1.0% +0.1%
2003 1.0% -0.2%
2004 1.0% -2.7%
2006 1.0% +3.3%
2007 1.0% +0.6%
2008 1.0% -2.4%
2009 1.0% +0.9%
2011 1.0% +1.0%
2012 1.0% -1.4%
2013 1.0% +1.5%
2014 1.0% -0.2%
2015 1.0% -1.2%
2016 1.0% +0.7%
2019 1.0% +0.2%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +33.5% 0.7% 1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 7
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 9
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 44 South Africa 1.0% compare
  2. 45 Nicaragua 1.0% compare
  3. 46 Netherlands 1.0% compare
  4. 48 Austria 1.0% compare
  5. 49 Jamaica 1.0% compare
  6. 50 China 1.0% compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka was 1.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1993.
How does Sri Lanka rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Sri Lanka ranks 47th out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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