Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
73rd
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 1992
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.523 % of employed female population aged 25-641993: 0.53 % of employed female population aged 25-641994: 0.534 % of employed female population aged 25-641995: 0.577 % of employed female population aged 25-641996: 0.542 % of employed female population aged 25-641998: 0.528 % of employed female population aged 25-641999: 0.558 % of employed female population aged 25-642000: 0.555 % of employed female population aged 25-642001: 0.581 % of employed female population aged 25-642002: 0.578 % of employed female population aged 25-642003: 0.582 % of employed female population aged 25-642004: 0.589 % of employed female population aged 25-642006: 0.652 % of employed female population aged 25-642007: 0.611 % of employed female population aged 25-642008: 0.61 % of employed female population aged 25-642009: 0.659 % of employed female population aged 25-642011: 0.606 % of employed female population aged 25-642012: 0.649 % of employed female population aged 25-642013: 0.653 % of employed female population aged 25-642014: 0.666 % of employed female population aged 25-642015: 0.66 % of employed female population aged 25-642016: 0.71 % of employed female population aged 25-642019: 0.724 % of employed female population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed female population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.7% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.

That places Sri Lanka 73rd out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 25-64 in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of employed female population aged 25-64 Change
1992 0.5%
1993 0.5% +1.2%
1994 0.5% +0.8%
1995 0.6% +8.1%
1996 0.5% -6.1%
1998 0.5% -2.6%
1999 0.6% +5.6%
2000 0.6% -0.6%
2001 0.6% +4.8%
2002 0.6% -0.5%
2003 0.6% +0.6%
2004 0.6% +1.2%
2006 0.7% +10.7%
2007 0.6% -6.4%
2008 0.6% -0.2%
2009 0.7% +8.1%
2011 0.6% -8.0%
2012 0.6% +7.1%
2013 0.7% +0.7%
2014 0.7% +1.9%
2015 0.7% -0.8%
2016 0.7% +7.5%
2019 0.7% +2.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 81% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 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 Türkiye 0.8% compare
  2. 71 Ecuador 0.7% compare
  3. 72 Indonesia 0.7% compare
  4. 74 Peru 0.7% compare
  5. 75 Thailand 0.7% compare
  6. 76 Armenia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 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 25-64?
Sri Lanka ranks 73rd out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed female population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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