Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.7%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
21st
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2011
All-time low
0.7%
in 2015
Years of data
7
2007–2015

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka, 2007–2015

00.20.40.60.82007201120152007: 0.737 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.73 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.739 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.735 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.722 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.716 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.708 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka is 0.7%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.

That places Sri Lanka 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 2007 to 2015.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2007 0.7%
2008 0.7% -1.0%
2011 0.7% +1.3%
2012 0.7% -0.6%
2013 0.7% -1.8%
2014 0.7% -0.8%
2015 0.7% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka was 0.7% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
How does Sri Lanka rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Sri Lanka ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2015.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 410 data points, 1981–2021
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