Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Health was 31 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
31
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
21st
of 27 countries
All-time high
34
in 2015
All-time low
26
in 2001
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

01020302000200820162000: 272001: 262002: 312003: 302004: 322006: 302007: 322008: 272009: 332011: 312012: 302013: 322014: 322015: 342016: 31

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age of private paid employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka is 31, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka peaked at 34 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2001.

That places Sri Lanka 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 27
2001 26 -3.7%
2002 31 +19.2%
2003 30 -3.2%
2004 32 +6.7%
2006 30 -6.2%
2007 32 +6.7%
2008 27 -15.6%
2009 33 +22.2%
2011 31 -6.1%
2012 30 -3.2%
2013 32 +6.7%
2014 32 +0.0%
2015 34 +6.2%
2016 31 -8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.78 26 33 9
2010s 31.67 30 34 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

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  2. 21 Honduras 31 compare
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  4. 24 Ethiopia 30 compare
  5. 24 Pakistan 30 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka?
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka was 31 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 34 in 2015.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2001.
How does Sri Lanka rank for median age of private paid employees, by industry: health?
Sri Lanka ranks 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is median age of private paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 309 data points, 2000–2021
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