Non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
44th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2002
All-time low
0.0%
in 1992
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

0.020.040.061992200520191992: 0.018 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.022 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.027 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.03 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.041 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.038 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.035 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.045 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.04 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.07 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.056 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.051 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.025 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.055 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.055 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.023 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.053 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.049 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.057 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.039 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.059 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.03 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.028 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.

Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 94 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.

Non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1992 0.0%
1993 0.0% +23.7%
1994 0.0% +20.5%
1995 0.0% +12.2%
1996 0.0% +35.3%
1998 0.0% -7.5%
1999 0.0% -6.8%
2000 0.0% +27.1%
2001 0.0% -11.3%
2002 0.1% +76.6%
2003 0.1% -19.6%
2004 0.1% -9.4%
2006 0.0% -50.0%
2007 0.1% +115.8%
2008 0.1% -0.3%
2009 0.0% -57.8%
2011 0.1% +127.1%
2012 0.0% -6.1%
2013 0.1% +14.4%
2014 0.0% -31.0%
2015 0.1% +50.5%
2016 0.0% -49.4%
2019 0.0% -5.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 41 Malta 0.0% compare
  2. 42 Costa Rica 0.0% compare
  3. 43 Peru 0.0% compare
  4. 45 India 0.0% compare
  5. 46 Colombia 0.0% compare
  6. 47 Denmark 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka?
Non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
What is the lowest non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban?
Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 Non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural employers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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