Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
51st
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.61992200520191992: 0.439 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.448 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.448 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.459 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.454 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.428 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.459 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.448 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.473 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.46 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.462 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.458 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.515 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.458 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.45 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.511 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.445 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.459 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.457 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.476 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.465 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.528 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.569 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.6% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.

That places Sri Lanka 51st out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1992 0.4%
1993 0.4% +2.0%
1994 0.4% +0.1%
1995 0.5% +2.4%
1996 0.5% -1.0%
1998 0.4% -5.8%
1999 0.5% +7.2%
2000 0.4% -2.4%
2001 0.5% +5.7%
2002 0.5% -2.8%
2003 0.5% +0.6%
2004 0.5% -0.9%
2006 0.5% +12.4%
2007 0.5% -11.1%
2008 0.4% -1.8%
2009 0.5% +13.7%
2011 0.4% -13.0%
2012 0.5% +3.1%
2013 0.5% -0.2%
2014 0.5% +4.1%
2015 0.5% -2.3%
2016 0.5% +13.4%
2019 0.6% +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 7
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 48 Armenia 0.6% compare
  2. 49 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  3. 50 Panama 0.6% compare
  4. 52 Philippines 0.6% compare
  5. 53 Norway 0.6% compare
  6. 54 Jamaica 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
How does Sri Lanka rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64?
Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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