Population aged 25-64, rural in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Population aged 25-64, rural was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
29th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 1992
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Population aged 25-64, rural in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.61992200520191992: 0.441 % of rural population1993: 0.448 % of rural population1994: 0.454 % of rural population1995: 0.452 % of rural population1996: 0.456 % of rural population1998: 0.463 % of rural population1999: 0.471 % of rural population2000: 0.48 % of rural population2001: 0.484 % of rural population2002: 0.481 % of rural population2003: 0.487 % of rural population2004: 0.488 % of rural population2006: 0.503 % of rural population2007: 0.509 % of rural population2008: 0.506 % of rural population2009: 0.516 % of rural population2011: 0.513 % of rural population2012: 0.514 % of rural population2013: 0.504 % of rural population2014: 0.511 % of rural population2015: 0.508 % of rural population2016: 0.472 % of rural population2019: 0.518 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population aged 25-64, rural in Sri Lanka is 0.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1992.

That places Sri Lanka 29th out of 96 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.

Population aged 25-64, rural in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, rural (% of rural population) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of rural population Change
1992 0.4%
1993 0.4% +1.7%
1994 0.5% +1.3%
1995 0.5% -0.5%
1996 0.5% +1.0%
1998 0.5% +1.5%
1999 0.5% +1.6%
2000 0.5% +2.0%
2001 0.5% +0.8%
2002 0.5% -0.6%
2003 0.5% +1.1%
2004 0.5% +0.3%
2006 0.5% +3.1%
2007 0.5% +1.1%
2008 0.5% -0.6%
2009 0.5% +2.0%
2011 0.5% -0.7%
2012 0.5% +0.3%
2013 0.5% -1.9%
2014 0.5% +1.4%
2015 0.5% -0.7%
2016 0.5% -7.1%
2019 0.5% +9.9%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

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  4. 30 Poland 0.5% compare
  5. 31 Kazakhstan 0.5% compare
  6. 32 Romania 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, rural in Sri Lanka?
Population aged 25-64, rural in Sri Lanka was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for population aged 25-64, rural?
Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is population aged 25-64, rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Population aged 25-64, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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