Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees was 0.8168 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8168
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
1st
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.8718
in 2003
All-time low
0.7829
in 2012
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.8492001: 0.8392002: 0.8662003: 0.8722004: 0.8642006: 0.8442007: 0.8452008: 0.852009: 0.8432011: 0.8382012: 0.7832013: 0.8082014: 0.82015: 0.8062016: 0.817

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.8168 for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in 2016.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8718 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7829, in 2012.

That places Sri Lanka 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.8492
2001 0.8392 -1.2%
2002 0.8659 +3.2%
2003 0.8718 +0.7%
2004 0.8637 -0.9%
2006 0.8439 -2.3%
2007 0.8449 +0.1%
2008 0.8504 +0.6%
2009 0.8432 -0.8%
2011 0.8376 -0.7%
2012 0.7829 -6.5%
2013 0.8075 +3.1%
2014 0.7998 -0.9%
2015 0.8059 +0.8%
2016 0.8168 +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8525 0.8392 0.8718 9
2010s 0.8084 0.7829 0.8376 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

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  2. 3 Viet Nam 0.613 compare
  3. 4 Egypt 0.5508 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Sri Lanka?
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Sri Lanka was 0.8168 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8718 in 2003.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7829 in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees?
Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2016.
Is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 771 data points, 2000–2022
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