Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka is 0.2%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of male employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.3% | — |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +25.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -23.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka?
- Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka was 0.2% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 36th out of 82 countries with data for 2015.
- Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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