Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.1% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in 2015.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 50th out of 78 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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, urban in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2% | — |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -34.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +24.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -42.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +53.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -30.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Sri Lanka
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- 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)
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- 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, urban in Sri Lanka?
- Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka was 0.1% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban?
- Sri Lanka ranks 50th out of 78 countries with data for 2015.
- Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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