Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 37.0%
World rank
48th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2011
All-time low
0.2%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51992200520191992: 0.343 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.331 % of female employed population in working age1994: 0.345 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.353 % of female employed population in working age1996: 0.351 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.432 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.413 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.428 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.386 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.397 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.395 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.375 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.344 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.433 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.44 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.357 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.451 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.421 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.441 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.432 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.427 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.386 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.243 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka is 0.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 37.0% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.

Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.3% -3.3%
1994 0.3% +4.2%
1995 0.4% +2.2%
1996 0.4% -0.4%
1998 0.4% +23.1%
1999 0.4% -4.5%
2000 0.4% +3.6%
2001 0.4% -9.8%
2002 0.4% +2.8%
2003 0.4% -0.4%
2004 0.4% -4.9%
2006 0.3% -8.4%
2007 0.4% +26.0%
2008 0.4% +1.7%
2009 0.4% -18.8%
2011 0.5% +26.2%
2012 0.4% -6.6%
2013 0.4% +4.6%
2014 0.4% -2.0%
2015 0.4% -1.2%
2016 0.4% -9.6%
2019 0.2% -37.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 7
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 7

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  5. 50 Brazil 0.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. 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 Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
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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