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

Sri Lanka: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
40th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1998
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.10.20.30.41992200520191992: 0.374 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.381 % of male employed population in working age1994: 0.364 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.37 % of male employed population in working age1996: 0.357 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.399 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.378 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.388 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.375 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.374 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.379 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.36 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.33 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.372 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.368 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.336 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.388 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.38 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.372 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.372 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.371 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.334 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.306 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.3% for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.

That places Sri Lanka 40th out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1992 0.4%
1993 0.4% +1.8%
1994 0.4% -4.4%
1995 0.4% +1.7%
1996 0.4% -3.4%
1998 0.4% +11.7%
1999 0.4% -5.2%
2000 0.4% +2.5%
2001 0.4% -3.2%
2002 0.4% -0.3%
2003 0.4% +1.4%
2004 0.4% -5.1%
2006 0.3% -8.5%
2007 0.4% +12.9%
2008 0.4% -1.0%
2009 0.3% -8.8%
2011 0.4% +15.5%
2012 0.4% -1.9%
2013 0.4% -2.3%
2014 0.4% +0.0%
2015 0.4% -0.3%
2016 0.3% -9.9%
2019 0.3% -8.3%

Averages by decade

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

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  1. 37 Honduras 0.3% compare
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  4. 41 Kosovo 0.3% compare
  5. 41 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.3% compare
  6. 43 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male 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, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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