Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka is 0.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.6% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 42nd out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.4% | — |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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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 unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka?
- Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total 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, total 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, total 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, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 42nd out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
- Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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