Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female was 0.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 72.0%
World rank
26th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 2014
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.61992200520191992: 0.48 % of female workers in the agricultural sector1993: 0.472 % of female workers in the agricultural sector1994: 0.477 % of female workers in the agricultural sector1995: 0.418 % of female workers in the agricultural sector1996: 0.449 % of female workers in the agricultural sector1998: 0.335 % of female workers in the agricultural sector1999: 0.343 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.314 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.352 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.352 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.367 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.418 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.441 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.343 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.334 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.4 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.303 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.322 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.31 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.265 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.318 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.336 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2019: 0.578 % of female workers in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.6% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 72.0% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.

That places Sri Lanka 26th out of 90 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.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the agricultural sector) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of female workers in the agricultural sector Change
1992 0.5%
1993 0.5% -1.6%
1994 0.5% +0.9%
1995 0.4% -12.3%
1996 0.4% +7.4%
1998 0.3% -25.5%
1999 0.3% +2.6%
2000 0.3% -8.5%
2001 0.4% +12.1%
2002 0.4% +0.0%
2003 0.4% +4.4%
2004 0.4% +13.7%
2006 0.4% +5.5%
2007 0.3% -22.3%
2008 0.3% -2.5%
2009 0.4% +19.7%
2011 0.3% -24.4%
2012 0.3% +6.5%
2013 0.3% -3.8%
2014 0.3% -14.3%
2015 0.3% +19.7%
2016 0.3% +5.8%
2019 0.6% +72.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 7
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 23 Latvia 0.6% compare
  2. 24 Sweden 0.6% compare
  3. 25 Italy 0.6% compare
  4. 27 Iceland 0.6% compare
  5. 28 France 0.6% compare
  6. 29 Netherlands 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
How does Sri Lanka rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 26th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,258 data points, 1970–2021
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