Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the industrial sector.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.8% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in 2019.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2008.
Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8% | — |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
- Sri Lanka ranks 53rd out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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