Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Wage workers, aged 15-24 was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
35th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.811992200520191992: 0.662 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.667 % of employed population aged 15-241994: 0.703 % of employed population aged 15-241995: 0.689 % of employed population aged 15-241996: 0.7 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.647 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.659 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.663 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.706 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.697 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.689 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.711 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.787 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.714 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.713 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.797 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.706 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.726 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.736 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.773 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.766 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.797 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.908 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2019, wage workers, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.

That places Sri Lanka 35th out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +0.7%
1994 0.7% +5.4%
1995 0.7% -2.0%
1996 0.7% +1.5%
1998 0.6% -7.5%
1999 0.7% +1.9%
2000 0.7% +0.6%
2001 0.7% +6.4%
2002 0.7% -1.3%
2003 0.7% -1.1%
2004 0.7% +3.2%
2006 0.8% +10.8%
2007 0.7% -9.4%
2008 0.7% -0.1%
2009 0.8% +11.8%
2011 0.7% -11.5%
2012 0.7% +2.8%
2013 0.7% +1.4%
2014 0.8% +5.0%
2015 0.8% -1.0%
2016 0.8% +4.1%
2019 0.9% +14.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 7
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka?
Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
How does Sri Lanka rank for wage workers, aged 15-24?
Sri Lanka ranks 35th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
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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