Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 23.5%
World rank
55th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 2011
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.652 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.663 % of female employed population in working age1994: 0.646 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.637 % of female employed population in working age1996: 0.644 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.561 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.582 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.565 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.609 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.596 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.597 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.616 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.648 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.56 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.553 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.636 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.541 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.57 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.551 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.559 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.562 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.608 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.751 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.

That places Sri Lanka 55th 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.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +1.6%
1994 0.6% -2.5%
1995 0.6% -1.4%
1996 0.6% +1.1%
1998 0.6% -12.8%
1999 0.6% +3.6%
2000 0.6% -2.9%
2001 0.6% +7.8%
2002 0.6% -2.2%
2003 0.6% +0.2%
2004 0.6% +3.2%
2006 0.6% +5.2%
2007 0.6% -13.5%
2008 0.6% -1.3%
2009 0.6% +15.0%
2011 0.5% -14.9%
2012 0.6% +5.4%
2013 0.6% -3.4%
2014 0.6% +1.4%
2015 0.6% +0.6%
2016 0.6% +8.2%
2019 0.8% +23.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 7
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

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  4. 56 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  5. 57 Greece 0.7% compare
  6. 58 Rwanda 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
How does Sri Lanka rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female 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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