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

Sri Lanka: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
61st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 2011
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.20.40.61992200520191992: 0.619 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.615 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.62 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.612 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.622 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.571 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.591 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.576 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.599 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.591 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.59 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.606 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.647 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.579 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.578 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.64 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.563 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.578 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.574 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.581 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.578 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.629 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.696 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.7% for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2011.

That places Sri Lanka 61st out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1992 0.6%
1993 0.6% -0.6%
1994 0.6% +0.8%
1995 0.6% -1.3%
1996 0.6% +1.6%
1998 0.6% -8.2%
1999 0.6% +3.5%
2000 0.6% -2.5%
2001 0.6% +3.9%
2002 0.6% -1.3%
2003 0.6% -0.1%
2004 0.6% +2.7%
2006 0.6% +6.7%
2007 0.6% -10.5%
2008 0.6% -0.2%
2009 0.6% +10.7%
2011 0.6% -12.1%
2012 0.6% +2.8%
2013 0.6% -0.7%
2014 0.6% +1.1%
2015 0.6% -0.4%
2016 0.6% +8.8%
2019 0.7% +10.5%

Averages by decade

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

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  4. 63 Mongolia 0.7% compare
  5. 64 Brazil 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
How does Sri Lanka rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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