Workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban was 1.0% in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 3,668.5%
World rank
12th
of 38 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 2001
Years of data
20
1992–2016

Workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.811992200420161992: 0.08 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.089 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.072 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.068 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.022 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.021 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.022 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.019 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.014 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.027 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.03 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.037 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.031 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.03 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.024 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.021 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.028 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.026 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.027 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 1 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka is 1.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3,668.5% on the previous year and up 3,127.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.

That places Sri Lanka 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1992 0.1%
1993 0.1% +12.3%
1994 0.1% -19.7%
1995 0.1% -5.4%
1996 0.0% -67.3%
1998 0.0% -3.9%
1999 0.0% +2.3%
2000 0.0% -14.8%
2001 0.0% -22.3%
2002 0.0% +89.1%
2003 0.0% +8.4%
2004 0.0% +24.3%
2007 0.0% -15.0%
2008 0.0% -4.9%
2011 0.0% -17.9%
2012 0.0% -12.7%
2013 0.0% +32.1%
2014 0.0% -7.2%
2015 0.0% +2.5%
2016 1.0% +3668.5%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 5.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +3668.5% 0.0% 1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 7
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7
2010s 0.2% 0.0% 1.0% 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 9 Brazil 1.0% compare
  2. 10 India 1.0% compare
  3. 11 Pakistan 1.0% compare
  4. 13 Colombia 1.0% compare
  5. 13 Georgia 1.0% compare
  6. 15 Argentina 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka?
Workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
How does Sri Lanka rank for workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban?
Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2016.
Is workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3,127.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Workers with more than one jobs in last week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 472 data points, 1981–2021
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