Working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Working-age population, aged 15-64, male was 0.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
37th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2001
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.61992200520191992: 0.647 % of male population1993: 0.649 % of male population1994: 0.645 % of male population1995: 0.654 % of male population1996: 0.653 % of male population1998: 0.659 % of male population1999: 0.671 % of male population2000: 0.677 % of male population2001: 0.677 % of male population2002: 0.67 % of male population2003: 0.669 % of male population2004: 0.665 % of male population2006: 0.663 % of male population2007: 0.664 % of male population2008: 0.655 % of male population2009: 0.664 % of male population2011: 0.662 % of male population2012: 0.654 % of male population2013: 0.642 % of male population2014: 0.641 % of male population2015: 0.634 % of male population2016: 0.577 % of male population2019: 0.672 % of male population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male population.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.7% for working-age population, aged 15-64, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, male (% of male population) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of male population Change
1992 0.6%
1993 0.6% +0.4%
1994 0.6% -0.7%
1995 0.7% +1.4%
1996 0.7% -0.1%
1998 0.7% +0.9%
1999 0.7% +1.8%
2000 0.7% +0.9%
2001 0.7% +0.1%
2002 0.7% -1.0%
2003 0.7% -0.3%
2004 0.7% -0.5%
2006 0.7% -0.4%
2007 0.7% +0.2%
2008 0.7% -1.4%
2009 0.7% +1.4%
2011 0.7% -0.4%
2012 0.7% -1.2%
2013 0.6% -1.9%
2014 0.6% -0.2%
2015 0.6% -1.1%
2016 0.6% -8.9%
2019 0.7% +16.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 34 Republic of Moldova 0.7% compare
  2. 35 Serbia 0.7% compare
  3. 36 India 0.7% compare
  4. 38 Montenegro 0.7% compare
  5. 39 Czechia 0.7% compare
  6. 40 Uruguay 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, male (% of male population)
Unit
% of male population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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