Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.
Analysis
In 2019, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Sri Lanka stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2009.
That places Sri Lanka 65th out of 97 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.
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of urban youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7% | — |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +44.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -33.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +49.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +49.1% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| 2007 | +44.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| 2009 | -33.7% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Sri Lanka?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Sri Lanka was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
- Sri Lanka ranks 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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