Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban was 1.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed youth aged 15-24.
Analysis
In 2019, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Sri Lanka stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1993.
Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed youth aged 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.6% | — |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +27.9% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +27.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 32 South Africa 1.0% compare
- 33 Kosovo 1.0% compare
- 33 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.0% compare
- 36 Republic of Moldova 1.0% compare
- 37 Armenia 1.0% compare
- 38 India 1.0% compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Sri Lanka?
- Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Sri Lanka was 1.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1993.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban?
- Sri Lanka ranks 35th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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