Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 0.2021 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka stood at 0.2021 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2021 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 units per square kilometre, in 1996.
Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0422 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0435 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.048 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0658 units per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0842 units per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0939 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.202 units per square kilometre | +115.1% |
| 2017 | 0.202 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2021 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2021 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.031 units per square kilometre | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | 0.034 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0549 units per square kilometre | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | 0.0939 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.202 units per square kilometre | 0.202 units per square kilometre | 0.2021 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2021 units per square kilometre | 0.2021 units per square kilometre | 0.2021 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 60 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2358 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Samoa 0.2245 units per square kilometre compare
- 62 Czechia 0.2242 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 Myanmar 0.1912 units per square kilometre compare
- 65 Tanzania 0.1693 units per square kilometre compare
- 66 Burundi 0.1619 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Sri Lanka
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5555 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5702 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,575 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,218 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,672 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 10,578 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 21,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.2021 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2021 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 63rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.