Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 22.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 22.0% for part time employment, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 33.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24.1% | — |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +47.7% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | -20.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 22.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.2%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.8% | 18.0% | 24.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 22.0% | 33.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 part time employment, male in Sri Lanka?
- Part time employment, male in Sri Lanka was 22.0% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for part time employment, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 56th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.