Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 25.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, total in Sri Lanka stood at 25.0%.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 36.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2014.
That places Sri Lanka 62nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28.1% | — |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | -16.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 25.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.2% | 22.4% | 28.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 25.0% | 36.6% | 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, total in Sri Lanka?
- Part time employment, total in Sri Lanka was 25.0% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for part time employment, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 62nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, total (% of total 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.