Part time employment, total in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Part time employment, total was 14.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
14.3%
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
72nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
25.4%
in 2011
All-time low
9.6%
in 2014
Years of data
14
2010–2024

Part time employment, total in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024

01020302010201720242010: 25.3 % of total employment2011: 25.4 % of total employment2013: 11 % of total employment2014: 9.6 % of total employment2015: 11.6 % of total employment2016: 11.3 % of total employment2017: 11.9 % of total employment2018: 12.6 % of total employment2019: 13.2 % of total employment2020: 12.9 % of total employment2021: 13.2 % of total employment2022: 14.3 % of total employment2023: 16.5 % of total employment2024: 14.3 % of total employment

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 14.3%.

The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 25.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2014.

That places Sri Lanka 72nd out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Part time employment, total in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2024.
Year % of total employment Change
2010 25.3%
2011 25.4% +0.7%
2013 11.0% -56.6%
2014 9.6% -12.7%
2015 11.6% +20.1%
2016 11.3% -1.9%
2017 11.9% +4.8%
2018 12.6% +5.9%
2019 13.2% +4.6%
2020 12.9% -2.2%
2021 13.2% +2.2%
2022 14.3% +8.3%
2023 16.5% +15.4%
2024 14.3% -13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 14.7% 9.6% 25.4% 9
2020s 14.2% 12.9% 16.5% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, total in Sri Lanka?
Part time employment, total in Sri Lanka was 14.3% 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 25.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2014.
How does Sri Lanka rank for part time employment, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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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Indicator
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
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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.