Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 5.15 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sri Lanka, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 5.15 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.97 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.84 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.94 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 5.02 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.07 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.13 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.11 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.19 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.15 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.31 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.38 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.45 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.59 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.82 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 5.97 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.67 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 5.66 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.84 units per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 5.08 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 5.35 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 5.15 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 5.15 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 5.15 units per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.93 units per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.05 units per square kilometre | 4.94 units per square kilometre | 5.13 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.52 units per square kilometre | 5.15 units per square kilometre | 5.97 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1 units per square kilometre | 4.84 units per square kilometre | 5.35 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 28 Comoros 5.7 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Trinidad and Tobago 5.27 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Belgium 5.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Guam 5.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Puerto Rico 4.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Pakistan 4.77 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sri Lanka?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sri Lanka was 5.15 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.84 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) 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.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) 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.