Time-related underemployment, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Time-related underemployment, female was 4.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Sri Lanka, 2009–2023
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 4.3% for time-related underemployment, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 29.2% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2014.
That places Sri Lanka 44th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.9% | — |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -22.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +33.9% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,964 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7411 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Sri Lanka?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Sri Lanka was 4.3% in 2023, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.