Demographic Transition and the Labor Market in Sri Lanka

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2014-04-22T19:29:52Z
dc.date2014-04-22T19:29:52Z
dc.date2012-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:07:21Z
dc.descriptionSri Lanka's demographic transition has significantly shaped the age distribution of the labor force and created a large working age population (World Bank 2008). Changing cohort sizes of young and old workers not only affect their own labor market outcomes (job quality, earnings), but also potentially affect growth prospects in the economy. Recovering from a 30-year conflict in the North and the East, Sri Lanka aims to accelerate growth in the medium term by substantially increasing investments. What will be the role of the labor market in delivering this growth? The service sector is expanding and accounts for nearly 60 percent of the Growth Domestic Product (GDP) and almost 40 percent of employment. However, only 56 percent of the working age population is employed, a result of low participation and high unemployment rates among women and youth. Any growth strategy will have to bring in more working age people, particularly women, into economic activity. The paper is organized as follows. The two sections that follow present an overview of the supply and demand side of the labor market. The next section discusses the ways in which the demographic transition could shape the labor market, particularly in terms of unemployment and earnings. This discussion is followed by three sections examining labor force participation and unemployment, job type, and earnings respectively. The last section concludes with some policy recommendations.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/17036786/demographic-transition-labor-market-sri-lanka
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17989
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/17989
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415388
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relationSouth Asia Human Development Sector report;no. 41
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAGGREGATE DEMAND
dc.subjectARMED FORCES
dc.subjectBABIES
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectBABY BOOM
dc.subjectBARGAINING INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectBASIC WORKER RIGHTS
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCLERKS
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING
dc.subjectCROSS-SECTIONAL DATA
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURES
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectDOWNWARD PRESSURE
dc.subjectEARNINGS REGRESSION
dc.subjectEARNINGS REGRESSIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF POPULATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectEDUCATED MOTHERS
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT INCREASE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT POLICY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM WAGES
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUP
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectFAMILY SUPPORT
dc.subjectFAMILY WORK
dc.subjectFEMALE EDUCATION
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFEMALE WORK
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFEWER CHILDREN
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFIRST UNEMPLOYMENT SPELL
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER COMPOSITION
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER PARITY
dc.subjectGENDER WAGE GAPS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectIMPACT OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectIMPACT OF POPULATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB LOSS
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectJOB SECURITY
dc.subjectJOB SEEKERS
dc.subjectJOB STATUS
dc.subjectJOB VACANCIES
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOME
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABORERS
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOUR ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectLAM
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEGISLATORS
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLOCAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLOW FERTILITY
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WORKERS
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOLDER ADULTS
dc.subjectOLDER WORKERS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPAID WORKERS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION BY WOMEN
dc.subjectPERMANENT EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPERSONNEL
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUSES
dc.subjectPOPULATION CHANGE
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRELIMINARY RESULTS
dc.subjectPREVIOUS STUDIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE COMPANIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR JOBS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subjectPROBIT REGRESSION
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROMOTING GENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR JOB
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
dc.subjectREGULAR WORKERS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectSALARIED WORKERS
dc.subjectSECONDARY LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECRETARIES
dc.subjectSECURITY SITUATION
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTORS
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectTEMPORARY WORK
dc.subjectTEMPORARY WORKERS
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTERTIARY LEVEL
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT AMONG WOMEN
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT DURATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectUNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subjectUNPAID WORKERS
dc.subjectUSAID
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWAGE DATA
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIAL
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUM
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUMS
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWDR
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWORK FORCE
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUNG WORKERS
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH LABOR
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.titleDemographic Transition and the Labor Market in Sri Lanka

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