Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by

Pakistan
27.01 %
in 2025
Sri Lanka
22.36 %
in 2023
Pakistan rank
29th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by over time

  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
0102030200620152025

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 27.01 % against 22.36 % in Sri Lanka, a difference of 4.65 %.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 78 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 28.69 % 22.98 % 5.71 % Pakistan
2020s 23.36 % 22.31 % 1.05 % Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by, Pakistan or Sri Lanka?
Pakistan, at 27.01 % against 22.36 % in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by between Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
4.65 %, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Pakistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Pakistan ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,510 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.