ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural was 335.67 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 335.67 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 517.96 1000 No in 2011 and was at its lowest, 335.67 1000 No, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 21st out of 80 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 516.49 1000 No | — |
| 2011 | 517.96 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 447.46 1000 No | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 387.61 1000 No | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 405.77 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 407.45 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 429.62 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 407.39 1000 No | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 414.29 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 394.66 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 372.62 1000 No | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 360.1 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 335.67 1000 No | -6.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 335.67 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.57 1000 No, 4.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 437.12 1000 No | 387.61 1000 No | 517.96 1000 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 365.76 1000 No | 335.67 1000 No | 394.66 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Sri Lanka?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Sri Lanka was 335.67 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 517.96 1000 No in 2011.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 335.67 1000 No in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural?
- Sri Lanka ranks 21st out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.