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 496.28 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
496.28 1000 No
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
21st
of 80 countries
All-time high
782.35 1000 No
in 2010
All-time low
496.28 1000 No
in 2023
Years of data
13
2010–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023

02004006008002010201620232010: 782.4 1000 No2011: 773 1000 No2013: 672.4 1000 No2014: 585.4 1000 No2015: 626.1 1000 No2016: 602 1000 No2017: 656.5 1000 No2018: 587.6 1000 No2019: 606.1 1000 No2020: 567.9 1000 No2021: 527.1 1000 No2022: 543.8 1000 No2023: 496.3 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Sri Lanka stood at 496.28 1000 No. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 782.35 1000 No in 2010 and was at its lowest, 496.28 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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 No Change
2010 782.35 1000 No
2011 772.96 1000 No -1.2%
2013 672.35 1000 No -13.0%
2014 585.44 1000 No -12.9%
2015 626.15 1000 No +7.0%
2016 601.95 1000 No -3.9%
2017 656.5 1000 No +9.1%
2018 587.56 1000 No -10.5%
2019 606.09 1000 No +3.2%
2020 567.88 1000 No -6.3%
2021 527.08 1000 No -7.2%
2022 543.81 1000 No +3.2%
2023 496.28 1000 No -8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 654.59 1000 No 585.44 1000 No 782.35 1000 No 9
2020s 533.76 1000 No 496.28 1000 No 567.88 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 18 Australia 691.43 1000 No compare
  2. 19 Ecuador 598.45 1000 No compare
  3. 20 Malaysia 530.2 1000 No compare
  4. 22 Poland 492.69 1000 No compare
  5. 23 France 490.89 1000 No compare
  6. 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 430.18 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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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 496.28 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 782.35 1000 No in 2010.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 496.28 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 26.2%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,559 data points, 1987–2025
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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.