ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural was 4,429 1000 No in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
4,429 1000 No
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
12th
of 80 countries
All-time high
4,786 1000 No
in 2010
All-time low
4,429 1000 No
in 2023
Years of data
13
2010–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2010201620232010: 4.8k 1000 No2011: 4.7k 1000 No2013: 4.4k 1000 No2014: 4.5k 1000 No2015: 4.6k 1000 No2016: 4.6k 1000 No2017: 4.6k 1000 No2018: 4.5k 1000 No2019: 4.5k 1000 No2020: 4.5k 1000 No2021: 4.5k 1000 No2022: 4.6k 1000 No2023: 4.4k 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, 25 to 54, rural in Sri Lanka stood at 4,429 1000 No. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 4,786 1000 No in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,429 1000 No, in 2023.

That places Sri Lanka 12th out of 80 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 No Change
2010 4,786 1000 No
2011 4,687 1000 No -2.1%
2013 4,437 1000 No -5.3%
2014 4,468 1000 No +0.7%
2015 4,572 1000 No +2.3%
2016 4,605 1000 No +0.7%
2017 4,615 1000 No +0.2%
2018 4,485 1000 No -2.8%
2019 4,549 1000 No +1.4%
2020 4,504 1000 No -1.0%
2021 4,546 1000 No +0.9%
2022 4,574 1000 No +0.6%
2023 4,429 1000 No -3.2%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 4,429 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,409 1000 No, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4,578 1000 No 4,437 1000 No 4,786 1000 No 9
2020s 4,513 1000 No 4,429 1000 No 4,574 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 9 Mexico 7,407 1000 No compare
  2. 10 Poland 5,144 1000 No compare
  3. 11 Germany 4,993 1000 No compare
  4. 13 France 4,421 1000 No compare
  5. 14 Mali 3,430 1000 No compare
  6. 15 Ukraine 3,106 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Sri Lanka?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Sri Lanka was 4,429 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, 25 to 54, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 4,786 1000 No in 2010.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 4,429 1000 No in 2023.
How does Sri Lanka rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural?
Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, 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, 1,564 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.