ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, rural in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, rural was 1,227 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,227 1000 No
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
12th
of 80 countries
All-time high
1,227 1000 No
in 2023
All-time low
858.21 1000 No
in 2013
Years of data
13
2010–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, rural in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023

02505007501.0k1.2k2010201620232010: 937.3 1000 No2011: 893.1 1000 No2013: 858.2 1000 No2014: 931.5 1000 No2015: 1.0k 1000 No2016: 1.0k 1000 No2017: 1.1k 1000 No2018: 1.1k 1000 No2019: 1.2k 1000 No2020: 1.1k 1000 No2021: 1.2k 1000 No2022: 1.2k 1000 No2023: 1.2k 1000 No

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 55 to 64, rural in Sri Lanka is 1,227 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 55 to 64, rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,227 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 858.21 1000 No, in 2013.

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

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, rural in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 No Change
2010 937.31 1000 No
2011 893.15 1000 No -4.7%
2013 858.21 1000 No -3.9%
2014 931.54 1000 No +8.5%
2015 1,034 1000 No +11.0%
2016 1,050 1000 No +1.5%
2017 1,127 1000 No +7.3%
2018 1,136 1000 No +0.9%
2019 1,160 1000 No +2.1%
2020 1,139 1000 No -1.9%
2021 1,222 1000 No +7.4%
2022 1,195 1000 No -2.2%
2023 1,227 1000 No +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,014 1000 No 858.21 1000 No 1,160 1000 No 9
2020s 1,196 1000 No 1,139 1000 No 1,227 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 9 Philippines 2,081 1000 No compare
  2. 10 Mexico 1,480 1000 No compare
  3. 11 France 1,280 1000 No compare
  4. 13 Republic of Korea 1,225 1000 No compare
  5. 14 Ukraine 1,123 1000 No compare
  6. 15 Poland 1,062 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 55 to 64, rural in Sri Lanka?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 55 to 64, rural in Sri Lanka was 1,227 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, 55 to 64, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1,227 1000 No in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 55 to 64, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 858.21 1000 No in 2013.
How does Sri Lanka rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 55 to 64, rural?
Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 55 to 64, rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, 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, 1,555 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.