ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 388.5 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
388.5 1000 No
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 80 countries
All-time high
388.5 1000 No
in 2023
All-time low
219.84 1000 No
in 2011
Years of data
13
2010–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023

01002003004002010201620232010: 240.2 1000 No2011: 219.8 1000 No2013: 257.1 1000 No2014: 247.5 1000 No2015: 305.4 1000 No2016: 318.4 1000 No2017: 334.3 1000 No2018: 322 1000 No2019: 368.1 1000 No2020: 372.5 1000 No2021: 387.6 1000 No2022: 386.7 1000 No2023: 388.5 1000 No

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 388.5 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Sri Lanka peaked at 388.5 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 219.84 1000 No, in 2011.

That places Sri Lanka 9th 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, 65+, rural areas in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 No Change
2010 240.25 1000 No
2011 219.84 1000 No -8.5%
2013 257.1 1000 No +16.9%
2014 247.47 1000 No -3.7%
2015 305.41 1000 No +23.4%
2016 318.37 1000 No +4.2%
2017 334.27 1000 No +5.0%
2018 322.03 1000 No -3.7%
2019 368.12 1000 No +14.3%
2020 372.48 1000 No +1.2%
2021 387.59 1000 No +4.1%
2022 386.68 1000 No -0.2%
2023 388.5 1000 No +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 290.32 1000 No 219.84 1000 No 368.12 1000 No 9
2020s 383.81 1000 No 372.48 1000 No 388.5 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 6 Mexico 806.97 1000 No compare
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  3. 8 Philippines 605.66 1000 No compare
  4. 10 Colombia 324.45 1000 No compare
  5. 11 Egypt 272.93 1000 No compare
  6. 12 Germany 234.74 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Sri Lanka?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Sri Lanka was 388.5 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, 65+, rural areas recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 388.5 1000 No in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 219.84 1000 No in 2011.
How does Sri Lanka rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. 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, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — 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, 1,524 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.