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 549.92 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 549.92 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 2.6% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Sri Lanka peaked at 549.92 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 301.06 1000 No, in 2011.
Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 80 countries on this measure, 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
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 310.03 1000 No | — |
| 2011 | 301.06 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 354.54 1000 No | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 340.31 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 401.94 1000 No | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 439.07 1000 No | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 461.58 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 452.68 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 511 1000 No | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 508.16 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 510.41 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 536.2 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 549.92 1000 No | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 396.91 1000 No | 301.06 1000 No | 511 1000 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 526.17 1000 No | 508.16 1000 No | 549.92 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 6 Republic of Korea 1,473 1000 No compare
- 7 Philippines 1,047 1000 No compare
- 8 Mexico 1,040 1000 No compare
- 10 Colombia 419.54 1000 No compare
- 11 Russian Federation 406.82 1000 No compare
- 12 Germany 392.1 1000 No compare
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,427 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 5,196 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 312.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.56 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.39 % change on previous year (2025)
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 549.92 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 549.92 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 301.06 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 55.1%. 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 — 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.