ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 2,274 1000 No in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
2,274 1000 No
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
15th
of 80 countries
All-time high
2,483 1000 No
in 2017
All-time low
2,189 1000 No
in 2014
Years of data
13
2010–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2010201620232010: 2.3k 1000 No2011: 2.2k 1000 No2013: 2.2k 1000 No2014: 2.2k 1000 No2015: 2.3k 1000 No2016: 2.4k 1000 No2017: 2.5k 1000 No2018: 2.3k 1000 No2019: 2.3k 1000 No2020: 2.2k 1000 No2021: 2.3k 1000 No2022: 2.4k 1000 No2023: 2.3k 1000 No

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 2,274 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,483 1000 No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,189 1000 No, in 2014.

That places Sri Lanka 15th out of 80 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 No Change
2010 2,307 1000 No
2011 2,246 1000 No -2.7%
2013 2,230 1000 No -0.7%
2014 2,189 1000 No -1.9%
2015 2,346 1000 No +7.2%
2016 2,397 1000 No +2.2%
2017 2,483 1000 No +3.6%
2018 2,285 1000 No -8.0%
2019 2,347 1000 No +2.7%
2020 2,230 1000 No -5.0%
2021 2,267 1000 No +1.7%
2022 2,350 1000 No +3.7%
2023 2,274 1000 No -3.2%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 2,274 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 891.5 1000 No, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2,315 1000 No 2,189 1000 No 2,483 1000 No 9
2020s 2,280 1000 No 2,230 1000 No 2,350 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 12 Poland 2,981 1000 No compare
  2. 13 Angola 2,605 1000 No compare
  3. 14 Republic of Korea 2,307 1000 No compare
  4. 16 Ukraine 2,197 1000 No compare
  5. 17 Mali 2,159 1000 No compare
  6. 18 Australia 2,150 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, total (15+), rural in Sri Lanka?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Sri Lanka was 2,274 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, total (15+), rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 2,483 1000 No in 2017.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 2,189 1000 No in 2014.
How does Sri Lanka rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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, 1,578 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.