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 6,702 1000 No in 2023. ▬ Flat
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
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, total (15+), rural in Sri Lanka is 6,702 1000 No, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 6,860 1000 No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,322 1000 No, in 2013.
That places Sri Lanka 14th out of 82 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
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,816 1000 No | — |
| 2011 | 6,655 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 6,322 1000 No | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 6,325 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,635 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 6,696 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6,860 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 6,662 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 6,826 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 6,718 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 6,806 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 6,850 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 6,702 1000 No | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,644 1000 No | 6,322 1000 No | 6,860 1000 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 6,769 1000 No | 6,702 1000 No | 6,850 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 38.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0608 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 276.26 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 337.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 20.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 6,702 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 6,860 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 6,322 1000 No in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 82 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 6.0%. 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 — 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.