ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 1,935 1000 No in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1,935 1000 No
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
12th
of 72 countries
All-time high
2,033 1000 No
in 2021
All-time low
1,803 1000 No
in 2013
Years of data
13
2010–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2010201620232010: 2.0k 1000 No2011: 2.0k 1000 No2013: 1.8k 1000 No2014: 1.8k 1000 No2015: 1.9k 1000 No2016: 1.8k 1000 No2017: 1.8k 1000 No2018: 1.9k 1000 No2019: 2.0k 1000 No2020: 2.0k 1000 No2021: 2.0k 1000 No2022: 2.0k 1000 No2023: 1.9k 1000 No

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

Analysis

In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Sri Lanka stood at 1,935 1000 No.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,033 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,803 1000 No, in 2013.

Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 No Change
2010 2,026 1000 No
2011 1,999 1000 No -1.4%
2013 1,803 1000 No -9.8%
2014 1,823 1000 No +1.1%
2015 1,903 1000 No +4.4%
2016 1,828 1000 No -4.0%
2017 1,849 1000 No +1.1%
2018 1,906 1000 No +3.1%
2019 1,956 1000 No +2.6%
2020 1,987 1000 No +1.6%
2021 2,033 1000 No +2.3%
2022 1,963 1000 No -3.4%
2023 1,935 1000 No -1.4%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 1,935 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 307.31 1000 No, 6.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,899 1000 No 1,803 1000 No 2,026 1000 No 9
2020s 1,980 1000 No 1,935 1000 No 2,033 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 9 Mali 2,796 1000 No compare
  2. 10 Colombia 2,080 1000 No compare
  3. 11 Zambia 1,992 1000 No compare
  4. 13 Angola 1,888 1000 No compare
  5. 14 Republic of Korea 1,241 1000 No compare
  6. 15 Poland 1,169 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Sri Lanka?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Sri Lanka was 1,935 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 2,033 1000 No in 2021.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1,803 1000 No in 2013.
How does Sri Lanka rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, 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
78 places, 1,457 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.