ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 913.88 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment 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 status of employment in Sri Lanka is 913.88 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,153 1000 No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 913.88 1000 No, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 15th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,098 1000 No | — |
| 2011 | 1,099 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,051 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1,032 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1,103 1000 No | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 1,112 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,153 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1,023 1000 No | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 1,036 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 956.08 1000 No | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 994.73 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 970.07 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 913.88 1000 No | -5.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 913.88 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 162.5 1000 No, 5.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,079 1000 No | 1,023 1000 No | 1,153 1000 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 958.69 1000 No | 913.88 1000 No | 994.73 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
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 913.88 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 1,153 1000 No in 2017.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 913.88 1000 No in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Sri Lanka ranks 15th 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 down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.