ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 22.36 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 22.36 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Sri Lanka peaked at 25.46 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.09 %, in 2011.
Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.35 % | — |
| 2011 | 21.09 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 23.55 % | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 21.55 % | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 23.93 % | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 24.77 % | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 25.46 % | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 23.21 % | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 24.41 % | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 23.63 % | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 22.31 % | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 22.75 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 22.36 % | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.26 % | 21.09 % | 25.46 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.76 % | 22.31 % | 23.63 % | 4 |
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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 — labour force participation rate by in Sri Lanka?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Sri Lanka was 22.36 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 25.46 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.09 % in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Sri Lanka ranks 32nd out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — 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.