ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 69.18 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
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
In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Sri Lanka stood at 69.18 %. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Sri Lanka peaked at 75.6 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 69.18 %, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 39th out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 75.52 % | — |
| 2011 | 74.67 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 73.48 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 73.11 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 75.6 % | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 75.54 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.9 % | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.14 % | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 73.39 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.5 % | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 71.86 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 70.96 % | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 69.18 % | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.37 % | 73.11 % | 75.6 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 71.12 % | 69.18 % | 72.5 % | 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)
- 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 — labour force participation rate by in Sri Lanka?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Sri Lanka was 69.18 % 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 75.6 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.18 % in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 79 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 5.9%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — 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.