Sri Lanka Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Sri Lanka labor force participation rate for 2022 was 30.18%, a 0.15% decline from 2021.
- Sri Lanka labor force participation rate for 2021 was 30.32%, a 0.4% increase from 2020.
- Sri Lanka labor force participation rate for 2020 was 29.92%, a 0.58% decline from 2019.
- Sri Lanka labor force participation rate for 2019 was 30.50%, a 0.61% increase from 2018.
| Sri Lanka Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
30.18% |
-0.15% |
| 2021 |
30.32% |
0.40% |
| 2020 |
29.92% |
-0.58% |
| 2019 |
30.50% |
0.61% |
| 2018 |
29.89% |
-2.88% |
| 2017 |
32.77% |
0.26% |
| 2016 |
32.51% |
-0.89% |
| 2015 |
33.40% |
1.01% |
| 2014 |
32.40% |
-1.36% |
| 2013 |
33.76% |
0.36% |
| 2012 |
33.40% |
-0.35% |
| 2011 |
33.75% |
-1.06% |
| 2010 |
34.80% |
-0.84% |
| 2009 |
35.64% |
-0.84% |
| 2008 |
36.48% |
-0.85% |
| 2007 |
37.33% |
-0.86% |
| 2006 |
38.19% |
-0.86% |
| 2005 |
39.06% |
-0.87% |
| 2004 |
39.93% |
-0.88% |
| 2003 |
40.81% |
-0.88% |
| 2002 |
41.69% |
-0.89% |
| 2001 |
42.58% |
-0.90% |
| 2000 |
43.48% |
-3.88% |
| 1999 |
47.35% |
-1.79% |
| 1998 |
49.14% |
5.31% |
| 1997 |
43.83% |
-0.06% |
| 1996 |
43.89% |
0.72% |
| 1995 |
43.18% |
-6.76% |
| 1994 |
49.94% |
2.68% |
| 1993 |
47.26% |
-0.70% |
| 1992 |
47.96% |
-2.23% |
| 1991 |
50.19% |
-2.24% |
| 1990 |
52.43% |
-2.24% |
