Sri Lanka Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024
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 2023 was 30.99%, a 0.07% increase from 2022.
- Sri Lanka labor force participation rate for 2022 was 30.92%, a 1.04% increase from 2021.
- Sri Lanka labor force participation rate for 2021 was 29.88%, a 0.97% increase from 2020.
- Sri Lanka labor force participation rate for 2020 was 28.91%, a 1.59% decline from 2019.
| Sri Lanka Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
30.99% |
0.07% |
| 2022 |
30.92% |
1.04% |
| 2021 |
29.88% |
0.97% |
| 2020 |
28.91% |
-1.59% |
| 2019 |
30.50% |
0.61% |
| 2018 |
29.89% |
-2.88% |
| 2017 |
32.77% |
0.26% |
| 2016 |
32.51% |
-0.89% |
| 2015 |
33.40% |
2.06% |
| 2014 |
31.35% |
-1.54% |
| 2013 |
32.89% |
-0.51% |
| 2012 |
33.40% |
-0.35% |
| 2011 |
33.75% |
-1.06% |
| 2010 |
34.80% |
-0.84% |
| 2009 |
35.64% |
-0.84% |
| 2008 |
36.49% |
-0.85% |
| 2007 |
37.34% |
-0.86% |
| 2006 |
38.20% |
-0.87% |
| 2005 |
39.06% |
-0.87% |
| 2004 |
39.94% |
-0.88% |
| 2003 |
40.82% |
-0.88% |
| 2002 |
41.70% |
-0.89% |
| 2001 |
42.59% |
-0.90% |
| 2000 |
43.49% |
-3.89% |
| 1999 |
47.37% |
-1.80% |
| 1998 |
49.18% |
5.32% |
| 1997 |
43.86% |
-0.06% |
| 1996 |
43.92% |
0.71% |
| 1995 |
43.21% |
-6.76% |
| 1994 |
49.97% |
2.67% |
| 1993 |
47.30% |
-0.69% |
| 1992 |
47.99% |
-2.24% |
| 1991 |
50.22% |
-2.24% |
