Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Sri Lanka unemployment rate for 2023 was 6.36%, a 0.03% increase from 2022.
  • Sri Lanka unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.33%, a 1.07% increase from 2021.
  • Sri Lanka unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.26%, a 0.11% decline from 2020.
  • Sri Lanka unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.37%, a 0.7% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Eswatini 37.64%
Djibouti 26.26%
Republic of Congo 20.05%
Lesotho 16.46%
Tunisia 15.11%
Angola 14.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.21%
Cabo Verde 11.99%
Georgia 11.62%
Sudan 11.45%
Mauritania 10.51%
Morocco 9.11%
Egypt 7.31%
Sri Lanka 6.36%
Mongolia 6.13%
Honduras 6.06%
Zambia 5.91%
Kenya 5.68%
Bhutan 5.65%
Pakistan 5.50%
Vanuatu 5.10%
Bangladesh 5.06%
Nicaragua 4.80%
Uzbekistan 4.53%
India 4.17%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.04%
Cameroon 3.65%
Indonesia 3.42%
Bolivia 3.08%
Ghana 3.08%
Nigeria 3.07%
Myanmar 2.84%
El Salvador 2.76%
Papua New Guinea 2.65%
Philippines 2.23%
Moldova 1.62%
Vietnam 1.60%
Solomon Islands 1.55%
Timor-Leste 1.52%
Lao PDR 1.18%
Cambodia 0.24%
Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 6.36% 0.03%
2022 6.33% 1.07%
2021 5.26% -0.11%
2020 5.37% 0.70%
2019 4.67% 0.35%
2018 4.32% 0.27%
2017 4.05% -0.20%
2016 4.24% -0.28%
2015 4.52% 0.36%
2014 4.16% -0.03%
2013 4.19% 0.31%
2012 3.88% -0.24%
2011 4.12% -0.67%
2010 4.78% -1.07%
2009 5.85% 0.63%
2008 5.22% -0.75%
2007 5.97% -0.53%
2006 6.50% -1.17%
2005 7.67% -0.71%
2004 8.38% 0.16%
2003 8.22% -0.54%
2002 8.76% 0.86%
2001 7.90% 0.16%
2000 7.74% -1.14%
1999 8.88% -0.29%
1998 9.17% -1.43%
1997 10.60% -0.75%
1996 11.35% -0.92%
1995 12.27% -0.76%
1994 13.03% -0.79%
1993 13.82% -0.40%
1992 14.22% -0.44%
1991 14.66% -0.44%