Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sri Lanka's labour force participation stands at 48.52% as of 2025-12-31, down from 48.6% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Sri Lanka's labour force participation was 48.52%, down from 48.6% in 2024.
In 2024, Sri Lanka's labour force participation was 48.6%, up from 47.4% in 2023.
In 2023, Sri Lanka's labour force participation was 47.4%, down from 49.73% in 2022.
In 2022, Sri Lanka's labour force participation was 49.73%, down from 49.84% in 2021.
In 2021, Sri Lanka's labour force participation was 49.84%, down from 50.5% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.52% | -0.083% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | -2.33% |
| 2022 | 49.73% | -0.109% |
| 2021 | 49.84% | -0.659% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | -1.75% |
| 2019 | 52.25% | +0.528% |
| 2018 | 51.72% | -2.27% |
| 2017 | 53.99% | +0.266% |
| 2016 | 53.73% | +0.056% |
| 2015 | 53.67% | +2.07% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | -0.454% |
| 2013 | 52.05% | -0.517% |
| 2012 | 52.57% | -0.297% |
| 2011 | 52.87% | -0.428% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | -0.228% |
| 2009 | 53.52% | -0.228% |
| 2008 | 53.75% | -0.228% |
| 2007 | 53.98% | -0.228% |
| 2006 | 54.21% | -0.228% |
| 2005 | 54.44% | -0.227% |
| 2004 | 54.66% | -0.227% |
| 2003 | 54.89% | -0.227% |
| 2002 | 55.12% | -0.227% |
| 2001 | 55.34% | -0.227% |
| 2000 | 55.57% | -1.74% |
| 1999 | 57.31% | -1.51% |
| 1998 | 58.82% | +3.58% |
| 1997 | 55.24% | -0.16% |
| 1996 | 55.4% | +0.52% |
| 1995 | 54.88% | -2.16% |
| 1994 | 57.04% | +0.32% |
| 1993 | 56.72% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 56.62% | -2.44% |
| 1991 | 59.06% | -2.39% |
| 1990 | 61.45% | — |
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Sri Lanka's labour force participation is 48.52% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 48.6% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 61.45% (1990); the lowest is 47.4% (2023), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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