Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sri Lanka's unemployment rate stands at 4.01% as of 2025-12-31, down from 4.24% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Sri Lanka's unemployment rate was 4.01%, down from 4.24% in 2024.
In 2024, Sri Lanka's unemployment rate was 4.24%, down from 4.53% in 2023.
In 2023, Sri Lanka's unemployment rate was 4.53%, unchanged from 4.53% in 2022.
In 2022, Sri Lanka's unemployment rate was 4.53%, down from 4.98% in 2021.
In 2021, Sri Lanka's unemployment rate was 4.98%, down from 5.36% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.01% | -0.234% |
| 2024 | 4.24% | -0.289% |
| 2023 | 4.53% | +0% |
| 2022 | 4.53% | -0.453% |
| 2021 | 4.98% | -0.383% |
| 2020 | 5.36% | +0.694% |
| 2019 | 4.67% | +0.352% |
| 2018 | 4.32% | +0.272% |
| 2017 | 4.05% | -0.196% |
| 2016 | 4.24% | -0.277% |
| 2015 | 4.52% | +0.362% |
| 2014 | 4.16% | -0.029% |
| 2013 | 4.19% | +0.306% |
| 2012 | 3.88% | -0.238% |
| 2011 | 4.12% | -0.666% |
| 2010 | 4.78% | -1.07% |
| 2009 | 5.85% | +0.63% |
| 2008 | 5.22% | -0.75% |
| 2007 | 5.97% | -0.53% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -1.17% |
| 2005 | 7.67% | -0.71% |
| 2004 | 8.38% | +0.16% |
| 2003 | 8.22% | -0.54% |
| 2002 | 8.76% | +0.86% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +0.16% |
| 2000 | 7.74% | -1.14% |
| 1999 | 8.88% | -0.29% |
| 1998 | 9.17% | -1.43% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | -0.75% |
| 1996 | 11.35% | -0.92% |
| 1995 | 12.27% | -0.76% |
| 1994 | 13.03% | -0.79% |
| 1993 | 13.82% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 14.22% | -0.441% |
| 1991 | 14.66% | — |
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Sri Lanka's unemployment rate is 4.01% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 4.24% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 14.66% (1991); the lowest is 3.88% (2012), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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