Sri Lanka · annual SERIES
Labour force participation in Sri Lanka
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
48.52%%
2025Observation year
-0.08 pp from 2024
% · ILOSTAT via World Bank WDI · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.517 | present |
| 2024 | 48.6 | present |
| 2023 | 47.4 | present |
| 2022 | 49.727 | present |
| 2021 | 49.836 | present |
| 2020 | 50.495 | present |
| 2019 | 52.249 | present |
| 2018 | 51.721 | present |
| 2017 | 53.991 | present |
| 2016 | 53.725 | present |
| 2015 | 53.669 | present |
| 2014 | 51.599 | present |
| 2013 | 52.053 | present |
| 2012 | 52.57 | present |
| 2011 | 52.867 | present |
| 2010 | 53.295 | present |
| 2009 | 53.523 | present |
| 2008 | 53.751 | present |
| 2007 | 53.979 | present |
| 2006 | 54.207 | present |
| 2005 | 54.435 | present |
| 2004 | 54.662 | present |
| 2003 | 54.889 | present |
| 2002 | 55.116 | present |
| 2001 | 55.343 | present |
| 2000 | 55.57 | present |
Definition & method
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
What to keep in mind
- Modelled ILO estimates for both sexes ages 15+. Estimates differ from national survey series.
- Annual 2000–2025 selection; unavailable values remain missing.
- The ILO modelled series includes unlabelled imputed observations with high uncertainty. Country comparisons and rankings are disabled; same-country comparisons retain this caution.