Number of employed individuals in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Number of employed individuals was 30,689 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
30,689
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
24th
of 80 countries
All-time high
33,869
in 2004
All-time low
16,792
in 2001
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Number of employed individuals in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000200820162000: 23.0k2001: 16.8k2002: 22.2k2003: 24.9k2004: 33.9k2006: 27.6k2007: 26.8k2008: 28.6k2009: 27.6k2011: 21.3k2012: 23.0k2013: 29.8k2014: 30.4k2015: 31.3k2016: 30.7k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, number of employed individuals in Sri Lanka stood at 30,689.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed individuals in Sri Lanka peaked at 33,869 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16,792, in 2001.

Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25,703 16,792 33,869 9
2010s 27,747 21,263 31,303 6

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  4. 25 Tunisia 30,069 compare
  5. 26 Ecuador 28,816 compare
  6. 27 Guatemala 28,635 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed individuals in Sri Lanka?
Number of employed individuals in Sri Lanka was 30,689 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed individuals recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 33,869 in 2004.
What is the lowest number of employed individuals recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 16,792 in 2001.
How does Sri Lanka rank for number of employed individuals?
Sri Lanka ranks 24th out of 80 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of employed individuals rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of employed individuals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of employed individuals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,012 data points, 2000–2022
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