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Employment in agriculture in Sri Lanka

Latest: 25.9%
Previous: 26.3%
Change: -0.46 (-1.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment in agriculture over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Employment in agriculture in Sri Lanka
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	39.0%
Dec 31, 1992	40.5%
Dec 31, 1993	36.2%
Dec 31, 1994	39.0%
Dec 31, 1995	35.3%
Dec 31, 1996	32.1%
Dec 31, 1997	34.4%
Dec 31, 1998	38.4%
Dec 31, 1999	38.1%
Dec 31, 2000	37.7%
Dec 31, 2001	37.8%
Dec 31, 2002	37.5%
Dec 31, 2003	37.3%
Dec 31, 2004	36.0%
Dec 31, 2005	34.6%
Dec 31, 2006	33.8%
Dec 31, 2007	33.1%
Dec 31, 2008	32.6%
Dec 31, 2009	32.2%
Dec 31, 2010	31.5%
Dec 31, 2011	30.8%
Dec 31, 2012	31.0%
Dec 31, 2013	29.6%
Dec 31, 2014	28.1%
Dec 31, 2015	28.7%
Dec 31, 2016	27.1%
Dec 31, 2017	26.1%
Dec 31, 2018	25.5%
Dec 31, 2019	25.3%
Dec 31, 2020	27.1%
Dec 31, 2021	27.3%
Dec 31, 2022	26.5%
Dec 31, 2023	26.5%
Dec 31, 2024	26.3%
Dec 31, 2025	25.9%

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