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Employment to population ratio in Sri Lanka

Latest: 46.6%
Previous: 46.5%
Change: +0.03 (+0.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment to population ratio over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Employment to population ratio 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	50.4%
Dec 31, 1992	48.6%
Dec 31, 1993	48.9%
Dec 31, 1994	49.6%
Dec 31, 1995	48.1%
Dec 31, 1996	49.1%
Dec 31, 1997	49.4%
Dec 31, 1998	53.4%
Dec 31, 1999	52.2%
Dec 31, 2000	51.3%
Dec 31, 2001	51.0%
Dec 31, 2002	50.3%
Dec 31, 2003	50.4%
Dec 31, 2004	50.1%
Dec 31, 2005	50.3%
Dec 31, 2006	50.7%
Dec 31, 2007	50.8%
Dec 31, 2008	50.9%
Dec 31, 2009	50.4%
Dec 31, 2010	50.7%
Dec 31, 2011	50.7%
Dec 31, 2012	50.5%
Dec 31, 2013	49.9%
Dec 31, 2014	49.5%
Dec 31, 2015	51.2%
Dec 31, 2016	51.4%
Dec 31, 2017	51.8%
Dec 31, 2018	49.5%
Dec 31, 2019	49.8%
Dec 31, 2020	47.8%
Dec 31, 2021	47.4%
Dec 31, 2022	47.5%
Dec 31, 2023	45.3%
Dec 31, 2024	46.5%
Dec 31, 2025	46.6%

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