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Female labour force participation rate in Sri Lanka

Latest: 31.0%
Previous: 31.0%
Change: -0.01 (-0.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate 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	45.1%
Dec 31, 1991	41.0%
Dec 31, 1992	36.9%
Dec 31, 1993	37.7%
Dec 31, 1994	37.9%
Dec 31, 1995	35.6%
Dec 31, 1996	35.5%
Dec 31, 1997	35.3%
Dec 31, 1998	41.3%
Dec 31, 1999	37.6%
Dec 31, 2000	36.3%
Dec 31, 2001	36.1%
Dec 31, 2002	35.8%
Dec 31, 2003	35.6%
Dec 31, 2004	35.4%
Dec 31, 2005	35.1%
Dec 31, 2006	34.9%
Dec 31, 2007	34.6%
Dec 31, 2008	34.4%
Dec 31, 2009	34.2%
Dec 31, 2010	34.0%
Dec 31, 2011	33.9%
Dec 31, 2012	32.6%
Dec 31, 2013	33.9%
Dec 31, 2014	33.2%
Dec 31, 2015	35.3%
Dec 31, 2016	35.3%
Dec 31, 2017	36.1%
Dec 31, 2018	33.1%
Dec 31, 2019	34.1%
Dec 31, 2020	31.7%
Dec 31, 2021	31.3%
Dec 31, 2022	31.6%
Dec 31, 2023	29.6%
Dec 31, 2024	31.0%
Dec 31, 2025	31.0%

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