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Labour force participation rate in Sri Lanka

Latest: 48.5%
Previous: 48.6%
Change: -0.08 (-0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for 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	61.5%
Dec 31, 1991	59.1%
Dec 31, 1992	56.6%
Dec 31, 1993	56.7%
Dec 31, 1994	57.0%
Dec 31, 1995	54.9%
Dec 31, 1996	55.4%
Dec 31, 1997	55.2%
Dec 31, 1998	58.8%
Dec 31, 1999	57.3%
Dec 31, 2000	55.6%
Dec 31, 2001	55.3%
Dec 31, 2002	55.1%
Dec 31, 2003	54.9%
Dec 31, 2004	54.7%
Dec 31, 2005	54.4%
Dec 31, 2006	54.2%
Dec 31, 2007	54.0%
Dec 31, 2008	53.8%
Dec 31, 2009	53.5%
Dec 31, 2010	53.3%
Dec 31, 2011	52.9%
Dec 31, 2012	52.6%
Dec 31, 2013	52.1%
Dec 31, 2014	51.6%
Dec 31, 2015	53.7%
Dec 31, 2016	53.7%
Dec 31, 2017	54.0%
Dec 31, 2018	51.7%
Dec 31, 2019	52.2%
Dec 31, 2020	50.5%
Dec 31, 2021	49.8%
Dec 31, 2022	49.7%
Dec 31, 2023	47.4%
Dec 31, 2024	48.6%
Dec 31, 2025	48.5%

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