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Youth unemployment rate in Sri Lanka

Latest: 18.6%
Previous: 19.1%
Change: -0.48 (-2.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Youth unemployment rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Youth unemployment 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	—
Dec 31, 1991	36.1%
Dec 31, 1992	35.2%
Dec 31, 1993	34.6%
Dec 31, 1994	33.7%
Dec 31, 1995	33.8%
Dec 31, 1996	32.6%
Dec 31, 1997	31.5%
Dec 31, 1998	25.7%
Dec 31, 1999	26.3%
Dec 31, 2000	23.8%
Dec 31, 2001	25.0%
Dec 31, 2002	28.5%
Dec 31, 2003	27.6%
Dec 31, 2004	28.3%
Dec 31, 2005	27.7%
Dec 31, 2006	22.1%
Dec 31, 2007	21.5%
Dec 31, 2008	18.7%
Dec 31, 2009	21.2%
Dec 31, 2010	18.7%
Dec 31, 2011	16.8%
Dec 31, 2012	16.8%
Dec 31, 2013	17.9%
Dec 31, 2014	18.8%
Dec 31, 2015	19.2%
Dec 31, 2016	20.1%
Dec 31, 2017	17.4%
Dec 31, 2018	20.5%
Dec 31, 2019	20.4%
Dec 31, 2020	25.4%
Dec 31, 2021	25.4%
Dec 31, 2022	21.7%
Dec 31, 2023	20.3%
Dec 31, 2024	19.1%
Dec 31, 2025	18.6%

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