Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Sri Lanka or United States of America?

Sri Lanka, at 65.4% against 64.8% in United States of America as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?

30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)

Sri Lanka

65.4%

in 2024

United States of America

64.8%

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

99th

United States of America rank

102nd

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) over time

Sri Lanka
United States of America

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 65.4% against 64.8% in United States of America, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United States of America ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 99th and United States of America ranks 102nd of 174 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1980s	59.3%	71.1%	11.8%	United States of America
1990s	70.0%	71.1%	1.1%	United States of America
2000s	66.8%	70.0%	3.2%	United States of America
2010s	71.7%	65.1%	6.6%	Sri Lanka
2020s	67.4%	64.5%	2.9%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Sri Lanka or United States of America?: Sri Lanka, at 65.4% against 64.8% in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) between Sri Lanka and United States of America?: 0.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?: Sri Lanka ranks 99th and United States of America ranks 102nd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 4,684 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.