Sri Lanka vs Palestine: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages modeled
Sri Lanka
20.2%
in 2025
Palestine
19.7%
in 2022
Sri Lanka rank
162nd
Palestine rank
163rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages modeled over time
- Sri Lanka
- Palestine
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 20.2% against 19.7% in Palestine, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 162nd and Palestine ranks 163rd of 187 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 23.7% | 8.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 16.5% | 13.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 18.0% | 8.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 17.2% | 3.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%), Sri Lanka or Palestine?
- Sri Lanka, at 20.2% against 19.7% in Palestine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) between Sri Lanka and Palestine?
- 0.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Palestine?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Sri Lanka and Palestine rank globally for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 162nd and Palestine ranks 163rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.