Which has higher employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%), Romania or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 18.6% against 17.6% in Romania as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sri Lanka?

25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Romania vs Sri Lanka: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national

Romania

17.6%

in 2025

Sri Lanka

18.6%

in 2024

Romania rank

146th

Sri Lanka rank

143rd

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national over time

Romania
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 18.6% against 17.6% in Romania, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.6%	31.6%	7.0%	Romania
2000s	27.7%	32.5%	4.8%	Sri Lanka
2010s	23.7%	26.3%	2.5%	Sri Lanka
2020s	20.7%	19.5%	1.2%	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%), Romania or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 18.6% against 17.6% in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) between Romania and Sri Lanka?: 1.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sri Lanka?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Romania and Sri Lanka rank globally for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?: Romania ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (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, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 4,067 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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