Average monthly earnings of care employees in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Average monthly earnings of care employees was 59,374 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average monthly earnings of care employees in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 59,374 for average monthly earnings of care employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 155.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average monthly earnings of care employees in Sri Lanka peaked at 59,374 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,988, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Average monthly earnings of care employees in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17,988 | — |
| 2011 | 19,650 | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 21,817 | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 23,272 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 28,999 | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 31,428 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 34,065 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 35,000 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 41,423 | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 43,512 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 47,538 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 52,574 | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 53,347 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 59,374 | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28,182 | 17,988 | 41,423 | 9 |
| 2020s | 51,269 | 43,512 | 59,374 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More work & labour data for Sri Lanka
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5555 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5702 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,575 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,218 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,672 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 10,578 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 21,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average monthly earnings of care employees in Sri Lanka?
- Average monthly earnings of care employees in Sri Lanka was 59,374 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average monthly earnings of care employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 59,374 in 2024.
- What is the lowest average monthly earnings of care employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,988 in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for average monthly earnings of care employees?
- Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average monthly earnings of care employees rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average monthly earnings of care employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.