Care employment outside the formal sector in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Care employment outside the formal sector was 194.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Care employment outside the formal sector in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 194.38 for care employment outside the formal sector in 2024.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care employment outside the formal sector in Sri Lanka peaked at 288.63 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 141.8, in 2011.
That places Sri Lanka 23rd out of 43 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.
Care employment outside the formal sector in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 156.38 | — |
| 2011 | 141.8 | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 223.94 | +57.9% |
| 2014 | 224.59 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 238.6 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 288.63 | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 228.76 | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 258.98 | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 258.54 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 226.03 | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 250.97 | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 204.37 | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 222.17 | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 194.38 | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 224.47 | 141.8 | 288.63 | 9 |
| 2020s | 219.58 | 194.38 | 250.97 | 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 care employment outside the formal sector in Sri Lanka?
- Care employment outside the formal sector in Sri Lanka was 194.38 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest care employment outside the formal sector recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 288.63 in 2016.
- What is the lowest care employment outside the formal sector recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 141.8 in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for care employment outside the formal sector?
- Sri Lanka ranks 23rd out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is care employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Care employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).
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. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for employment outside the formal sector is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.