Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 14.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sri Lanka is 14.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sri Lanka peaked at 29.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.0% | — |
| 1992 | 22.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 21.5% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 21.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 21.3% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 29.5% | +40.3% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | -1.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 14.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 3.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 14.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 23.0%, 62% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +40.3% | 21.0% | 29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 21.0% | 29.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 20.8% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 16.5% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 13.9% | 16.2% | 6 |
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 contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sri Lanka?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Sri Lanka was 14.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.