Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 2.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 2.2% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sri Lanka peaked at 7.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 92nd 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, male (% of male employment) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.4% | — |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +42.8% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 98% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 2.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.0%, 36% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, male (% of male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +42.8% | 3.5% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.5% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Sri Lanka?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sri Lanka was 2.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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, male (% of male 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.