Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 6.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka is 6.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka peaked at 14.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.3% | — |
| 1992 | 11.1% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | +39.0% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 10.5% | 14.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.0% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 6 |
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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, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka was 6.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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, total (% of total 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.