Employees in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Employees was 4,676 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employees in Sri Lanka, 2013–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, employees in Sri Lanka stood at 4,676.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees in Sri Lanka peaked at 4,738 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,199, in 2013.
That places Sri Lanka 25th out of 73 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Employees in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4,199 | — |
| 2014 | 4,268 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 4,397 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 4,596 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 4,734 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 4,633 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4,738 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 4,596 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 4,646 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4,728 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 4,730 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,676 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,509 | 4,199 | 4,738 | 7 |
| 2020s | 4,675 | 4,596 | 4,730 | 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 employees in Sri Lanka?
- Employees in Sri Lanka was 4,676 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4,738 in 2019.
- What is the lowest employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,199 in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for employees?
- Sri Lanka ranks 25th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employees rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 Employees (15+). 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. 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. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.