Employers, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 2.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, 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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka is 2.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1998.
That places Sri Lanka 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.6% | — |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Sri Lanka was 2.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1998.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).