Informal tourism sector employment in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Informal tourism sector employment was 461.33 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Informal tourism sector employment in Sri Lanka, 2013–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 461.33 for informal tourism sector employment in 2024.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal tourism sector employment in Sri Lanka peaked at 505.03 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 357.39, in 2013.
That places Sri Lanka 11th out of 24 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.
Informal tourism sector employment in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 357.39 | — |
| 2014 | 373.4 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 424.41 | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 440.63 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 453.09 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 443.22 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 454.43 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 442.56 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 423.48 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 447.29 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 505.03 | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 461.33 | -8.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 461.33 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 461.33, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 420.94 | 357.39 | 454.43 | 7 |
| 2020s | 455.94 | 423.48 | 505.03 | 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 informal tourism sector employment in Sri Lanka?
- Informal tourism sector employment in Sri Lanka was 461.33 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal tourism sector employment recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 505.03 in 2023.
- What is the lowest informal tourism sector employment recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 357.39 in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for informal tourism sector employment?
- Sri Lanka ranks 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal tourism sector employment rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 Informal tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.