Public sector employees in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Public sector employees was 1,149 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public sector employees in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, public sector employees in Sri Lanka stood at 1,149.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employees in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,235 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,100, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 22nd out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Public sector employees in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,100 | — |
| 2011 | 1,108 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,163 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1,186 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,183 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,158 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,179 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,158 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,217 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 1,184 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1,235 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1,232 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,168 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 1,149 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,161 | 1,100 | 1,217 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,193 | 1,149 | 1,235 | 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 public sector employees in Sri Lanka?
- Public sector employees in Sri Lanka was 1,149 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public sector employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,235 in 2021.
- What is the lowest public sector employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector employees?
- Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public sector employees rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Public sector employees. 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. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.