Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was -0.4808 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka stood at -0.4808 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 120.0% on the previous year and down 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 9.1 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -4.9 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 170th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 % change on previous year | -2.48 % change on previous year | 9.1 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4899 % change on previous year | -0.7092 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5259 % change on previous year | -3.52 % change on previous year | 5.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8192 % change on previous year | -4.9 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 167 Trinidad and Tobago -0.4108 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Tonga -0.447 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Estonia -0.4649 % change on previous year compare
- 171 Albania -0.4821 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Poland -0.52 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Serbia -0.5388 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was -0.4808 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.9 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 109.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.