Labour force participation rate (female)
The share of working-age women who are working or looking for work.
31.0%
Source: World Bank Open Data · As of 2025 · View source
Year range
2000 – 2025
Chart of Labour force participation rate (female) over time. 36.3% (2000) → 31.0% (2025).
Table
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.3 |
| 2001 | 36.1 |
| 2002 | 35.8 |
| 2003 | 35.6 |
| 2004 | 35.4 |
| 2005 | 35.1 |
| 2006 | 34.9 |
| 2007 | 34.6 |
| 2008 | 34.4 |
| 2009 | 34.2 |
| 2010 | 34.0 |
| 2011 | 33.9 |
| 2012 | 32.6 |
| 2013 | 33.9 |
| 2014 | 33.2 |
| 2015 | 35.3 |
| 2016 | 35.3 |
| 2017 | 36.1 |
| 2018 | 33.1 |
| 2019 | 34.1 |
| 2020 | 31.7 |
| 2021 | 31.3 |
| 2022 | 31.6 |
| 2023 | 29.6 |
| 2024 | 31.0 |
| 2025 | 31.0 |
Sri Lanka's current situation
The latest value is 31.0% (2025). That is 0.0% compared with a year earlier and -0.7% compared with five years ago. Current status: Concern. Healthy range: . Bangladesh: 38.6 · India: 32.4 · Vietnam: 68.6
What is it?
What might happen next
Official projections
No data yet
Simple statistical trend
A simple statistical trend, not a prediction of what will happen. Forecasts are uncertain and are not financial advice.
A simple statistical trend, not a prediction of what will happen. Forecasts are uncertain and are not financial advice.
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How we calculate this
The share of working-age women who are working or looking for work.