Labour force participation rate (total)
The share of working-age people who are working or looking for work.
48.5%
Source: World Bank Open Data · As of 2025 · View source
Year range
2000 – 2025
Chart of Labour force participation rate (total) over time. 55.6% (2000) → 48.5% (2025).
Table
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.6 |
| 2001 | 55.3 |
| 2002 | 55.1 |
| 2003 | 54.9 |
| 2004 | 54.7 |
| 2005 | 54.4 |
| 2006 | 54.2 |
| 2007 | 54.0 |
| 2008 | 53.8 |
| 2009 | 53.5 |
| 2010 | 53.3 |
| 2011 | 52.9 |
| 2012 | 52.6 |
| 2013 | 52.1 |
| 2014 | 51.6 |
| 2015 | 53.7 |
| 2016 | 53.7 |
| 2017 | 54.0 |
| 2018 | 51.7 |
| 2019 | 52.2 |
| 2020 | 50.5 |
| 2021 | 49.8 |
| 2022 | 49.7 |
| 2023 | 47.4 |
| 2024 | 48.6 |
| 2025 | 48.5 |
Sri Lanka's current situation
The latest value is 48.5% (2025). That is -0.1% compared with a year earlier and -2.0% compared with five years ago. Current status: No rating. Healthy range: . Bangladesh: 58.8 · India: 55.7 · Vietnam: 72.8
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 people who are working or looking for work.