Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) rose 0.805% to 46.0% in Sri Lanka in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 53.4% in 1998 and an all time low of 45.6% in 2020. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in India amounted to 42.8%, 61.7% in Malaysia, 52.8% in Maldives and 53.6% in Myanmar in 2021.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 135th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total), 16 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | % | 53.8% | 53.7% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 79.3% | 81.1% | 81.3% | 81.2% | 81.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 67.1% | 66.9% | 66.7% | 66.4% | 66.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 47.1% | 46.5% | 46.0% | 45.4% | 45.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 63.6% | 63.5% | 64.2% | 64.7% | 65.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 77.0% | 76.9% | 76.8% | 76.7% | 76.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 62.5% | 62.1% | 62.2% | 62.6% | 63.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | 52.9% | 54.1% | 54.3% | 54.3% | 54.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 64.2% | 62.3% | 60.3% | 61.0% | 59.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 50.2% | 49.7% | 49.3% | 48.9% | 49.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 68.7% | 68.2% | 68.0% | 68.1% | 68.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 51.2% | 51.5% | 51.8% | 49.5% | 48.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 68.8% | 67.8% | 66.9% | 67.3% | 66.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 75.8% | 75.1% | 74.7% | 74.7% | 73.9% |
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