Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Sri Lanka unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.18%, a 0.87% increase from 2021.
Sri Lanka unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.31%, a 0.05% decline from 2020.
Sri Lanka unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.36%, a 0.69% increase from 2019.
Sri Lanka unemployment rate for 2019 was 4.67%, a 0.35% increase from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:

Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	6.18%	0.87%
2021	5.31%	-0.05%
2020	5.36%	0.69%
2019	4.67%	0.35%
2018	4.32%	0.27%
2017	4.05%	-0.19%
2016	4.24%	-0.28%
2015	4.52%	0.36%
2014	4.16%	-0.03%
2013	4.19%	0.31%
2012	3.88%	-0.24%
2011	4.12%	-0.66%
2010	4.78%	-1.07%
2009	5.85%	0.63%
2008	5.22%	-0.75%
2007	5.97%	-0.53%
2006	6.50%	-1.17%
2005	7.67%	-0.71%
2004	8.38%	0.16%
2003	8.22%	-0.54%
2002	8.76%	0.86%
2001	7.90%	0.16%
2000	7.74%	-1.14%
1999	8.88%	-0.29%
1998	9.17%	-1.43%
1997	10.60%	-0.75%
1996	11.35%	-0.92%
1995	12.27%	-0.76%
1994	13.03%	-0.79%
1993	13.82%	-0.40%
1992	14.22%	-0.44%
1991	14.66%	14.66%
1990	0.00%	0.00%
1989	0.00%	0.00%
1988	0.00%	0.00%
1987	0.00%	0.00%
1986	0.00%	0.00%
1985	0.00%	0.00%
1984	0.00%	0.00%
1983	0.00%	0.00%
1982	0.00%	0.00%
1981	0.00%	0.00%
1980	0.00%	0.00%
1979	0.00%	0.00%
1978	0.00%	0.00%
1977	0.00%	0.00%
1976	0.00%	0.00%
1975	0.00%	0.00%
1974	0.00%	0.00%
1973	0.00%	0.00%
1972	0.00%	0.00%
1971	0.00%	0.00%
1970	0.00%	0.00%
1969	0.00%	0.00%
1968	0.00%	0.00%
1967	0.00%	0.00%
1966	0.00%	0.00%
1965	0.00%	0.00%
1964	0.00%	0.00%
1963	0.00%	0.00%
1962	0.00%	0.00%
1961	0.00%	0.00%
1960	0.00%	0.00%