Sri Lanka — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1981–2025 · 38 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The unemployment rate reading for Sri Lanka was 4.01% in 2025. The previous reading was 4.24% in 2024; the period change was −0.23 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 4.6%, the latest reading was below.
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- Annual data, 1981–2025
- Quarterly data, 1990–2024
- Monthly data, 1990–2023
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.01 % |
| 2024 | 4.24 % |
| 2023 | 4.7 % |
| 2022 | 4.7 % |
| 2021 | 5.1 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 5.5 % |
| 2019 | 4.8 % |
| 2018 | 4.4 % |
| 2017 | 4.2 % |
| 2016 | 4.4 % |