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Sri Lanka
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

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

Global rank#115out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

14.712.09.36.63.9199120082025Sri Lanka · 2025: 4.01%Sri Lanka

Analytical takeaways

  • Sri Lanka records 4.01% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #115 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) declined from 14.66% in 1991 to 4.01% in 2025, a decrease of 10.66%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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