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Sri Lanka Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Sri Lanka youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 24.74%, a 1.24% increase from 2021.
  • Sri Lanka youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 23.50%, a 1.83% decline from 2020.
  • Sri Lanka youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 25.33%, a 4.95% increase from 2019.
  • Sri Lanka youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 20.38%, a 0.11% decline from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 77.14%
Eswatini 48.25%
Republic of Congo 42.09%
Tunisia 40.58%
West Bank and Gaza 35.95%
Sudan 34.05%
Georgia 30.38%
Bhutan 29.61%
Cabo Verde 29.33%
Angola 28.01%
Lesotho 25.16%
Sri Lanka 24.74%
Mauritania 24.28%
Morocco 23.84%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.40%
India 17.83%
Egypt 15.72%
Indonesia 14.05%
Bangladesh 12.54%
Honduras 12.45%
Kenya 12.15%
Mongolia 11.53%
Vanuatu 10.99%
Uzbekistan 10.97%
Myanmar 10.02%
Nicaragua 9.70%
Pakistan 9.69%
Zambia 8.21%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.18%
El Salvador 7.49%
Philippines 7.19%
Nigeria 6.82%
Cameroon 6.61%
Ghana 6.60%
Lao PDR 6.32%
Bolivia 6.27%
Vietnam 5.92%
Papua New Guinea 4.93%
Timor-Leste 3.93%
Solomon Islands 3.07%
Moldova 2.82%
Cambodia 0.78%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Sri Lanka Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 24.74% 1.24%
2021 23.50% -1.83%
2020 25.33% 4.95%
2019 20.38% -0.11%
2018 20.49% 3.09%
2017 17.40% -2.68%
2016 20.07% 0.81%
2015 19.26% 0.41%
2014 18.85% 0.84%
2013 18.01% 1.16%
2012 16.85% 0.02%
2011 16.83% -1.89%
2010 18.72% -2.49%
2009 21.21% 2.42%
2008 18.79% -2.78%
2007 21.57% -0.67%
2006 22.24% -5.63%
2005 27.87% -0.60%
2004 28.47% 0.71%
2003 27.76% -1.00%
2002 28.76% 3.56%
2001 25.21% 1.26%
2000 23.95% -2.51%
1999 26.46% 0.50%
1998 25.95% -5.98%
1997 31.93% -1.27%
1996 33.20% -1.37%
1995 34.56% -0.09%
1994 34.65% -0.82%
1993 35.47% -0.52%
1992 35.98% -0.82%
1991 36.80% 36.80%
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%