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Unemployment rate Sri Lanka, in 36 editions.
The entry for Sri Lanka published Unemployment rate in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 30 editions. Each is shown as published. Unemployment rate in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 30
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Unemployment rate” (1990 to 2025).
field in that editiontext changed from the edition beforenot in that editionthe edition shownChoose an edition on the strip beside the text, or step through them with the arrows. Mark changes compares it with the edition before: the marks are ours, words added and words removed.
2015 edition
Changed since 201420% (1988 est.)
20% (1988 est.)
20% (1990 est.)
20% (1988 (1990 est.)
14% (1991 est.)
20% (1990 14% (1991 est.)
The same text in 1993 and 1994.
15% (1991 est.)
14% 15% (1991 est.)
13.6% (1993 est.)
15% (1991 13.6% (1993 est.)
13% (1994 est.)
13.6% (1993 13% (1994 est.)
13.1% (1994)
13% (1994 est.) 13.1% (1994)
The same text in 1998 and 1999.
11% (1997 est.)
13.1% (1994) 11% (1997 est.)
9.5% (1998 est.)
11% (1997 9.5% (1998 est.)
8.8% (1999 est.)
9.5% (1998 8.8% (1999 est.)
7.7% (2001)
8.8% (1999 est.) 7.7% (2001)
8% (2002)
7.7% (2001) 8% (2002)
8.4% (2003)
8% (2002) 8.4% (2003)
7.8% (2004 est.)
8.4% (2003) 7.8% (2004 est.)
7.7% (2005 est.)
7.8% (2004 7.7% (2005 est.)
7.6% (2006 est.)
7.7% (2005 7.6% (2006 est.)
6% (2007 est.)
7.6% (2006 6% (2007 est.)
5.2% (2008 est.)
5.2% (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world:
64
6% (2007 est.)
5.4% (2010 est.)
5.2% (2008 5.4% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:64 516% (2007 5.9% (2009 est.)
5.8% (2010 est.)
5.4% 5.8% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:51 525.9% 5.7% (2009 est.)
5.1% (2012 est.)
5.8% (2010 5.1% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:52 505.7% (2009 4.2% (2011 est.)
4% (2012 est.)
5.1% 4% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:50 30
4.2% (2011 est.)
5.1% (2013 est.)
4% (2012 5.1% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:30 494.2% (2011 4% (2012 est.)
4% (2014 est.)
5.1% 4% (2014 est.)
4.4% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:
49
4% (2012 est.)
4.7% (2015 est.)
4% (2014 4.7% (2015 est.)4.4% (2013 4.3% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38 48
4% (2017 est.)
4.7% (2015 4% (2017 est.)4.3% (2014 4% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48 57
The same text in 2018 and 2019.
4.4% (2017 est.)
4% 4.4% (2017 est.)4% 4.4% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
The same text in 3 editions, 2020 to 2022.
4.83% (2019 est.)
4.4% (2017 4.83% (2019 est.)4.4% (2016 4.44% (2018 est.)
5.39% (2021 est.)
4.83% (2019 5.39% (2021 est.)4.44% (2018 5.88% (2020 est.)
4.35% (2019 est.)
6.36% (2023 est.)
note: % of labor force seeking employment
5.39% (2021 6.36% (2023 est.)5.88% (2020 6.33% (2022 est.)4.35% (2019 5.26% (2021 est.)
note: % of labor force seeking employment
5% (2024 est.)
note: % of labor force seeking employment
6.36% (2023 5% (2024 est.)6.33% (2022 6% (2023 est.)5.26% (2021 4.6% (2022 est.)
note: % of labor force seeking employment
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Sri Lanka: Unemployment rate.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/sri-lanka/unemployment-rate.