ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 716.7 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sri Lanka is 716.7 1000 No, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,132 1000 No in 2004 and was at its lowest, 678.54 1000 No, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 749.6 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 746.56 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 723.05 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 795.68 1000 No | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 712.5 1000 No | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 700.89 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 810.68 1000 No | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 1,129 1000 No | +39.3% |
| 1999 | 1,057 1000 No | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 1,061 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,087 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,068 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,061 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,132 1000 No | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 970.26 1000 No | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 971.62 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 960.81 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 961.2 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 946.06 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 941.87 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 932.89 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 856.78 1000 No | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 868.25 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 824.03 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 903.44 1000 No | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 863.55 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 868.02 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 774.81 1000 No | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 739.87 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 764.7 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 771.93 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 724.11 1000 No | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 678.54 1000 No | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 718.48 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 716.7 1000 No | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 825.04 1000 No | 700.89 1000 No | 1,129 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,022 1000 No | 946.06 1000 No | 1,132 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 857.35 1000 No | 739.87 1000 No | 941.87 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 729.08 1000 No | 678.54 1000 No | 771.93 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sri Lanka?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sri Lanka was 716.7 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,132 1000 No in 2004.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 678.54 1000 No in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.