ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 29.35 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Sri Lanka, 2009–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Sri Lanka stood at 29.35 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Sri Lanka peaked at 33.23 No in 2010 and was at its lowest, 28.48 No, in 2009.
That places Sri Lanka 72nd out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 28.48 No | — |
| 2010 | 33.23 No | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 32.58 No | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 32.81 No | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 32.58 No | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 31.61 No | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 31.52 No | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.68 No | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 31.59 No | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.19 No | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 30.64 No | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 30.93 No | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 29.83 No | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 29.35 No | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.48 No | 28.48 No | 28.48 No | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.98 No | 30.19 No | 33.23 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 30.19 No | 29.35 No | 30.93 No | 4 |
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 ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Sri Lanka?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Sri Lanka was 29.35 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 33.23 No in 2010.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.48 No in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — 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.