Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 26.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 26.0% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 48.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2025.
Sri Lanka ranks 64th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42.4% | — |
| 1992 | 45.5% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 41.5% | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 43.4% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 39.6% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 41.6% | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 46.7% | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 26.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.7% | 37.3% | 46.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 37.9% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 26.2% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 26.0% | 29.2% | 6 |
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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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka was 26.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.