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Sri Lanka - Labor Force Participation Rate 48.52

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

48.52 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 187 economies

vs global median

0.8×

Growth since 1990

0.79×

Ranking Race — Labor Force Participation Rate

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#136#16319901995200020052010201520202025#91#1612019 overtook Samoa2024 overtook Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Sri Lanka climbed from #91 to #161 (overtook Samoa). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sri Lanka ↓

Key Events — Sri Lanka

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Fell 24 places in global rank auto
1992
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
1998
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Samoa in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Bosnia and Herzegovina in global rank auto

Labor Force Participation Rate, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202547.452.0856.7761.45
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