Sri Lanka Employed Persons

2012 - 2023 | Quarterly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Employed Persons

  • Sri Lanka Employed Persons was reported at 7,819,131.000 Person in Dec 2023
  • It recorded a decrease from the previous number of 8,006,250.000 Person for Sep 2023
  • Sri Lanka Employed Persons data is updated quarterly, averaging 8,088,448.000 Person from Jun 2012 to Dec 2023, with 47 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 8,694,298.000 Person in Jun 2013 and a record low of 7,649,436.000 Person in Jun 2012
  • Sri Lanka Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Quarterly

The Department of Census and Statistics provides quarterly Employed Persons.

View Sri Lanka's Employed Persons from Jun 2012 to Dec 2023 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Employed Persons

What was Sri Lanka's Employed Persons in Dec 2023?

Sri Lanka Employed Persons was reported at 7,819,131.000 Person in Dec 2023 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
7,819,131.000 Dec 2023 8,006,250.000 Sep 2023 7,649,436.000 Jun 2012 8,694,298.000 Jun 2013 Person quarterly Jun 2012 - Dec 2023

Employed Persons by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 1,323,460.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1996 - Jun 2023
Algeria (Person) 11,001,000.000 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
Argentina (Person) 13,518,000.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2023
Armenia (Person) 893,000.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2023
Australia (Person) 14,269,572.379 Feb 2024 monthly Feb 1978 - Feb 2024
Austria (Person) 3,910,400.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1950 - Dec 2023
Azerbaijan (Person) 4,963,300.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Bahrain (Person) 770,129.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (Person) 70,470,000.000 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Belarus (Person) 4,334,800.000 Nov 2019 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2019
Belgium (Person) 5,146,600.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1980 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (Person) 6,778,892.711 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2015 - Dec 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 852,056.000 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2007 - Jan 2024
Botswana (Person) 486,432.000 Mar 2022 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2022
Brazil (Person) 100,250,000.000 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2012 - Feb 2024
Brunei (Person) 210,523.000 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Bulgaria (Person) 2,920,600.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (Person) 8,967,000.000 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Canada (Person) 20,402,900.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2024
Chile (Person) 9,309,608.094 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2024
China (Person) 740,410,000.000 2023 yearly 1949 - 2023
Colombia (Person) 22,693.685 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Croatia (Person) 1,634,215.000 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1999 - Feb 2024
Cyprus (Person) 462,881.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2004 - Dec 2023
Czech Republic (Person) 5,482,861.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Denmark (Person) 3,218,093.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (Person) 8,321,938.935 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2023
Egypt (Person) 28,942,000.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2023
Estonia (Person) 693,700.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
European Union (Person) 205,789,200.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Finland (Person) 2,641,000.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 2003 - Feb 2024
France (Person) 30,401,200.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2023
Georgia (Person) 782,303.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2023
Germany (Person) 46,070,000.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2024
Ghana (Person) 9,270,939.000 2015 yearly 2013 - 2015
Greece (Person) 4,228,400.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 3,694,700.000 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1981 - Feb 2024
Hungary (Person) 4,696,509.740 May 2022 monthly Jan 2015 - May 2022
Iceland (Person) 222,500.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
India (Person) 470,495,536.230 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Indonesia (Person) 120,647,700.000 Feb 2016 monthly Feb 2012 - Feb 2016
Ireland (Person) 2,706,400.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Israel (Person) 4,369,497.309 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Mar 2024
Italy (Person) 23,772,868.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Japan (Person) 67,830,000.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1953 - Feb 2024
Jordan (Person) 1,245,243.000 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Kazakhstan (Person) 9,069,500.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Kenya (Person) 18,332,800.000 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
South Korea (Person) 28,690,000.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2024
Kosovo (Person) 408,459.000 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Mar 2023
Kuwait (Person) 2,546,099.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 586,001.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
Laos (Person) 3,474,582.000 2014 yearly 1994 - 2014
Latvia (Person) 880,800.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2024
Lithuania (Person) 1,453,500.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (Person) 516,382.662 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Macau SAR, China (Person) 370,800.000 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1996 - Feb 2024
North Macedonia (Person) 687,459.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Malaysia (Person) 16,483,000.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2024
Malta (Person) 355,435.000 Oct 2023 monthly Oct 2002 - Oct 2023
Mauritius (Person) 551,800.000 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2023
Mexico (Person) 59,403,947.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1995 - Dec 2023
Moldova (Person) 874,688.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Mongolia (Person) 1,196,837.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (Person) 248,432.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Morocco (Person) 10,939,000.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2023
Myanmar (Person) 114,340.000 2021 yearly 1985 - 2021
Nepal (Person) 7,086,000.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Netherlands (Person) 9,791,000.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
New Zealand (Person) 2,939,000.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2023
Nigeria (Person) 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2020
Norway (Person) 2,877,000.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2024
Oman (Person) 2,509,123.000 2022 yearly 1986 - 2022
Pakistan (Person) 63,453,872.000 Jun 2021 quarterly Sep 2012 - Jun 2021
Palestinian Territory (Person) 1,136,000.000 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Panama (Person) 1,063,250.000 Aug 2017 monthly Mar 2008 - Aug 2017
Paraguay (Person) 2,939,332.229 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2023
Peru (Person) 5,322,900.000 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2001 - Feb 2024
Philippines (Person) 45,943,000.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1982 - Dec 2023
Poland (Person) 17,323,000.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1992 - Dec 2023
Portugal (Person) 5,000,200.000 Feb 2024 monthly Feb 1998 - Feb 2024
Qatar (Person) 2,021,167.000 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Romania (Person) 8,434,200.000 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Russia (Person) 73,400,000.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2024
Saudi Arabia (Person) 15,818,154.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
Serbia (Person) 2,357,390.000 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2014 - Jan 2024
Singapore (Person) 3,999,800.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (Person) 2,640,800.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2023
Slovenia (Person) 884,685.000 Feb 2019 monthly May 1997 - Feb 2019
South Africa (Person) 16,723,194.561 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Spain (Person) 21,246,900.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1976 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (Person) 7,819,131.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2012 - Dec 2023
Sudan (Person) 9,900,000.000 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (Person) 5,173,800.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Switzerland (Person) 5,471,888.740 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1991 - Dec 2023
Syria (Person) 125,388.000 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
Taiwan (Person) 11,568,000.000 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 1993 - Feb 2024
Tajikistan (Person) 2,463,400.000 2019 yearly 1990 - 2019
Thailand (Person) 39,917,600.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Tunisia (Person) 3,433,400.000 Dec 2020 quarterly Jun 2011 - Dec 2020

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -10.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 5,458.017 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 10.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 86,964.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 104.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.550 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,899.420 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.590 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,402,380.792 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 16,617,629.160 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,002,143.567 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,172,712.077 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,009.687 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 170,568.510 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 795,600.830 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -319.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,059.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.9 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 8,005.174 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,546.747 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,537.951 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,378.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 35.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 381,649.432 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 128,854.946 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 211.902 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 33.763 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 17.680 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 306.538 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 200.505 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 169.493 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 84.410 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 8.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 237.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 250.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 44.911 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 46.216 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 54,831.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,031.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.744 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -51,439.912 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,439.912 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 12,546.277 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 63,986.189 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,298.000 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 6.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 5,088.870 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 36,267.306 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
M2 Growth (%) 8.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,482.3 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 30.962 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 45,118.862 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.7 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jul 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,267.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -97.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 5,580.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 26,218.887 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1983 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) -0.36 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.97 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 4,520.000 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 4,482.341 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2024
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) 1,714,837.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -8.2 May 2023 monthly May 2016 - May 2023
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 93.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2023
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 56.000 Feb 2024 monthly May 2015 - Feb 2024

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