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Sri Lanka: Unemployment rate (IMF)

3.90percent · 2031-23.5% since 2021

Unemployment as a percentage of the total labour force. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 1990 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20313.9projection
20303.9projection
20293.9projection
20283.9projection
20273.9projection
20263.9
20253.9
20244.4
20234.7
20224.7
20215.1
20205.5
20194.8
20184.4
20174.2
20164.4
20154.7
20144.3
20134.4
20124
20114.1
20105
20095.9
20086
20076.2
20066.6
20057.7
20048.3
20038.4
20028.8
20017.9
20007.6
19998.9
19989.2
199710.5
199611.3
199512.3
199413.1
199313.8
199214.6
199114.7
199015.9

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Unemployment rate (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-unemployment (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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