Youth Unemployment Rate in Sri Lanka increased to 25.80 percent in the second quarter of 2023 from 22.40 percent in the first quarter of 2023. Youth Unemployment Rate in Sri Lanka averaged 24.63 percent from 1992 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 38.10 percent in the first quarter of 1994 and a record low of 15.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015. source: Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka




Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 7988626.00 7901693.00 Jun 2024
Population 22.04 22.18 Million Dec 2023
Unemployed Persons 397855.00 373461.00 Jun 2024
Unemployment Rate 4.10 4.70 percent Sep 2024
Youth Unemployment Rate 25.80 22.40 percent Jun 2023

Sri Lanka Youth Unemployment Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
25.80 22.40 38.10 15.40 1992 - 2023 percent Quarterly