Low pay rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Low pay rate was 22 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Low pay rate in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 22 for low pay rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 28.18 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2024.
That places Sri Lanka 28th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23.15 | — |
| 2011 | 24.75 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 23.77 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 22.86 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 23.62 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 24.95 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 24.5 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 23.96 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 27.57 | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 28.18 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 25.59 | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 26.44 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 26.33 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 22 | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.35 | 22.86 | 27.57 | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.71 | 22 | 28.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 164,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 158,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 165,089 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Sri Lanka?
- Low pay rate in Sri Lanka was 22 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 28.18 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for low pay rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.