Tourism sector employees in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tourism sector employees was 221.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tourism sector employees in Sri Lanka, 2013–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 221.46 for tourism sector employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism sector employees in Sri Lanka peaked at 221.46 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 157.57, in 2021.
That places Sri Lanka 16th out of 30 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Tourism sector employees in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 159.5 | — |
| 2014 | 176.85 | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 188.81 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 185.06 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 213.97 | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 214.38 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 220.28 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 191.93 | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 157.57 | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 188.25 | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 219.06 | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 221.46 | +1.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 221.46 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 464.43, 48% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 194.12 | 159.5 | 220.28 | 7 |
| 2020s | 195.66 | 157.57 | 221.46 | 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)
- Population 18,964 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7411 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism sector employees in Sri Lanka?
- Tourism sector employees in Sri Lanka was 221.46 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest tourism sector employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 221.46 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tourism sector employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 157.57 in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for tourism sector employees?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tourism sector employees rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 Tourism sector employees. 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 series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.