Youth Unemployment Rate in Sri Lanka decreased to 18.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 19.20 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Youth Unemployment Rate in Sri Lanka averaged 24.35 percent from 1992 until 2025, 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 8465808.00 8097879.00 Dec 2025
Population 22.03 21.92 Million Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 332352.00 367282.00 Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 3.80 4.30 percent Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 18.70 19.20 percent Dec 2025


Sri Lanka Youth Unemployment Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
18.70 19.20 38.10 15.40 1992 - 2025 percent Quarterly