Sri Lanka Youth Unemployment Rate (1991-2025)

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Sri Lanka youth unemployment rate for 2025 was 18.58%, a 0.48% decline from 2024.

Sri Lanka youth unemployment rate for 2024 was 19.06%, a 1.28% decline from 2023.
Sri Lanka youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 20.34%, a 1.39% decline from 2022.
Sri Lanka youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 21.73%, a 3.64% decline from 2021.

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Sri Lanka Youth Unemployment Rate | Historical Data | 1991 - 2025.