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Sri Lanka Youth Unemployment 2020s

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
21.76% decade average (2020-2029)

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment during the 2020s ranged from 18.58% (2025) to 25.45% (2020), averaging 21.76% over 6 years of data.

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2020s Data▾
YearValueChangeRank
2020 25.45% +5.02pp 137th
2021 25.37% −0.08pp 146th
2022 21.73% −3.64pp 138th
2023 20.34% −1.39pp 136th
2024 19.06% −1.28pp 130th
2025 18.58% −0.48pp 127th
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)
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