In 2020, 54 thousand Sri Lankan citizens left the country to work abroad. This was a sharp decrease compared to the previous year, in which approximately 190 thousand citizens in Sri Lanka left the country to work abroad.
Labor migration outflow from Sri Lanka from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s)
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Asian Development Bank. (May 12, 2022). Labor migration outflow from Sri Lanka from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/880254/sri-lanka-labor-migration-flow/
Asian Development Bank. "Labor migration outflow from Sri Lanka from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880254/sri-lanka-labor-migration-flow/
Asian Development Bank. (2022). Labor migration outflow from Sri Lanka from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880254/sri-lanka-labor-migration-flow/
Asian Development Bank. "Labor Migration Outflow from Sri Lanka from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880254/sri-lanka-labor-migration-flow/
Asian Development Bank, Labor migration outflow from Sri Lanka from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880254/sri-lanka-labor-migration-flow/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Labor migration outflow from Sri Lanka from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Asian Development Bank, May 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/880254/sri-lanka-labor-migration-flow/