In 2023, an estimated number of 298 thousand Sri Lankan citizens left the country to work abroad. This was a decrease compared to the previous year, when approximately 311 thousand citizens in Sri Lanka left the country to work abroad.
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Labor migration outflow from Sri Lanka from 2014 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Asian Development Bank. (May 23, 2024). Labor migration outflow from Sri Lanka from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/880254/sri-lanka-labor-migration-flow/
Asian Development Bank. "Labor migration outflow from Sri Lanka from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880254/sri-lanka-labor-migration-flow/
Asian Development Bank. (2024). Labor migration outflow from Sri Lanka from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880254/sri-lanka-labor-migration-flow/
Asian Development Bank. "Labor Migration Outflow from Sri Lanka from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880254/sri-lanka-labor-migration-flow/
Asian Development Bank, Labor migration outflow from Sri Lanka from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880254/sri-lanka-labor-migration-flow/ (last visited June 24, 2025)
Labor migration outflow from Sri Lanka from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Asian Development Bank, May 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/880254/sri-lanka-labor-migration-flow/
