INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The number of employees in all public and semi-government sector institutions in Sri Lanka has exceeded 1,156,018.As per the latest data
released by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS), the estimated number of employees in all Public and Semi-Government Sector
institutions in Sri Lanka is 1,156,018 by the year 2024
This is an increase of 46,543 compared to the 2016 census.Among them, the proportion of employed males is 50.5%, which is slightly higher
than that of females (49.5%)
that a higher proportion of females are employed in the provincial government compared to the central government
Female employees in the provincial government sector are twice as many as their male counterparts, whereas male employees in the central
sectors, nearly four-fifths of employees are in the public sector, as per the DCS data.Meanwhile, the data shows that approximately 97% of
these employees hold permanent positions, while only 3.7% are in non-permanent categories such as temporary, casual, or contract-based
employment.In the public sector, over 97% of employees are in permanent positions
However, the proportion of permanent employees is lower in the semi-government sector compared to the public sector.The Department of Census
and Statistics notes that approximately 32,500 employees were surveyed across all public and semi-public sector institutions for this census
However, it also clarifies that employees working in affiliated institutions under semi-public organizations were not included in the
