Departures for foreign employment

Departures for foreign employment by occupation, age, sex and destination. Annual, 2014–2025.
Published by the SLBFE; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.
Departures for foreign employment
Total departures for employment (no.)311,223persons−1.1%
Male (no.)190,881persons+2.3%
Male (no.) %61.33persons+3.4%
Female (no.)120,342persons−6.0%
Female (no.) %38.67persons−5.0%
Average no. of migrant travellers for employment per day852.67persons−1.1%
Migration for employment as a % of all departures7.2%−0.9 pts
Migrant employment by skills (%) - skilled labour76.2%−1.5 pts
Migrant employment by skills (%) - low skilled labour23.8%+1.5 pts
Departures for foreign employment by country
Middle eastern countries - bahrain3,719persons−7.9%
Middle eastern countries - jordan3,635persons−25.9%
Middle eastern countries - kuwait77,657persons−0.3%
Middle eastern countries - lebonan1,132persons−9.0%
Middle eastern countries - oman7,028persons−16.8%
Middle eastern countries - qatar44,914persons−3.7%
Middle eastern countries - saudi arabia36,441persons−24.0%
Middle eastern countries - UAE59,611persons+14.5%
South east asian countries - brunei15persons−34.8%
South east asian countries - hong kong576persons+6.5%
South east asian countries - malaysia1,830persons−12.6%
South east asian countries - singapore2,394persons−7.7%
South east asian countries - south korea6,494persons−8.8%
European countries - cyprus3,800persons+6.4%
European countries - greece36persons+9.1%
European countries - italy28persons+64.7%
Other countries - maldives11,068persons−9.9%
Other countries - mauritius215persons−18.3%
Other countries - seychelles1,292persons−1.3%
Other countries - united states22persons−53.2%
Other countries - other49,316persons+18.6%
Other countries - total311,223persons−1.1%
Departures for foreign employment by age group and gender
Departures for skilled level jobs - male - below 2513,526persons+15.0%
Departures for skilled level jobs - male - 25 - 2922,608persons+4.3%
Departures for skilled level jobs - male - 30 - 3424,511persons+2.4%
Departures for skilled level jobs - male - 35 - 3920,328persons−4.5%
Departures for skilled level jobs - male - 40 - 4419,953persons−5.5%
Departures for skilled level jobs - male - 45 - 4914,737persons+3.5%
Departures for skilled level jobs - male - above 4913,297persons−4.6%
Departures for skilled level jobs - male - total128,960persons+0.8%
Departures for skilled level jobs - female - below 257,602persons−5.5%
Departures for skilled level jobs - female - 25 - 2912,584persons−5.5%
Departures for skilled level jobs - female - 30 - 3414,822persons−5.8%
Departures for skilled level jobs - female - 35 - 3915,322persons−11.7%
Departures for skilled level jobs - female - 40 - 4419,065persons−13.1%
Departures for skilled level jobs - female - 45 - 4918,466persons−4.2%
Departures for skilled level jobs - female - above 4920,189persons−2.8%
Departures for skilled level jobs - female - total108,050persons−7.2%
Departures for skilled level jobs - total - below 2521,128persons+6.6%
Departures for skilled level jobs - total - 25 - 2935,192persons+0.6%
Departures for skilled level jobs - total - 30 - 3439,333persons−0.8%
Departures for skilled level jobs - total - 35 - 3935,650persons−7.7%
Departures for skilled level jobs - total - 40 - 4439,018persons−9.4%
Departures for skilled level jobs - total - 45 - 4933,203persons−0.9%
Departures for skilled level jobs - total - above 4933,486persons−3.5%
Departures for skilled level jobs - total - total237,010persons−3.0%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - male - below 2510,004persons+6.7%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - male - 25 - 2913,425persons+3.9%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - male - 30 - 3412,300persons+8.1%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - male - 35 - 399,379persons+1.9%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - male - 40 - 447,673persons+7.2%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - male - 45 - 495,115persons+8.9%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - male - above 494,025persons+0.3%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - male - total61,921persons+5.4%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - female - below 251,768persons+18.0%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - female - 25 - 292,540persons+21.5%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - female - 30 - 341,849persons+14.7%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - female - 35 - 391,383persons−7.4%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - female - 40 - 441,631persons−10.1%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - female - 45 - 491,356persons+3.4%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - female - above 491,765persons+0.9%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - female - total12,292persons+6.2%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - total - below 2511,772persons+8.3%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - total - 25 - 2915,965persons+6.4%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - total - 30 - 3414,149persons+8.9%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - total - 35 - 3910,762persons+0.6%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - total - 40 - 449,304persons+3.7%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - total - 45 - 496,471persons+7.7%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - total - above 495,790persons+0.5%
Departures for low skilled level jobs - total - total74,213persons+5.6%
Departures for all occupations - male - below 2523,530persons+11.3%
Departures for all occupations - male - 25 - 2936,033persons+4.2%
Departures for all occupations - male - 30 - 3436,811persons+4.2%
Departures for all occupations - male - 35 - 3929,707persons−2.5%
Departures for all occupations - male - 40 - 4427,626persons−2.3%
Departures for all occupations - male - 45 - 4919,852persons+4.9%
Departures for all occupations - male - above 4917,322persons−3.5%
Departures for all occupations - male - total190,881persons+2.3%
Departures for all occupations - female - below 259,370persons−1.8%
Departures for all occupations - female - 25 - 2915,124persons−1.8%
Departures for all occupations - female - 30 - 3416,671persons−3.9%
Departures for all occupations - female - 35 - 3916,705persons−11.4%
Departures for all occupations - female - 40 - 4420,696persons−12.9%
Departures for all occupations - female - 45 - 4919,822persons−3.7%
Departures for all occupations - female - above 4921,954persons−2.5%
Departures for all occupations - female - total120,342persons−6.0%
Departures for all occupations - total - below 2532,900persons+7.2%
Departures for all occupations - total - 25 - 2951,157persons+2.3%
Departures for all occupations - total - 30 - 3453,482persons+1.6%
Departures for all occupations - total - 35 - 3946,412persons−5.9%
Departures for all occupations - total - 40 - 4448,322persons−7.1%
Departures for all occupations - total - 45 - 4939,674persons+0.4%
Departures for all occupations - total - above 4939,276persons−3.0%
Departures for all occupations - total - total311,223persons−1.1%
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - male - below 250.5%no change
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - male - 25 - 290.8%−0.1 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - male - 30 - 340.9%−0.1 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - male - 35 - 390.7%−0.1 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - male - 40 - 440.6%−0.1 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - male - 45 - 490.5%no change
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - male - above 490.4%−0.1 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - male - total4.4%−0.4 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - female - below 250.2%no change
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - female - 25 - 290.3%no change
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - female - 30 - 340.4%−0.1 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - female - 35 - 390.4%−0.1 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - female - 40 - 440.5%−0.1 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - female - 45 - 490.5%−0.1 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - female - above 490.5%−0.1 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - female - total2.8%−0.5 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - total - below 250.8%no change
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - total - 25 - 291.2%−0.1 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - total - 30 - 341.2%−0.1 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - total - 35 - 391.1%−0.2 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - total - 40 - 441.1%−0.2 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - total - 45 - 490.9%−0.1 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - total - above 490.9%−0.1 pts
Departures for all occupations as a % of total departures - total - total7.2%−0.9 pts
Total departures for employment (no.)

persons, annual. 2025: 311,223, −1.1% on a year earlier
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Published by the SLBFE; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.
* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.