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Table 094 (Labor, Foreign Employ.)
Departures for Foreign Employment (District)(Gender) (1995-2007)
Lab094e
District 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 District
Male  Female Male  Female Male  Female Male  Female Male  Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Amparai 2,410 3,801 2,952 2,963 3,030 2,764 3,966 2,521 4,312 3,112 4,643 3,247 5,190 3,687 5,192 3,585 6,201 3,988 7,200 3,743 6,717 3,359 5,952 5,522 7,339 2,516 Amparai
Anuradhapura 1,058 8,060 1,173 8,082 849 7,552 1,277 7,170 1,519 6,818 1,640 9,233 1,674 9,273 1,636 8,716 2,074 9,555 2,520 10,967 3,154 10,755 3,187 8,685 3,361 8,229 Anuradhapura
Badulla 911 3,462 706 3,472 610 3,588 927 3,334 1,052 3,587 1,067 4,314 963 4,048 1,187 4,178 1,255 4,083 1,446 4,701 1,735 5,141 1,662 4,177 1,954 4,570 Badulla
Batticaloa 1,565 3,765 2,106 3,029 1,997 2,234 3,009 2,028 2,977 3,229 3,475 3,400 3,411 3,988 4,605 4,517 4,641 4,742 6,199 4,822 7,135 4,234 5,785 2,924 6,974 3,201 Batticaloa
Colombo 11,068 18,143 10,204 17,719 8,752 15,170 12,132 14,877 14,024 15,399 12,254 14,879 11,855 14,658 12,851 14,869 13,093 14,646 13,559 13,688 14,992 14,732 13,906 12,298 15,475 12,355 Colombo
Galle 2,228 7,530 2,214 7,378 2,118 6,986 2,966 6,436 2,957 6,093 2,991 6,995 2,773 6,763 3,407 6,868 3,362 6,686 3,827 7,273 4,624 7,479 4,204 5,995 4,402 5,753 Galle
Gampaha 5,423 10,308 5,425 10,177 4,643 10,603 6,630 9,739 7,917 10,053 7,151 9,922 6,925 9,591 8,199 10,143 8,730 9,533 9,111 9,743 10,222 10,121 9,646 8,419 10,601 8,870 Gampaha
Hambanthota 438 2,603 590 2,335 474 2,712 512 2,441 575 2,318 677 2,600 629 2,603 850 2,877 832 2,529 888 2,692 1,181 2,694 1,073 2,198 1,527 2,149 Hambanthota
Jaffna 422 247 292 195 534 137 582 153 582 243 673 330 899 497 1,201 490 1,404 534 1,997 692 2,263 659 2,218 449 3,391 581 Jaffna
Kalutara 2,271 6,611 2,605 6,847 2,353 6,818 3,197 5,980 3,523 6,242 3,505 6,315 3,248 5,982 4,020 6,168 4,207 6,127 4,407 6,222 5,263 6,292 5,136 5,049 5,107 5,311 Kalutara
Kandy 3,198 8,982 3,108 8,993 2,745 8,965 3,953 8,312 4,913 8,726 4,663 9,272 4,603 9,040 5,226 8,390 5,257 8,862 5,301 8,925 6,536 9,992 6,381 8,235 7,593 8,410 Kandy
Kegalle 1,547 5,746 1,637 6,179 1,475 6,358 2,154 6,369 2,489 6,144 2,469 7,570 2,381 6,269 2,780 6,579 2,917 6,504 3,242 6,920 4,351 7,194 4,041 5,905 4,177 5,589 Kegalle
Kurunegala 2,632 14,092 2,555 13,151 2,152 14,602 3,107 12,732 3,558 11,424 3,802 13,413 3,694 13,433 4,441 14,338 4,488 13,850 6,791 19,416 8,135 19,963 9,440 18,174 7,057 13,671 Kurunegala
Mannar 30 161 46 114 61 64 78 82 88 170 127 158 125 210 155 282 181 358 280 401 279 365 371 291 415 305 Mannar
Matale 1,211 3,949 830 3,720 587 3,434 907 2,841 1,094 2,999 1,129 3,455 1,150 3,576 1,396 3,624 1,340 3,719 1,523 4,173 1,824 4,382 1,793 3,407 2,043 3,743 Matale
Matara 1,543 4,044 1,188 3,466 1,078 3,072 1,333 2,878 1,488 2,749 1,451 3,122 1,420 2,892 1,515 3,028 1,554 2,816 1,795 3,039 2,263 3,123 2,098 2,482 2,385 2,876 Matara
Monaragala 242 1,239 339 1,348 115 709 145 673 221 746 222 870 258 1,095 273 1,129 330 1,110 421 1,312 498 1,251 566 1,017 607 1,079 Monaragala
Mullativu 35 51 32 30 22 8 24 9 41 24 50 29 59 38 57 35 33 10 90 35 109 39 698 563 1,341 662 Mullativu
Nuwaraeliya 484 2,087 515 2,055 387 1,752 546 1,601 547 1,734 576 2,009 527 1,888 634 2,098 636 2,059 815 2,545 1,061 2,859 1,029 2,556 1,255 2,896 Nuwaraeliya
Polonnaruwa 698 3,599 330 2,905 296 2,888 478 2,787 492 2,837 548 3,542 685 3,800 782 3,777 787 3,777 966 5,295 1,254 4,537 1,302 3,518 1,438 3,501 Polonnaruwa
Puttalam 1,710 5,838 1,796 5,801 1,765 6,496 2,379 5,511 2,818 5,395 2,509 6,369 2,315 6,589 2,827 6,617 2,818 6,552 3,243 7,369 3,980 7,936 3,647 6,216 4,193 6,820 Puttalam
Ratnapura 695 3,364 712 3,463 549 3,197 848 3,246 1,022 3,402 1,007 3,992 886 3,582 1,071 3,959 1,187 3,963 1,324 4,498 1,910 4,732 1,980 3,842 1,930 4,069 Ratnapura
Trincomalee 587 3,049 550 2,462 522 1,330 786 1,200 874 2,138 1,103 2,364 1,038 2,899 1,251 3,548 1,422 3,989 1,625 3,599 1,668 3,486 1,894 2,559 2,139 2,484 Trincomalee
Vavuniya 126 254 121 218 106 154 171 171 245 246 239 296 266 384 350 619 376 699 463 440 444 671 77 25 130 40 Vavuniya
Not Indicated 3,490 5,483 1,086 3,362 332 1,138 1,760 2,858 4,176 9,682 2,103 4,649 2,848 7,357 4,720 12,101 5,383 14,647 946 1,763 1,483 909 2,522 1,466 4,448 5,337 Not Indicated
Total  46,022 126,468 43,112 119,464 37,552 112,731 53,867 105,949 63,504 115,510 60,074 122,345 59,822 124,142 70,626 132,535 74,508 135,338 79,979 134,273 93,081 136,905 90,608 115,972 101,282 115,017 Total 
Grand Total 172,490 162,576 150,283 159,816 179,014 182,419 183,964 203,161 209,846 214,252 229,986 206,580 216,299 Grand Total
© ２００９， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
1995-1999 Statistical Hand Book on Migration 2000 , Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
2000-2007 Central Bank of Sri Lnka
Revised:  2009(y)/11(m)/10(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
      Former Head, Department of Management Studies
      University of Peradeniya.