How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Maldives: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)

Japan

51.2%

in 2025

Maldives

51.7%

in 2025

Japan rank

48th

Maldives rank

45th

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) over time

Japan
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 51.7% against 51.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 48th and Maldives ranks 45th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1990s	47.1%	38.6%	8.5%	Japan
2000s	44.9%	40.4%	4.5%	Japan
2010s	44.1%	47.0%	2.9%	Maldives
2020s	49.6%	50.6%	1.0%	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%), Japan or Maldives?: Maldives, at 51.7% against 51.2% in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) between Japan and Maldives?: 0.5%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Japan and Maldives rank globally for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?: Japan ranks 48th and Maldives ranks 45th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.