Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives
Maldives: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 33.7% on the previous year and down 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives peaked at 12.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2025.
That places Maldives 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.0% | — |
| 1992 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -25.2% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -17.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -24.5% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -33.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 19% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.0%, 7% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -33.7% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| 2014 | -25.2% | 3.7% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.4% | 12.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.9% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives was 0.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Maldives ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.