Employers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives
Maldives: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives is 3.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives peaked at 6.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 108th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.1% | — |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 87% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 105 Jordan 3.8% compare
- 106 Costa Rica 3.8% compare
- 107 United Arab Emirates 3.8% compare
- 109 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.8% compare
- 110 Sri Lanka 3.7% compare
- 111 Tajikistan 3.7% compare
More work & labour data for Maldives
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3002 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4913 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1384 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.545 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 310.55 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 265.89 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 257.6 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 217.32 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 474.92 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives was 3.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Maldives ranks 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).