Employers, total (% of total employment) in Maldives
Maldives: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Maldives, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Maldives recorded 3.1% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Maldives peaked at 5.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2019.
Maldives ranks 106th 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, total (% of total employment) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.2% | — |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 103 Tajikistan 3.3% compare
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- 108 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.1% compare
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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, total (% of total employment) in Maldives?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Maldives was 3.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Maldives ranks 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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, total (% of total 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).