Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Maldives

Maldives: Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre was 0.8578 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8578 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
6th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.8578 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.2024 units per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Maldives, 1991–2023

0.20.40.60.81991200720231991: 0.202 units per square kilometre1992: 0.21 units per square kilometre1993: 0.218 units per square kilometre1994: 0.226 units per square kilometre1995: 0.236 units per square kilometre1996: 0.247 units per square kilometre1997: 0.26 units per square kilometre1998: 0.273 units per square kilometre1999: 0.287 units per square kilometre2000: 0.302 units per square kilometre2001: 0.31 units per square kilometre2002: 0.318 units per square kilometre2003: 0.325 units per square kilometre2004: 0.333 units per square kilometre2005: 0.339 units per square kilometre2006: 0.35 units per square kilometre2007: 0.364 units per square kilometre2008: 0.379 units per square kilometre2009: 0.391 units per square kilometre2010: 0.421 units per square kilometre2011: 0.45 units per square kilometre2012: 0.481 units per square kilometre2013: 0.511 units per square kilometre2014: 0.542 units per square kilometre2015: 0.575 units per square kilometre2016: 0.611 units per square kilometre2017: 0.663 units per square kilometre2018: 0.717 units per square kilometre2019: 0.773 units per square kilometre2020: 0.727 units per square kilometre2021: 0.774 units per square kilometre2022: 0.844 units per square kilometre2023: 0.858 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.8578 units per square kilometre for employment (ilo modelled estimates), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment (ilo modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 0.8578 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2024 units per square kilometre, in 1991.

Maldives ranks 6th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Maldives, 1991 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1991 0.2024 units per square kilometre
1992 0.2099 units per square kilometre +3.7%
1993 0.2178 units per square kilometre +3.8%
1994 0.2263 units per square kilometre +3.9%
1995 0.2358 units per square kilometre +4.2%
1996 0.2475 units per square kilometre +4.9%
1997 0.2599 units per square kilometre +5.0%
1998 0.273 units per square kilometre +5.0%
1999 0.2869 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2000 0.302 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2001 0.3099 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2002 0.3177 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2003 0.3253 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2004 0.3327 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2005 0.3394 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2006 0.3497 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2007 0.3639 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2008 0.3791 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2009 0.3915 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2010 0.4206 units per square kilometre +7.4%
2011 0.4502 units per square kilometre +7.0%
2012 0.4805 units per square kilometre +6.7%
2013 0.5108 units per square kilometre +6.3%
2014 0.5418 units per square kilometre +6.1%
2015 0.5753 units per square kilometre +6.2%
2016 0.6112 units per square kilometre +6.2%
2017 0.6633 units per square kilometre +8.5%
2018 0.7175 units per square kilometre +8.2%
2019 0.7734 units per square kilometre +7.8%
2020 0.7269 units per square kilometre -6.0%
2021 0.7741 units per square kilometre +6.5%
2022 0.8442 units per square kilometre +9.1%
2023 0.8578 units per square kilometre +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2399 units per square kilometre 0.2024 units per square kilometre 0.2869 units per square kilometre 9
2000s 0.3411 units per square kilometre 0.302 units per square kilometre 0.3915 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.5745 units per square kilometre 0.4206 units per square kilometre 0.7734 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.8007 units per square kilometre 0.7269 units per square kilometre 0.8578 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 3 Hong Kong 3.51 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 4 Bahrain 1.11 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 5 Malta 0.8975 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 7 Bangladesh 0.5561 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 8 Barbados 0.3292 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 9 Mauritius 0.3016 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment (ilo modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Maldives?
Employment (ilo modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Maldives was 0.8578 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest employment (ilo modelled estimates), per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.8578 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest employment (ilo modelled estimates), per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2024 units per square kilometre in 1991.
How does Maldives rank for employment (ilo modelled estimates), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is employment (ilo modelled estimates), per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Employment (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,114 data points, 1991–2023
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Employment (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.