Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Maldives
Maldives: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 69.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Maldives, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Maldives stood at 69.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Maldives peaked at 77.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1991.
Maldives ranks 101st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.4% | — |
| 1992 | 38.6% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 41.3% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 47.4% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 55.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 67.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 69.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 94% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 69.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 42.3%, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.8% | 37.4% | 52.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 54.7% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 67.4% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 67.5% | 69.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Maldives?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Maldives was 69.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1991.
- How does Maldives rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Maldives ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).