Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Maldives
Maldives: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) was 47.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Maldives, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Maldives recorded 47.2% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Maldives peaked at 59.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2009.
Maldives ranks 54th 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.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.0% | — |
| 1992 | 57.2% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 55.4% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 53.5% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 51.6% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 50.5% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 48.1% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 47.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 44.4% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 40.4% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 37.6% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.4% | 47.0% | 59.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 33.2% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 34.5% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 42.9% | 48.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Maldives?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Maldives was 47.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2009.
- How does Maldives rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Maldives ranks 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.