Labor force participation rate by age in Maldives
Maldives: Labor force participation rate by age was 51.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate by age in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force participation rate by age in Maldives stood at 51.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate by age in Maldives peaked at 52.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1995.
Maldives ranks 47th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6% | 37.4% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 39.0% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 42.6% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 47.2% | 52.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 44 Burkina Faso 52.0% compare
- 45 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.7% compare
- 46 Guatemala 51.6% compare
- 48 United States 50.8% compare
- 49 Japan 50.8% compare
- 50 Honduras 50.3% compare
More work & labour data for Maldives
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 58.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 43.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 40.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate by age in Maldives?
- Labor force participation rate by age in Maldives was 51.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate by age recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate by age recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1995.
- How does Maldives rank for labor force participation rate by age?
- Maldives ranks 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate by age rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population aged 15-24 who are economically active (employed or unemployed).