Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Maldives
Maldives: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 51.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Maldives stood at 51.7%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Maldives peaked at 52.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1995.
Maldives ranks 45th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.2% | — |
| 1991 | 39.6% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 39.1% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 38.5% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 37.4% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 37.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 39.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 51.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 52.8% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 51.7% | +0.6% |
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 | 50.6% | 47.2% | 52.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 42 Nicaragua 52.5% compare
- 43 United Kingdom 52.4% compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 51.8% compare
- 46 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.6% compare
- 47 Guatemala 51.6% compare
- 48 Japan 51.2% compare
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- 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)
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- 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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Maldives?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Maldives was 51.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1995.
- How does Maldives rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Maldives ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.