Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Maldives
Maldives: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 66.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Maldives is 66.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Maldives peaked at 66.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 1990.
That places Maldives 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.2% | — |
| 1991 | 50.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 50.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 51.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 52.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 54.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 55.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 63.5% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 50.2% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 53.6% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 54.4% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 60.4% | 66.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Maldives?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Maldives was 66.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Maldives ranks 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.