Labor participation rate in Maldives
Maldives: Labor participation rate was 63.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
63.5
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
79th
of 186 countries
All-time high
63.63
in 2019
All-time low
49.52
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Labor participation rate in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, labor participation rate in Maldives stood at 63.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor participation rate in Maldives peaked at 63.63 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.52, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 79th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor participation rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.52 | — |
| 1991 | 49.88 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 50.24 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 50.59 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 50.95 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 51.31 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 52.01 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 52.71 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 53.41 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 54.1 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 54.8 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 54.5 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 54.2 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 53.9 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 53.6 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 53.3 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 53 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 52.7 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 52.4 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 52.1 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 52.79 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 53.48 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 54.16 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 54.85 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 55.53 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 56.21 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 56.89 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 59.18 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 61.43 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 63.63 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 58.3 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 59.78 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 63.42 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 63.33 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 63.2 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 63.5 | +0.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 63.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.51, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 63.5 is above the median for South Asia, which is 57.23, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.47 | 49.52 | 54.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.45 | 52.1 | 54.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.82 | 52.79 | 63.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.92 | 58.3 | 63.5 | 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 labor participation rate in Maldives?
- Labor participation rate in Maldives was 63.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor participation rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 63.63 in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor participation rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.52 in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for labor participation rate?
- Maldives ranks 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor participation rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Labor participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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