Labor force participation rate in Maldives
Maldives: Labor force participation rate was 63.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force 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 force participation rate in Maldives peaked at 63.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.5% | 49.5% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 52.1% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 52.8% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 58.3% | 63.5% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 40.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 43.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Maldives?
- Labor force participation rate in Maldives was 63.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for labor force participation rate?
- Maldives ranks 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force 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 ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).