Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Maldives
Maldives: Public sector employment as a share of total employment was 47.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
47.1
Change on year
up 18.6%
World rank
1st
of 79 countries
All-time high
47.1
in 2019
All-time low
32.48
in 2004
Years of data
5
2002–2019
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Maldives, 2002–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Maldives stood at 47.1. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Maldives peaked at 47.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.48, in 2004.
That places Maldives 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 44.04 | — |
| 2004 | 32.48 | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 34.1 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 39.73 | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 47.1 | +18.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 47.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.29, 2.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.88 | 32.48 | 44.04 | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.41 | 39.73 | 47.1 | 2 |
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 public sector employment as a share of total employment in Maldives?
- Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Maldives was 47.1 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.48 in 2004.
- How does Maldives rank for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Maldives ranks 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
- Is public sector employment as a share of total employment rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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 Public sector employment as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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