Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Maldives
Maldives: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 31.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Maldives, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Maldives is 31.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Maldives peaked at 51.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2025.
Maldives ranks 91st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.5% | — |
| 1992 | 50.7% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 48.7% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 47.6% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 45.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 31.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.9% | 46.7% | 51.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 43.5% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 32.9% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 31.5% | 32.6% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 474.92 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Maldives?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Maldives was 31.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Maldives ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.