Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 79.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Maldives is 79.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Maldives peaked at 79.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 1991.
That places Maldives 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61.1% | — |
| 1992 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 62.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 63.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.1% | 61.1% | 63.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 63.4% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 67.6% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 78.6% | 79.7% | 5 |
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 share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Maldives?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Maldives was 79.7% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 1991.
- How does Maldives rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.