Status in employment in Maldives
Maldives: Status in employment was 79.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.66
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
61st
of 186 countries
All-time high
79.66
in 2024
All-time low
61.11
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Status in employment in Maldives, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 79.66 for status in employment 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, status in employment in Maldives peaked at 79.66 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.11, in 1991.
Maldives ranks 61st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Status in employment in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61.11 | — |
| 1992 | 61.38 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 61.61 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 61.83 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 62.09 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 62.38 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 62.65 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62.91 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 63.15 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 63.37 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 63.51 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.68 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 63.95 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 64.25 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 64.38 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 64.72 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 65.08 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 65.54 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 65.87 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 67.63 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 69.51 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 71.41 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 73.37 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 75.39 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 75.67 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 75.97 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 76.75 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 77.49 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 78.22 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 78.61 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.98 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.15 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.39 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.66 | +0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 79.66 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.55, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 79.66 is above the median for South Asia, which is 34.34, 2.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.12 | 61.11 | 63.15 | 9 |
| 2000s | 64.43 | 63.37 | 65.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.14 | 67.63 | 78.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.16 | 78.61 | 79.66 | 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 status in employment in Maldives?
- Status in employment in Maldives was 79.66 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest status in employment recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 79.66 in 2024.
- What is the lowest status in employment recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.11 in 1991.
- How does Maldives rank for status in employment?
- Maldives ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is status in employment 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Status in employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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