Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Maldives

Maldives: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 39.34 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
39.34 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
5th
of 186 countries
All-time high
39.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
17.15 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Maldives, 2005–2023

0102030402005201420232005: 17.1 units per square kilometre2006: 17.5 units per square kilometre2007: 18.1 units per square kilometre2008: 18.7 units per square kilometre2009: 19.2 units per square kilometre2010: 20.6 units per square kilometre2011: 22 units per square kilometre2012: 23.4 units per square kilometre2013: 24.9 units per square kilometre2014: 26.3 units per square kilometre2015: 27.9 units per square kilometre2016: 29.7 units per square kilometre2017: 31.7 units per square kilometre2018: 33.7 units per square kilometre2019: 35.7 units per square kilometre2020: 32.2 units per square kilometre2021: 35.3 units per square kilometre2022: 38.8 units per square kilometre2023: 39.3 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 39.34 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Maldives peaked at 39.34 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.15 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

Maldives ranks 5th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Maldives, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 17.15 units per square kilometre
2006 17.49 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2007 18.06 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2008 18.7 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2009 19.18 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2010 20.58 units per square kilometre +7.3%
2011 22.01 units per square kilometre +6.9%
2012 23.44 units per square kilometre +6.5%
2013 24.87 units per square kilometre +6.1%
2014 26.34 units per square kilometre +5.9%
2015 27.95 units per square kilometre +6.1%
2016 29.65 units per square kilometre +6.1%
2017 31.65 units per square kilometre +6.8%
2018 33.69 units per square kilometre +6.4%
2019 35.72 units per square kilometre +6.0%
2020 32.25 units per square kilometre -9.7%
2021 35.34 units per square kilometre +9.6%
2022 38.81 units per square kilometre +9.8%
2023 39.34 units per square kilometre +1.4%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 39.34 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 31.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 39.34 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.93 units per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.12 units per square kilometre 17.15 units per square kilometre 19.18 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 27.59 units per square kilometre 20.58 units per square kilometre 35.72 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 36.43 units per square kilometre 32.25 units per square kilometre 39.34 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 2 Singapore 212.57 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Hong Kong 151.07 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Bahrain 44.76 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 6 Malta 30.34 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 7 Bangladesh 25.48 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 8 Mauritius 11.54 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Maldives?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Maldives was 39.34 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 39.34 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 17.15 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Maldives rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Maldives ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Maldives. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/total-weekly-hours-worked-of-employed-persons-ilo-modelled-estimates-per-square-kilometre/maldives/

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.