Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Maldives
Maldives: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 12,236 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Maldives, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 12,236 for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Maldives peaked at 12,236 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 5,144, in 2005.
Maldives ranks 164th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,144 | — |
| 2006 | 5,248 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5,419 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 5,609 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 5,754 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 6,174 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 6,602 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 7,032 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 7,460 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 7,903 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 8,384 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 8,895 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 9,496 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 10,107 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 10,717 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 9,674 | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 10,602 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 11,644 | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 11,723 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 11,748 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 11,905 | +1.3% |
| 2026 | 12,071 | +1.4% |
| 2027 | 12,236 | +1.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 12,236 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 136,768, 9% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 12,236 is below the median for South Asia, which is 326,088, 4% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,435 | 5,144 | 5,754 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8,277 | 6,174 | 10,717 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,450 | 9,674 | 12,236 | 8 |
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Maldives?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Maldives was 12,236 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 12,236 in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,144 in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Maldives ranks 164th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.