Maldives Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Maldives labor force participation rate for 2022 was 47.24%, a 1.71% decline from 2021.
  • Maldives labor force participation rate for 2021 was 48.95%, a 0.78% increase from 2020.
  • Maldives labor force participation rate for 2020 was 48.17%, a 4.68% decline from 2019.
  • Maldives labor force participation rate for 2019 was 52.85%, a 0.98% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
Maldives Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 47.24% -1.71%
2021 48.95% 0.78%
2020 48.17% -4.68%
2019 52.85% 0.98%
2018 51.87% 1.01%
2017 50.86% 1.04%
2016 49.83% 1.16%
2015 48.66% 1.16%
2014 47.50% 1.16%
2013 46.35% 1.15%
2012 45.19% 1.14%
2011 44.05% 1.13%
2010 42.92% 1.12%
2009 41.81% 0.32%
2008 41.48% 0.32%
2007 41.17% 0.31%
2006 40.86% 0.31%
2005 40.55% 0.30%
2004 40.25% 0.30%
2003 39.95% 0.31%
2002 39.64% 0.31%
2001 39.34% 0.31%
2000 39.03% 0.33%
1999 38.70% 0.33%
1998 38.37% 0.33%
1997 38.04% 0.33%
1996 37.71% 0.32%
1995 37.39% -0.56%
1994 37.95% -0.56%
1993 38.51% -0.56%
1992 39.07% -0.57%
1991 39.63% 39.63%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%