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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Maldives's labour force participation stands at 63.5% as of 2025-12-31, up from 63.2% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Maldives's labour force participation was 63.5%, up from 63.2% in 2024.
In 2024, Maldives's labour force participation was 63.2%, down from 63.33% in 2023.
In 2023, Maldives's labour force participation was 63.33%, down from 63.42% in 2022.
In 2022, Maldives's labour force participation was 63.42%, up from 59.78% in 2021.
In 2021, Maldives's labour force participation was 59.78%, up from 58.3% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.5% | +0.297% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | -0.123% |
| 2023 | 63.33% | -0.097% |
| 2022 | 63.42% | +3.64% |
| 2021 | 59.78% | +1.48% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | -5.33% |
| 2019 | 63.63% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 61.43% | +2.25% |
| 2017 | 59.18% | +2.29% |
| 2016 | 56.89% | +0.679% |
| 2015 | 56.21% | +0.682% |
| 2014 | 55.53% | +0.683% |
| 2013 | 54.85% | +0.685% |
| 2012 | 54.16% | +0.687% |
| 2011 | 53.48% | +0.688% |
| 2010 | 52.79% | +0.69% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | -0.301% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | -0.301% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | -0.301% |
| 2006 | 53% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | -0.299% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | -0.299% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +0.695% |
| 1999 | 54.11% | +0.697% |
| 1998 | 53.41% | +0.699% |
| 1997 | 52.71% | +0.699% |
| 1996 | 52.01% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 51.31% | +0.358% |
| 1994 | 50.95% | +0.358% |
| 1993 | 50.59% | +0.358% |
| 1992 | 50.24% | +0.358% |
| 1991 | 49.88% | +0.358% |
| 1990 | 49.52% | — |
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Maldives's labour force participation is 63.5% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 63.2% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 63.63% (2019); the lowest is 49.52% (1990), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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