Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Maldives's unemployment rate stands at 4.51% as of 2025-12-31, up from 4.28% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Maldives's unemployment rate was 4.51%, up from 4.28% in 2024.
In 2024, Maldives's unemployment rate was 4.28%, up from 4.02% in 2023.
In 2023, Maldives's unemployment rate was 4.02%, down from 4.3% in 2022.
In 2022, Maldives's unemployment rate was 4.3%, down from 5.02% in 2021.
In 2021, Maldives's unemployment rate was 5.02%, down from 5.42% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.51% | +0.236% |
| 2024 | 4.28% | +0.259% |
| 2023 | 4.02% | -0.284% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -0.713% |
| 2021 | 5.02% | -0.404% |
| 2020 | 5.42% | +0.858% |
| 2019 | 4.56% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.96% | -0.415% |
| 2017 | 5.38% | -0.394% |
| 2016 | 5.77% | -0.84% |
| 2015 | 6.61% | -0.85% |
| 2014 | 7.46% | -0.834% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -0.839% |
| 2012 | 9.13% | -0.909% |
| 2011 | 10.04% | -0.832% |
| 2010 | 10.88% | -0.822% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +1.34% |
| 2008 | 10.36% | +0.94% |
| 2007 | 9.42% | +1.08% |
| 2006 | 8.35% | +1.03% |
| 2005 | 7.31% | +1.16% |
| 2004 | 6.15% | +1.02% |
| 2003 | 5.13% | +1.03% |
| 2002 | 4.09% | +1.06% |
| 2001 | 3.04% | +1.07% |
| 2000 | 1.97% | +0.244% |
| 1999 | 1.73% | +0.237% |
| 1998 | 1.49% | +0.239% |
| 1997 | 1.25% | +0.231% |
| 1996 | 1.02% | +0.229% |
| 1995 | 0.79% | -0.003% |
| 1994 | 0.793% | -0.003% |
| 1993 | 0.796% | +0.007% |
| 1992 | 0.789% | +0.001% |
| 1991 | 0.788% | — |
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Maldives's unemployment rate is 4.51% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 4.28% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 11.7% (2009); the lowest is 0.788% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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