Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Maldives's youth unemployment rate stands at 15.69% as of 2025-12-31, up from 14.81% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Maldives's youth unemployment rate was 15.69%, up from 14.81% in 2024.
In 2024, Maldives's youth unemployment rate was 14.81%, up from 14.12% in 2023.
In 2023, Maldives's youth unemployment rate was 14.12%, down from 14.27% in 2022.
In 2022, Maldives's youth unemployment rate was 14.27%, down from 15.32% in 2021.
In 2021, Maldives's youth unemployment rate was 15.32%, down from 16.15% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.69% | +0.885% |
| 2024 | 14.81% | +0.685% |
| 2023 | 14.12% | -0.146% |
| 2022 | 14.27% | -1.05% |
| 2021 | 15.32% | -0.83% |
| 2020 | 16.15% | +2.65% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -0.528% |
| 2018 | 14.02% | -0.565% |
| 2017 | 14.59% | -0.537% |
| 2016 | 15.13% | -1.71% |
| 2015 | 16.83% | -1.54% |
| 2014 | 18.37% | -1.26% |
| 2013 | 19.64% | -1.18% |
| 2012 | 20.82% | -1.29% |
| 2011 | 22.11% | -1.23% |
| 2010 | 23.34% | -1.31% |
| 2009 | 24.66% | +2.76% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +2.03% |
| 2007 | 19.87% | +2.15% |
| 2006 | 17.71% | +2.11% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +2.34% |
| 2004 | 13.26% | +2.14% |
| 2003 | 11.12% | +2.17% |
| 2002 | 8.95% | +2.24% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +0.508% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +0.507% |
| 1998 | 3.39% | +0.513% |
| 1997 | 2.88% | +0.504% |
| 1996 | 2.37% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.87% | +0.017% |
| 1994 | 1.85% | +0.018% |
| 1993 | 1.84% | +0.037% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +0.03% |
| 1991 | 1.77% | — |
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Maldives's youth unemployment rate is 15.69% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 14.81% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 24.66% (2009); the lowest is 1.77% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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