Maldives Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2022
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 2019 was 58.62%, a 0.13% decline from 2018.
- Maldives labor force participation rate for 2018 was 58.75%, a 0.67% increase from 2017.
- Maldives labor force participation rate for 2017 was 58.08%, a 1.44% increase from 2016.
- Maldives labor force participation rate for 2016 was 56.64%, a 0.58% increase from 2015.
| Maldives Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2019 |
58.62% |
-0.13% |
| 2018 |
58.75% |
0.67% |
| 2017 |
58.08% |
1.44% |
| 2016 |
56.64% |
0.58% |
| 2015 |
56.06% |
-0.25% |
| 2014 |
56.31% |
2.07% |
| 2013 |
54.24% |
2.09% |
| 2012 |
52.15% |
2.09% |
| 2011 |
50.06% |
2.07% |
| 2010 |
47.99% |
2.17% |
| 2009 |
45.82% |
1.01% |
| 2008 |
44.81% |
0.91% |
| 2007 |
43.90% |
0.77% |
| 2006 |
43.13% |
0.67% |
| 2005 |
42.46% |
0.72% |
| 2004 |
41.74% |
0.78% |
| 2003 |
40.96% |
0.80% |
| 2002 |
40.16% |
0.72% |
| 2001 |
39.44% |
0.56% |
| 2000 |
38.88% |
0.57% |
| 1999 |
38.31% |
0.33% |
| 1998 |
37.98% |
0.19% |
| 1997 |
37.79% |
0.20% |
| 1996 |
37.59% |
0.29% |
| 1995 |
37.30% |
-0.69% |
| 1994 |
37.99% |
-0.65% |
| 1993 |
38.64% |
-0.62% |
| 1992 |
39.26% |
-0.63% |
| 1991 |
39.89% |
-0.68% |
| 1990 |
40.57% |
-0.68% |
