Maldives Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 2021 was 46.42%, a 2.19% increase from 2020.
- Maldives labor force participation rate for 2020 was 44.23%, a 3.49% decline from 2019.
- Maldives labor force participation rate for 2019 was 47.72%, a 0.59% decline from 2018.
- Maldives labor force participation rate for 2018 was 48.30%, a 0.25% decline from 2017.
| Maldives Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
46.42% |
2.19% |
| 2020 |
44.23% |
-3.49% |
| 2019 |
47.72% |
-0.59% |
| 2018 |
48.30% |
-0.25% |
| 2017 |
48.55% |
0.19% |
| 2016 |
48.36% |
1.08% |
| 2015 |
47.28% |
0.89% |
| 2014 |
46.39% |
0.88% |
| 2013 |
45.51% |
0.88% |
| 2012 |
44.63% |
0.89% |
| 2011 |
43.74% |
0.91% |
| 2010 |
42.84% |
0.91% |
| 2009 |
41.93% |
0.23% |
| 2008 |
41.70% |
0.25% |
| 2007 |
41.45% |
0.28% |
| 2006 |
41.18% |
0.31% |
| 2005 |
40.86% |
0.25% |
| 2004 |
40.61% |
0.30% |
| 2003 |
40.31% |
0.35% |
| 2002 |
39.96% |
0.39% |
| 2001 |
39.57% |
0.42% |
| 2000 |
39.15% |
0.39% |
| 1999 |
38.77% |
0.37% |
| 1998 |
38.40% |
0.35% |
| 1997 |
38.04% |
0.33% |
| 1996 |
37.71% |
0.31% |
| 1995 |
37.40% |
-0.50% |
| 1994 |
37.90% |
-0.53% |
| 1993 |
38.43% |
-0.55% |
| 1992 |
38.98% |
-0.56% |
| 1991 |
39.54% |
-0.55% |
| 1990 |
40.09% |
-0.55% |
