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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
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%