Maldives Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 47.64%, a 0.4% increase from 2022.
  • Maldives labor force participation rate for 2022 was 47.24%, a 1.71% decline from 2021.
  • Maldives labor force participation rate for 2021 was 48.95%, a 0.78% increase from 2020.
  • Maldives labor force participation rate for 2020 was 48.17%, a 4.68% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Maldives Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 47.64% 0.40%
2022 47.24% -1.71%
2021 48.95% 0.78%
2020 48.17% -4.68%
2019 52.85% 0.98%
2018 51.87% 1.01%
2017 50.86% 1.04%
2016 49.83% 1.16%
2015 48.66% 1.16%
2014 47.50% 1.16%
2013 46.35% 1.15%
2012 45.19% 1.14%
2011 44.05% 1.13%
2010 42.92% 1.12%
2009 41.81% 0.32%
2008 41.48% 0.32%
2007 41.17% 0.31%
2006 40.86% 0.31%
2005 40.55% 0.30%
2004 40.25% 0.30%
2003 39.95% 0.31%
2002 39.64% 0.31%
2001 39.34% 0.31%
2000 39.03% 0.33%
1999 38.70% 0.33%
1998 38.37% 0.33%
1997 38.04% 0.33%
1996 37.71% 0.32%
1995 37.39% -0.56%
1994 37.95% -0.56%
1993 38.51% -0.56%
1992 39.07% -0.57%
1991 39.63% -0.57%