Maldives Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Maldives unemployment rate for 2023 was 4.13%, a 0.3% decline from 2022.
  • Maldives unemployment rate for 2022 was 4.42%, a 0.6% decline from 2021.
  • Maldives unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.02%, a 0.38% decline from 2020.
  • Maldives unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.40%, a 0.84% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 27.99%
Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Maldives Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 4.13% -0.30%
2022 4.42% -0.60%
2021 5.02% -0.38%
2020 5.40% 0.84%
2019 4.56% -0.40%
2018 4.96% -0.42%
2017 5.38% -0.39%
2016 5.77% -0.84%
2015 6.61% -0.85%
2014 7.46% -0.84%
2013 8.30% -0.84%
2012 9.14% -0.87%
2011 10.01% -0.84%
2010 10.85% -0.85%
2009 11.70% 1.18%
2008 10.52% 0.98%
2007 9.54% 1.06%
2006 8.48% 1.08%
2005 7.39% 1.14%
2004 6.26% 1.06%
2003 5.20% 1.06%
2002 4.14% 1.08%
2001 3.06% 1.09%
2000 1.97% 0.24%
1999 1.73% 0.24%
1998 1.49% 0.23%
1997 1.26% 0.23%
1996 1.02% 0.23%
1995 0.79% 0.00%
1994 0.79% 0.00%
1993 0.79% 0.00%
1992 0.80% 0.00%
1991 0.80% 0.00%