Labor force, female in Maldives
Maldives: Labor force, female was 23.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Maldives is 23.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Maldives peaked at 33.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 169th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.0% | — |
| 1991 | 20.3% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 21.6% | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 23.0% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 25.9% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 27.1% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 28.4% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 29.6% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 19.0% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 30.8% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 23.5% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.5% | 23.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,001 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 690.42 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10,644 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,988 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Maldives?
- Labor force, female in Maldives was 23.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for labor force, female?
- Maldives ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.