Labor force, total, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5141 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.5141 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.5141 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2626 units per person, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 50th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2626 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.264 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.266 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2689 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2728 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2778 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2859 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2949 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3048 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3158 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3277 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3343 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3407 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3469 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3528 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3585 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3647 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3715 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3774 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3819 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3924 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4018 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4102 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4177 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4247 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4317 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4389 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4589 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4787 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4984 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4592 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4737 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.505 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5063 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5082 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5141 units per person | +1.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.5141 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.5141 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.4237 units per person, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2814 units per person | 0.2626 units per person | 0.3158 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3557 units per person | 0.3277 units per person | 0.3819 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4353 units per person | 0.3924 units per person | 0.4984 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4944 units per person | 0.4592 units per person | 0.5141 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Maldives?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Maldives was 0.5141 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5141 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2626 units per person in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.