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Labour force participation rate in Maldives

Latest: 63.5%
Previous: 63.2%
Change: +0.30 (+0.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Maldives
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	49.5%
Dec 31, 1991	49.9%
Dec 31, 1992	50.2%
Dec 31, 1993	50.6%
Dec 31, 1994	51.0%
Dec 31, 1995	51.3%
Dec 31, 1996	52.0%
Dec 31, 1997	52.7%
Dec 31, 1998	53.4%
Dec 31, 1999	54.1%
Dec 31, 2000	54.8%
Dec 31, 2001	54.5%
Dec 31, 2002	54.2%
Dec 31, 2003	53.9%
Dec 31, 2004	53.6%
Dec 31, 2005	53.3%
Dec 31, 2006	53.0%
Dec 31, 2007	52.7%
Dec 31, 2008	52.4%
Dec 31, 2009	52.1%
Dec 31, 2010	52.8%
Dec 31, 2011	53.5%
Dec 31, 2012	54.2%
Dec 31, 2013	54.8%
Dec 31, 2014	55.5%
Dec 31, 2015	56.2%
Dec 31, 2016	56.9%
Dec 31, 2017	59.2%
Dec 31, 2018	61.4%
Dec 31, 2019	63.6%
Dec 31, 2020	58.3%
Dec 31, 2021	59.8%
Dec 31, 2022	63.4%
Dec 31, 2023	63.3%
Dec 31, 2024	63.2%
Dec 31, 2025	63.5%

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