Labor force, female in Maldives
Maldives: Labor force, female was 63,262 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Maldives is 63,262, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Maldives peaked at 63,262 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,186, in 1990.
That places Maldives 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,205 | 11,186 | 27,072 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,671 | 29,773 | 40,914 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,462 | 42,428 | 57,143 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,912 | 53,047 | 63,262 | 6 |
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More gender data for Maldives
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,953 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,854 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Maldives?
- Labor force, female in Maldives was 63,262 in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 63,262 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,186 in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for labor force, female?
- Maldives ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division, published as part of Labor force, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force comprises women ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.