Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Maldives
Maldives: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 28.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Maldives, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
The most recent figure for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Maldives is 28.1%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Maldives peaked at 53.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2005.
That places Maldives 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.8% | — |
| 1992 | 37.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 37.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 38.2% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 38.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 53.3% | +39.1% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 52.4% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 51.6% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -59.1% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +0.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 28.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 28.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 30.9%, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -59.1% | 51.3% | 21.0% |
| 1996 | +39.1% | 38.3% | 53.3% |
| 2006 | +28.4% | 20.1% | 25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.4% | 37.6% | 53.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 20.1% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.1% | 29.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Maldives?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Maldives was 28.1% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Maldives ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".