Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives
Maldives: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 12.1% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 12.1% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives peaked at 70.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2016.
Maldives ranks 144th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.5% | — |
| 1992 | 60.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 59.6% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 54.2% | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 70.8% | +30.6% |
| 1997 | 69.5% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 68.0% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 66.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | -76.9% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -2.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 12.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.5%, 46% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 12.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 42.5%, 28% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, male (% of male 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 | -76.9% | 67.0% | 15.4% |
| 1996 | +30.6% | 54.2% | 70.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 54.2% | 70.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 13.6% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.1% | 14.7% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Maldives?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Maldives was 12.1% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Maldives ranks 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, male (% of male 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".