Share of female workers by sector in Maldives
Maldives: Share of female workers by sector was 9.37 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of female workers by sector in Maldives, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female workers by sector in Maldives is 9.37, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 278.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Maldives peaked at 11.01 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.29, in 2016.
Maldives ranks 95th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of female workers by sector in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.27 | — |
| 1992 | 9.47 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 9.7 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 9.85 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 9.78 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 9.81 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 9.7 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 9.54 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 9.38 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 9.19 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 9.19 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.97 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.75 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 7.85 | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 7.33 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 6.25 | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 5.44 | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 4.61 | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 3.93 | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 3.61 | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 3.31 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 3.12 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.87 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 2.66 | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 2.48 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 2.29 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 3.99 | +74.8% |
| 2018 | 6.73 | +68.6% |
| 2019 | 10.93 | +62.4% |
| 2020 | 10.99 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 11.01 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.36 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 9.99 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 9.69 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 9.37 | -3.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 9.37 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.64, 81% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 9.37 is below the median for South Asia, which is 43.57, 22% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of female workers by sector 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +74.8% | 2.29 | 3.99 |
| 2018 | +68.6% | 3.99 | 6.73 |
| 2019 | +62.4% | 6.73 | 10.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.61 | 9.27 | 9.85 | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.15 | 3.93 | 9.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 2.29 | 10.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.24 | 9.37 | 11.01 | 6 |
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 share of female workers by sector in Maldives?
- Share of female workers by sector in Maldives was 9.37 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 11.01 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Maldives ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 278.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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