Maldives - Labor Force Participation 2021

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
59.78% +1.48pp from 2020 Global rank: 102nd

Maldives's labor force participation was 59.78% in 2021, increased +1.48pp from 58.30% in 2020. This was the 102nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2021
Labor Force Participation by Country - 2021
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 86.36% -0.9%
2nd Madagascar 85.03% 0.5%
3rd Solomon Islands 83.91% 0.5%
4th Tanzania 83.73% 1.1%
5th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 80.71% 0.1%
6th Nigeria 80.14% 1.0%
7th Cambodia 79.51% -3.3%
8th Uganda 79.30% 1.7%
9th Burundi 79.09% 0.7%
10th Mozambique 78.07% -0.1%
11th Eritrea 77.95% 0.6%
12th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 77.79% 7.6%
13th United Arab Emirates 77.05% -2.2%
14th Niger 76.52% 3.2%
15th Angola 76.37% 4.2%
16th Liberia 76.34% 0.3%
17th Benin 76.08% 1.7%
18th Burkina Faso 73.98% -1.6%
19th Viet Nam 73.74% -0.8%
20th South Sudan 73.50% 0.4%
21st Iceland 73.41% -0.2%
22nd Central African Republic 72.63% -0.1%
23rd Moldova 72.51% 4.1%
24th Peru 71.93% 4.4%
25th Paraguay 71.92% 2.6%
26th Singapore 70.69% 2.9%
27th Kuwait 70.59% 2.0%
28th New Zealand 70.40% 0.8%
29th Bahamas, The 69.66% 2.3%
30th Kazakhstan 69.36% 0.2%
31st Bhutan 69.09% 1.9%
32nd Bahrain 68.94% -0.4%
33rd Macao SAR, China 68.92% 0.4%
34th Switzerland 67.74% -0.4%
35th Kenya 67.46% 0.6%
36th China 67.11% 2.1%
37th Thailand 66.95% -0.1%
38th Mali 66.77% 1.3%
39th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 66.76% 0.4%
40th Netherlands 66.53% 0.0%
41st Cyprus 66.48% 1.1%
42nd Timor-Leste 66.47% 0.8%
43rd Côte d'Ivoire 66.23% 2.1%
44th Australia 66.15% 1.7%
45th Indonesia 65.87% -2.3%
46th Oman 65.78% -0.3%
47th Haiti 65.70% 0.8%
48th Jamaica 65.69% 1.3%
49th Ecuador 65.69% 9.4%
50th Norway 65.68% 0.0%
51st Malaysia 65.62% 0.2%
52nd Congo, Republic of 65.54% 0.9%
53rd St. Lucia 65.50% 21.9%
54th Zimbabwe 65.40% 1.1%
55th Cameroon 65.32% -0.9%
56th Nicaragua 65.26% 1.4%
57th Canada 65.20% 1.7%
58th Lao PDR 64.62% 2.7%
59th Colombia 64.33% 1.4%
60th Sweden 64.18% 0.0%
61st Belarus 64.02% 0.0%
62nd Botswana 63.99% 4.4%
63rd Brunei Darussalam 63.90% -0.1%
64th Guinea-Bissau 63.77% 2.0%
65th Azerbaijan 63.70% -5.2%
66th Congo, Democratic Republic of 63.62% 0.3%
67th Ireland 63.55% 4.0%
68th Saudi Arabia 63.51% 1.8%
69th Israel 63.32% -0.1%
70th Estonia 63.19% 0.2%
71st Dominican Republic 63.17% 4.7%
72nd Guatemala 62.94% 7.1%
73rd Malawi 62.93% -7.8%
74th Uruguay 62.89% 2.9%
75th Panama 62.80% -5.4%
76th Denmark 62.67% 0.8%
77th Korea 62.55% 0.4%
78th Brazil 62.46% 3.3%
79th Malta 62.41% 1.5%
80th Barbados 62.39% -1.1%
81st Lithuania 62.30% -0.6%
82nd Japan 62.05% 0.2%
83rd United Kingdom 61.97% -1.0%
84th Russian Federation 61.97% 0.9%
85th Armenia 61.95% 1.1%
86th Costa Rica 61.77% 1.9%
87th United States 61.50% -0.1%
88th Luxembourg 61.48% 2.3%
89th Mongolia 61.20% -3.5%
90th Bangladesh 61.09% 2.2%
91st Georgia 61.01% -3.8%
92nd Honduras 60.69% 2.0%
93rd Austria 60.63% 0.4%
94th Germany 60.40% -0.1%
95th Ghana 60.39% -2.0%
96th Belize 60.36% 10.4%
97th Argentina 60.36% 7.7%
98th Slovak Republic 60.20% 2.2%
99th Zambia 60.10% -1.3%
100th Latvia 60.08% -2.4%
101st Mexico 59.93% 6.2%
102nd Maldives 59.78% 2.5%
103rd Finland 59.77% 1.6%
104th Albania 59.68% 0.5%
105th Guam 59.64% 0.8%
106th Czechia 59.45% 0.0%
107th Chad 59.34% -0.1%
108th El Salvador 59.17% 4.7%
109th Hungary 59.12% 1.1%
110th Kyrgyz Republic 59.03% 3.0%
111th Hong Kong SAR, China 58.74% -0.4%
112th Poland 58.70% 2.3%
113th Slovenia 58.38% 1.0%
114th Vanuatu 58.28% 0.4%
115th Rwanda 58.20% -7.1%
116th Channel Islands 57.82% 0.5%
117th Togo 57.71% 0.5%
118th Equatorial Guinea 57.68% 1.2%
119th Trinidad and Tobago 57.63% -1.7%
120th Chile 57.55% 2.1%
121st New Caledonia 57.37% -0.5%
122nd Spain 57.27% 1.5%
123rd European Union 56.97% 0.9%
124th Portugal 56.83% -1.3%
125th Lesotho 56.80% -0.5%
126th Namibia 56.48% 0.9%
127th Philippines 56.47% 3.2%
128th Serbia 56.18% 5.3%
129th Uzbekistan 56.03% 0.9%
130th France 55.55% 2.4%
131st Bulgaria 55.39% -0.9%
132nd Comoros 55.20% 3.2%
133rd Myanmar 55.19% -8.2%
134th Ukraine 54.64% -0.8%
135th Fiji 54.46% 0.9%
136th French Polynesia 54.25% -0.4%
137th Cabo Verde 54.19% 1.5%
138th Belgium 54.05% 1.2%
139th Sierra Leone 53.61% 0.6%
140th Virgin Islands (US) 53.56% 2.1%
141st Suriname 53.25% 1.1%
142nd Cuba 52.79% 0.4%
143rd Pakistan 52.73% 2.2%
144th Guinea 52.62% 0.5%
145th Mauritius 52.58% -5.6%
146th India 52.52% 1.9%
147th Romania 52.47% 0.9%
148th Croatia 52.04% 2.1%
149th South Africa 52.02% 2.9%
150th Tonga 51.94% -0.9%
151st Senegal 51.68% 1.9%
152nd Papua New Guinea 51.67% 1.3%
153rd North Macedonia 51.62% -0.9%
154th Türkiye 51.36% 4.1%
155th Guyana 51.19% 0.9%
156th Greece 50.33% 0.5%
157th Sri Lanka 49.84% -1.3%
158th Eswatini 49.69% 0.4%
159th Gabon 48.52% 1.3%
160th Italy 48.44% 0.5%
161st Montenegro 48.10% -4.5%
162nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.72% 0.5%
163rd Gambia, The 47.64% -0.1%
164th Samoa 45.59% -4.2%
165th Lebanon 45.52% -4.1%
166th Libya 45.46% 1.0%
167th Morocco 45.30% 1.7%
168th Tunisia 45.23% -0.6%
169th West Bank and Gaza 43.37% 5.9%
170th Egypt, Arab Republic of 42.99% 3.3%
171st Turkmenistan 41.70% 0.4%
172nd Puerto Rico (US) 41.29% 5.2%
173rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 41.04% -0.8%
174th Mauritania 40.70% 0.4%
175th Afghanistan 40.68% -2.2%
176th Iraq 39.66% -1.6%
177th Nepal 39.51% 0.3%
178th Jordan 38.67% -3.2%
179th Algeria 38.43% 1.0%
180th Sudan 38.35% -2.0%
181st Tajikistan 37.07% 0.8%
182nd Syrian Arab Republic 36.33% 1.2%
183rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.73% 0.1%
184th Yemen, Republic of 32.31% -0.6%
185th Djibouti 31.78% 0.7%
186th São Tomé and Principe 23.31% 0.8%

FAQ

What was Maldives's labor force participation in 2021?

Maldives's labor force participation in 2021 was 59.78%. This ranked 102nd globally.

How did Maldives's labor force participation change in 2021?

Maldives's labor force participation increased by 2.5% in 2021 compared to 2020.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2021?

Qatar had the highest labor force participation in 2021 at 86.36%.

What is the labor force participation of Maldives in 2021?

The labor force participation of Maldives in 2021 was 59.78%. This ranked 102nd globally.

How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Maldives's labor force participation?

Maldives's labor force participation went from 58.30% in 2020 to 59.78% in 2021, a 2.5% increase.