Unemployment Rate in Maldives increased to 4.60 percent in 2024 from 4.20 percent in 2023. Unemployment Rate in Maldives averaged 5.14 percent from 1991 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 11.70 percent in 2009 and a record low of 0.80 percent in 1992. source: International Labor Organization (ILO)

Unemployment Rate in Maldives is expected to reach 4.40 percent by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Maldives Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.20 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Population 0.53 0.53 Million Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 4.60 4.20 percent Dec 2024


Maldives Unemployment Rate
In Maldives, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.60 4.20 11.70 0.80 1991 - 2024 percent Yearly