Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Maldives
Maldives: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 31.9 % in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Maldives, 2009–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Maldives is 31.9 %, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Maldives peaked at 33.08 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.27 %, in 2014.
Maldives ranks 25th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 33.08 % | — |
| 2010 | 27.1 % | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 21.53 % | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 16.52 % | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 11.68 % | -29.3% |
| 2014 | 6.27 % | -46.3% |
| 2015 | 12.88 % | +105.4% |
| 2016 | 18.61 % | +44.5% |
| 2017 | 24.6 % | +32.2% |
| 2018 | 29.06 % | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 31.9 % | +9.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 31.9 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.19 %, 5.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 31.9 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 34.45 %, 93% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.08 % | 33.08 % | 33.08 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.02 % | 6.27 % | 31.9 % | 10 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Maldives
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 670.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5233 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5749 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Maldives?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Maldives was 31.9 % in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 33.08 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 % in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Maldives ranks 25th out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.