Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Maldives
Maldives: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 62 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 62 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Maldives peaked at 80.58 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 39.91 %, in 2014.
Maldives ranks 21st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.78 % | — |
| 2001 | 68.67 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 68.27 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 68.07 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 70.17 % | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 72.09 % | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 74.74 % | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 77.63 % | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 80.58 % | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 54.6 % | -32.2% |
| 2010 | 51.67 % | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 48.67 % | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 46.09 % | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 43.31 % | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 39.91 % | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 43.02 % | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 45.77 % | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 48.13 % | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 48.03 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 45.44 % | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 61.51 % | +35.4% |
| 2021 | 61.31 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 62.13 % | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 62 % | -0.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 62 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.43 %, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 62 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 21.03 %, 2.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.36 % | 54.6 % | 80.58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46 % | 39.91 % | 51.67 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.74 % | 61.31 % | 62.13 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 18 Cuba 66.77 % compare
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- 19 French Polynesia 64 % compare
- 20 Iraq 62.73 % compare
- 22 Guam 61.75 % compare
- 23 Tunisia 60.57 % compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 4.77 % compare
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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: total employment in in Maldives?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Maldives was 62 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 80.58 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.91 % in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Maldives ranks 21st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.