Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Maldives
Maldives: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 34.05 % in 2019. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Maldives, 2009–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Maldives stood at 34.05 %.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Maldives peaked at 46.87 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33.46 %, in 2009.
Maldives ranks 133rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 33.46 % | — |
| 2010 | 36.45 % | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 39.24 % | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 41.74 % | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 44.16 % | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 46.87 % | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 43.56 % | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 40.7 % | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 37.7 % | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 35.47 % | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 34.05 % | -4.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 34.05 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.91 %, 73% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 34.05 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 32.77 %, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.46 % | 33.46 % | 33.46 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.99 % | 34.05 % | 46.87 % | 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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Maldives?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Maldives was 34.05 % in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 46.87 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.46 % in 2009.
- How does Maldives rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Maldives ranks 133rd out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — 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.