Share of employment in agriculture in Maldives
Maldives: Share of employment in agriculture was 11.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Maldives, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 11.3% for share of employment in agriculture in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Maldives peaked at 27.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2016.
Maldives ranks 106th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.5% | — |
| 1992 | 27.1% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 26.8% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 24.3% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 21.4% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.7% | 20.1% | 27.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 14.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.2% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.3% | 13.3% | 6 |
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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 in agriculture in Maldives?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Maldives was 11.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Maldives ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.