Unemployment in Maldives
4.5%
% of labor force · 2025
108th highest of 181 countries
In 2015: 6.6%
Nearby in the ranking
- Uzbekistan 4.6%
- China 4.6%
- Hungary 4.5%
- Maldives 4.5%
- Dem. Rep. Congo 4.4%
- Turkmenistan 4.3%
- India 4.2%
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About the data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
- Unit
- % of labor force
- Years
- 1991–2025
- Data as of
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- World Bank
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Credit
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), CC BY 4.0