Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Maldives

Employment in agriculture in the Maldives in 2025 — 11.3%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 16.2 pp.

2025 11.3% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 103of 182
Period maximum 27.5%1991
Period minimum 9.2%2016

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Maldives, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.5%1992: 27.1%1993: 26.8%1994: 26.4%1995: 25.6%1996: 24.3%1997: 22.8%1998: 21.4%1999: 20.1%2000: 18.8%2001: 18.8%2002: 18.3%2003: 17.8%2004: 17.1%2005: 17.2%2006: 16%2007: 15.4%2008: 14.6%2009: 14%2010: 13.3%2011: 12.4%2012: 11.9%2013: 11.2%2014: 10.4%2015: 9.8%2016: 9.2%2017: 10.5%2018: 11.8%2019: 13.3%2020: 13.3%2021: 13%2022: 12.4%2023: 12%2024: 11.6%2025: 11.3%
Change over the period: −16.2 pp Annual average: -0.48 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives

Maldives 11.3%
World 25.8%
South Asia 41.5%
Southern Asia computed 40.1%
Employment in agriculture — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.3 −0.3 pp
2024 11.6 −0.4 pp
2023 12 −0.4 pp
2022 12.4 −0.6 pp
2021 13 −0.3 pp
2020 13.3 +0.1 pp
2019 13.3 +1.5 pp
2018 11.8 +1.3 pp
2017 10.5 +1.3 pp
2016 9.2 −0.6 pp
2015 9.8 −0.6 pp
2014 10.4 −0.7 pp
2013 11.2 −0.7 pp
2012 11.9 −0.6 pp
2011 12.4 −0.8 pp
2010 13.3 −0.8 pp
2009 14 −0.6 pp
2008 14.6 −0.8 pp
2007 15.4 −0.7 pp
2006 16 −1.2 pp
2005 17.2 +0.1 pp
2004 17.1 −0.6 pp
2003 17.8 −0.5 pp
2002 18.3 −0.6 pp
2001 18.8 +0 pp
2000 18.8 −1.3 pp
1999 20.1 −1.3 pp
1998 21.4 −1.4 pp
1997 22.8 −1.5 pp
1996 24.3 −1.4 pp
1995 25.6 −0.7 pp
1994 26.4 −0.5 pp
1993 26.8 −0.3 pp
1992 27.1 −0.3 pp
1991 27.5

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.