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Public sector employment

Published statistics from Statistics Maldives. Mostly annual/census-cycle data, so expect gaps between releases rather than daily movement.

Civil servants
28,294
as at 2022
Female
18,319
65% of total
Male
9,975
35% of total

Civil servants, by sex

Annual headcount, 2019–2022.

07,42714,85422,28229,7092019202020212022
TotalFemaleMale

Civil servants by atoll

2022. Male' City is the capital; the remaining rows are the 20 administrative atolls.

Maale City 10,231 staff
South Thiladhunmathi 1,698 staff
North Maalhosmadulu 1,344 staff
Addu City 1,252 staff
North Thiladhunmathi 1,226 staff
North Miladhunmadulu 1,214 staff
Hadhdhunmathi 1,134 staff
Kolhumadulu 1,111 staff
South Miladhunmadulu 1,029 staff
South Maalhosmadulu 1,009 staff
South Huvadhu Atoll 968 staff
Male' Atoll 918 staff
North Huvadhu Atoll 753 staff
South Ari Atoll 729 staff
Gnaviyani 620 staff
North Ari Atoll 606 staff
South Nilandhe Atoll 584 staff
Faadhippolhu 570 staff
Mulakatholhu 550 staff
North Nilandhe Atoll 536 staff
Felidhu Atoll 212 staff

This theme in the source covers civil servants specifically, not the wider labour force (private-sector or informal employment).