Maldives vs Suriname: Labor force, total

Maldives
272,320
in 2025
Suriname
257,128
in 2025
Maldives rank
168th
Suriname rank
170th

Labor force, total over time

  • Maldives
  • Suriname
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199020072025

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 272,320 against 257,128 in Suriname, a difference of 15,192.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Suriname ahead.

Globally, Maldives ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 170th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor force, total
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.