HULHULE-MALE’ BRIDGE PROJECT

EIA for the proposed Hulhule-Male’ Bridge Project
4.9.7 Livelihoods of economic groups
Salaries and wages account for the largest proposition of household income (57%) nationally.
Other sources of household income are 22% from businesses and 9% from property rent. The
sources of household income for Male’ is 63% from income and wages, and 16% from property
income from renting of buildings, land, machinery and equipment. Of them, 21% of the
household income in Male’ is from property rent.
The average household income for Male’ is MVR 28,909 with an average income of MVR
10,132 per person. The average income of households in Male’ grew by 7.9% per annum
between 2003 and 2010. Households in Male’ have on average 3 income earners (42% of the
average household) per household. The average monthly income for households in Male’ are
42% higher than that of the national average for household income (DNP 2012).
The largest employer, the civil service employed 17,657 people across the nation. However the
income for 46% of the civil servants is below MVR 5000 and only 1% earn MVR 10,000 and
above.
Figure 4.60: Income levels of residents in Male’ area (in MVR).
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In a recent study undertaken in the Maldives, the mean individual incomes from all sources for
Male’ region (Male’, Villimale’ and Hulhumale’) is between MVR 10,000 and MVR 15,000.
The mean income proportions are 27% for Male’, 37.5% for Villimale’ and 28% for
Hulhumale’(IFES 2015). The figure below shows the income for people in Male’, Hulhumale
and Villimale’ (IFES 2015).
Prepared by: CDE Consulting & China Shipping Environment Technology
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