Maldives vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Fertility rate, total

Maldives
1.56 births per woman
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.55 births per woman
in 2024
Maldives rank
139th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
142nd

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Maldives
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2468196019922024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.56 births per woman against 1.55 births per woman in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 139th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 142nd of 218 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 7.04 births per woman 2.76 births per woman 4.28 births per woman Maldives
1970s 7.33 births per woman 1.99 births per woman 5.34 births per woman Maldives
1980s 6.92 births per woman 1.8 births per woman 5.11 births per woman Maldives
1990s 4.48 births per woman 1.75 births per woman 2.73 births per woman Maldives
2000s 2.37 births per woman 1.76 births per woman 0.6119 births per woman Maldives
2010s 2.02 births per woman 1.8 births per woman 0.2196 births per woman Maldives
2020s 1.59 births per woman 1.56 births per woman 0.021 births per woman Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Maldives or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Maldives, at 1.56 births per woman against 1.55 births per woman in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Maldives and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.01 births per woman, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Maldives and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Maldives ranks 139th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 142nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.