Age dependency ratio in Maldives
Maldives: Age dependency ratio was 31.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Maldives, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Maldives stood at 31.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Maldives peaked at 99.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2025.
Maldives ranks 213th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.7% | — |
| 1961 | 70.6% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 72.0% | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 76.7% | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 80.8% | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 85.2% | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 88.3% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 89.8% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 90.9% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 91.8% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 93.6% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 92.6% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 91.8% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 94.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 95.7% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 97.0% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 98.7% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 99.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 99.1% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 97.8% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 95.8% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 93.0% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 89.9% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 86.4% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 82.6% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 78.4% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 74.2% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 31.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.8% | 69.7% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 92.9% | 91.8% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.3% | 91.8% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.2% | 82.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 45.4% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 34.2% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 31.6% | 33.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 210 Singapore 35.0% compare
- 211 Cayman Islands 34.4% compare
- 212 British Virgin Islands 31.9% compare
- 214 Bahrain 28.9% compare
- 215 Kuwait 26.8% compare
- 216 United Arab Emirates 21.6% compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Maldives?
- Age dependency ratio in Maldives was 31.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for age dependency ratio?
- Maldives ranks 213th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.