Age dependency ratio, young in Maldives
Maldives: Age dependency ratio, young was 25.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Maldives, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 25.0% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Maldives peaked at 93.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2025.
That places Maldives 157th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.3% | — |
| 1961 | 65.2% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 66.6% | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 68.5% | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 71.2% | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 75.5% | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 80.7% | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 84.2% | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 85.8% | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 86.7% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 87.5% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 87.8% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 88.7% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 87.8% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 87.0% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 89.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 90.6% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 91.8% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 93.2% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 91.9% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 89.8% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 86.9% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 83.6% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 80.0% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 71.7% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.9% | 64.3% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.2% | 87.5% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.3% | 87.0% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.3% | 76.0% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 38.8% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 29.1% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 25.0% | 28.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Maldives?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Maldives was 25.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Maldives ranks 157th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.