What is birth rate vs. death rate in Maldives?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Maldives was 11.02 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Maldives?

The highest recorded value was 52.16 births per 1,000 people in 1962.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Maldives?

The lowest recorded value was 11.02 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Maldives rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Maldives ranks 153rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Maldives?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Maldives data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Maldives

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Maldives
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Maldives: Birth rate vs. death rate was 11.02 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

11.02 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

153rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

52.16 births per 1,000 people

in 1962

All-time low

11.02 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Maldives, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 11.02 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Maldives peaked at 52.16 births per 1,000 people in 1962 and was at its lowest, 11.02 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Maldives 153rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	45.47 births per 1,000 people	40.58 births per 1,000 people	49.92 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	50.64 births per 1,000 people	48.24 births per 1,000 people	52.16 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	46.9 births per 1,000 people	46.43 births per 1,000 people	48 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	45.94 births per 1,000 people	42.9 births per 1,000 people	47.11 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	31.14 births per 1,000 people	21.22 births per 1,000 people	41.25 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	19.37 births per 1,000 people	18.32 births per 1,000 people	21.27 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	17.01 births per 1,000 people	12.6 births per 1,000 people	20.89 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	11.55 births per 1,000 people	11.02 births per 1,000 people	12.11 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Maldives

150 Dominica 11.09 births per 1,000 people compare
151 Argentina 11.06 births per 1,000 people compare
152 Montenegro 11.02 births per 1,000 people compare
154 French Polynesia 10.91 births per 1,000 people compare
155 Palau 10.9 births per 1,000 people compare
156 Bahamas 10.85 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Maldives

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,798 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,708 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,126 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,593 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,640 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,534 (2025)

All data for Maldives →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Maldives?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Maldives was 11.02 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 52.16 births per 1,000 people in 1962.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 11.02 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Maldives rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Maldives ranks 153rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Maldives data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.