Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Maldives
Maldives: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 1,900 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Maldives, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Maldives stood at 1,900. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Maldives peaked at 3,400 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,900, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 136th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,400 | — |
| 2011 | 3,100 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 2,800 | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 2,600 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 2,400 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 2,300 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 2,100 | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 2,100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,000 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 2,000 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,900 | -5.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1,900 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 115,000, 2% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,480 | 2,000 | 3,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,000 | 1,900 | 2,100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Maldives?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Maldives was 1,900 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3,400 in 2010.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,900 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Maldives ranks 136th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to all causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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