Population ages 0-14, female in Maldives
Maldives: Population ages 0-14, female was 23.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, female in Maldives, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, female in Maldives is 23.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, female in Maldives peaked at 48.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2025.
Maldives ranks 104th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.1% | — |
| 1961 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 41.9% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 42.5% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 43.4% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 44.6% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 46.0% | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 47.0% | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 47.4% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 47.9% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 47.6% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 47.4% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 47.2% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 46.6% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 46.6% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 46.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 47.1% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 46.8% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 46.2% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 45.6% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 43.9% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 42.8% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 38.4% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 23.4% | -2.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 23.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.6%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 23.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 23.7%, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.3% | 41.1% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.7% | 47.3% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 46.2% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 41.5% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 27.7% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 26.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.4% | 25.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, female in Maldives?
- Population ages 0-14, female in Maldives was 23.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for population ages 0-14, female?
- Maldives ranks 104th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.