Population ages 0-14, male in Maldives
Maldives: Population ages 0-14, male was 16.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, male in Maldives, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, male in Maldives is 16.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, male in Maldives peaked at 47.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2025.
Maldives ranks 168th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.2% | — |
| 1961 | 35.5% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 36.0% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 36.7% | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 37.7% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 39.4% | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 41.4% | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 42.8% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 43.3% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 43.6% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 43.7% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 44.6% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 44.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 45.2% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 45.7% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 46.2% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 46.5% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 46.8% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 45.3% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 44.2% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 43.1% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | -3.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 16.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1%, 68% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 16.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 23.7%, 69% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.1% | 35.2% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.0% | 43.7% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.2% | 44.6% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 41.8% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 25.9% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 18.9% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.3% | 18.4% | 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, male in Maldives?
- Population ages 0-14, male in Maldives was 16.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for population ages 0-14, male?
- Maldives ranks 168th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.