Population ages 00-04, female in Maldives
Maldives: Population ages 00-04, female was 6.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 00-04, 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 00-04, female in Maldives is 6.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female in Maldives peaked at 19.9% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2025.
That places Maldives 111th out of 218 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.
Population ages 00-04, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.5% | — |
| 1961 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 19.1% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 19.4% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 19.6% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 19.8% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 19.9% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 19.7% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 19.6% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 19.7% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 19.8% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 19.8% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 19.6% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 19.6% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 19.3% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 19.2% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 19.1% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 19.0% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 19.1% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 19.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 19.5% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 19.6% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 19.5% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 19.1% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 18.6% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 17.5% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 13.5% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 18.5% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.6% | 19.2% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 19.0% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 12.1% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.7% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 108 El Salvador 7.1% compare
- 109 Greenland 7.1% compare
- 110 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7.0% compare
- 112 Brunei Darussalam 6.8% compare
- 113 Kuwait 6.8% compare
- 114 New Caledonia 6.7% compare
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 00-04, female in Maldives?
- Population ages 00-04, female in Maldives was 6.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 1966.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for population ages 00-04, female?
- Maldives ranks 111th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 00-04, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total female population.