Population ages 05-09, female in Maldives
Maldives: Population ages 05-09, female was 15,757 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15,757
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
174th
of 218 countries
All-time high
19,768
in 1996
All-time low
5,169
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 05-09, female in Maldives, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 05-09, female in Maldives stood at 15,757.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female in Maldives peaked at 19,768 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5,169, in 1960.
That places Maldives 174th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,169 | — |
| 1961 | 5,434 | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 5,718 | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 6,017 | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 6,328 | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 6,837 | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 7,548 | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 8,117 | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 8,404 | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 8,554 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 8,715 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 8,917 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 9,191 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 9,548 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 9,912 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 10,214 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 10,501 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 10,836 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 11,189 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 11,491 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 11,737 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 11,953 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 12,152 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 12,382 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 12,687 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 13,147 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 13,779 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 14,522 | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 15,378 | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 16,376 | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 17,392 | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 18,237 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 18,875 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 19,310 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 19,595 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 19,753 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 19,768 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 19,636 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 19,361 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 18,989 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 18,498 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 17,898 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 17,260 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 16,561 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 15,810 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 15,077 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 14,384 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 13,764 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 13,301 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 13,043 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 12,995 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 13,181 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 13,618 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 14,266 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 15,038 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 15,816 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 16,517 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 17,092 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 17,479 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 17,667 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 17,665 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 17,470 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 17,101 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 16,658 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 16,215 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 15,757 | -2.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 15,757 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 245,083, 6% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 15,757 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.05 million, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,813 | 5,169 | 8,554 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10,051 | 8,715 | 11,491 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,411 | 11,737 | 16,376 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,092 | 17,392 | 19,768 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,560 | 13,043 | 18,498 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,367 | 12,995 | 17,667 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,811 | 15,757 | 17,665 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 171 Montenegro 17,876 compare
- 172 Luxembourg 17,697 compare
- 173 Macao 17,015 compare
- 175 Brunei 15,494 compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 14,510 compare
- 177 Samoa 13,947 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 05-09, female in Maldives?
- Population ages 05-09, female in Maldives was 15,757 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 19,768 in 1996.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,169 in 1960.
- How does Maldives rank for population ages 05-09, female?
- Maldives ranks 174th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 05-09, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 5 to 9.