Population ages 15-64, female in Maldives
Maldives: Population ages 15-64, female was 70.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, female in Maldives is 70.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Maldives peaked at 70.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1972.
Maldives ranks 16th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.4% | — |
| 1961 | 56.2% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 55.7% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 55.1% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 54.3% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 53.2% | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 52.2% | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 51.5% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 51.1% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 50.8% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 50.4% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 51.5% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 51.8% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 51.3% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 51.0% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 50.8% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 51.9% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 52.6% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 54.3% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 55.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 56.7% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 58.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 69.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 70.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.9%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 70.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 67.6%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.7% | 50.8% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 50.4% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 50.7% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 50.5% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 56.7% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 68.3% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.5% | 70.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 13 Bahrain 71.1% compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 71.1% compare
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 70.7% compare
- 17 Bahamas 70.0% compare
- 18 Mauritius 70.0% compare
- 19 Saint Kitts and Nevis 69.9% 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 15-64, female in Maldives?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Maldives was 70.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1972.
- How does Maldives rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Maldives ranks 16th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.