Population ages 15-64, male in Maldives
Maldives: Population ages 15-64, male was 79.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, male in Maldives is 79.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, male in Maldives peaked at 79.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 1992.
Maldives ranks 5th 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, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 61.0% | — |
| 1961 | 60.7% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 60.2% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 59.5% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 58.5% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 57.1% | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 55.5% | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 54.5% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 54.1% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 53.8% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 53.5% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 53.1% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 52.8% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 52.6% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 52.4% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 52.2% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 52.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 51.7% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 51.2% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 50.8% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 50.4% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 50.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 51.1% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 52.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 54.2% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 55.4% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 76.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 79.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.4%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 79.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 67.6%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.5% | 53.8% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.0% | 52.3% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 50.4% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 49.7% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 55.4% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 71.1% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 78.2% | 79.5% | 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 15-64, male in Maldives?
- Population ages 15-64, male in Maldives was 79.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 1992.
- How does Maldives rank for population ages 15-64, male?
- Maldives ranks 5th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.