Population ages 25-29, male in Maldives
Maldives: Population ages 25-29, male was 10.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.3%
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
7th
of 218 countries
All-time high
15.2%
in 2015
All-time low
6.3%
in 1980
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 25-29, male in Maldives, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 25-29, male in Maldives stood at 10.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 25-29, male in Maldives peaked at 15.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1980.
That places Maldives 7th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 25-29, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.8% | — |
| 1961 | 8.9% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 8.9% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 8.8% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 7.9% | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 7.5% | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 7.2% | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 7.0% | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 6.8% | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 6.6% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 6.5% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 6.4% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 6.4% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 6.4% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 6.4% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 6.3% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 6.3% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 6.6% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 7.0% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 7.2% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | -10.6% |
| 2025 | 10.3% | -13.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 10.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 10.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 8.7%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2% | 7.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.4% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.9% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 10.3% | 14.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 4 Singapore 10.9% compare
- 5 El Salvador 10.6% compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 10.5% compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 10.2% compare
- 9 Botswana 9.5% compare
- 10 Belize 9.5% 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 25-29, male in Maldives?
- Population ages 25-29, male in Maldives was 10.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 25-29, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest population ages 25-29, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for population ages 25-29, male?
- Maldives ranks 7th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 25-29, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. 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 25-29, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total male population.