Population ages 40-44, female in Maldives
Maldives: Population ages 40-44, female was 8.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.8%
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
8th
of 218 countries
All-time high
8.8%
in 2025
All-time low
3.0%
in 1992
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 40-44, female in Maldives, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 8.8% for population ages 40-44, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 40-44, female in Maldives peaked at 8.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1992.
Maldives ranks 8th 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 40-44, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.3% | — |
| 1961 | 4.3% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 4.3% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 4.4% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 4.4% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 4.5% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 4.6% | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 4.7% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 4.8% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 4.8% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 4.7% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 4.7% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 4.6% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | +6.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 8.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 8.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 7.0%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 5 Cayman Islands 9.3% compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 9.1% compare
- 7 Hong Kong, China 9.0% compare
- 9 Macau, China 8.7% compare
- 10 Trinidad and Tobago 8.7% compare
- 11 Bahrain 8.6% 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 40-44, female in Maldives?
- Population ages 40-44, female in Maldives was 8.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 40-44, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 40-44, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1992.
- How does Maldives rank for population ages 40-44, female?
- Maldives ranks 8th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 40-44, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. 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 40-44, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total female population.