Population, female, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Population, female, per capita was 0.3829 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3829 units per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
213th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.476 units per person
in 1996
All-time low
0.3776 units per person
in 2022
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female, per capita in Maldives, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female, per capita in Maldives is 0.3829 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.476 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3776 units per person, in 2022.
Maldives ranks 213th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4544 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4562 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.458 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4597 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4613 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4623 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4625 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4627 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4626 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4624 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4622 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4621 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.462 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4619 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4623 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4632 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4643 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4655 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4664 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.467 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4675 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.468 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4683 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4687 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4689 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4695 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4707 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4717 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4724 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4729 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4737 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4747 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4753 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4757 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4758 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.476 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.476 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.476 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4758 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4756 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4755 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4756 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4756 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4755 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4753 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4749 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4713 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4636 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4555 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4479 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4407 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4339 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4274 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4212 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4153 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4095 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4038 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3985 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3933 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3884 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3836 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3791 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3776 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.379 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3808 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.3829 units per person | +0.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.3829 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5034 units per person, 76% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.3829 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.4964 units per person, 77% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4602 units per person | 0.4544 units per person | 0.4627 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4637 units per person | 0.4619 units per person | 0.467 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4699 units per person | 0.4675 units per person | 0.4729 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4755 units per person | 0.4737 units per person | 0.476 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4691 units per person | 0.4479 units per person | 0.4756 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4132 units per person | 0.3884 units per person | 0.4407 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3805 units per person | 0.3776 units per person | 0.3836 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 210 Seychelles 0.4495 units per person compare
- 211 Saudi Arabia 0.3957 units per person compare
- 212 Kuwait 0.3893 units per person compare
- 214 Bahrain 0.3796 units per person compare
- 215 Oman 0.3759 units per person compare
- 216 United Arab Emirates 0.3623 units per person 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, female, per capita in Maldives?
- Population, female, per capita in Maldives was 0.3829 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.476 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3776 units per person in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for population, female, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 213th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.