Population, male, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Population, male, per capita was 0.6171 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.6171 units per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.6224 units per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.524 units per person
in 1996
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Maldives, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.6171 units per person for population, male, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.6224 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.524 units per person, in 1996.
That places Maldives 5th out of 216 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, male, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5456 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5438 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.542 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5403 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5387 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5377 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5375 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5373 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5374 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5376 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5378 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5379 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.538 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5381 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5377 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5368 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5357 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5345 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5336 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.533 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5325 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.532 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5317 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5313 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5311 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5305 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5293 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5283 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5276 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5271 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5263 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5253 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5247 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5243 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5242 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.524 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.524 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.524 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5242 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5244 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5245 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5244 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5244 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5245 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5247 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5251 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5287 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5364 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5445 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5521 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5593 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5661 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5726 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5788 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5847 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5905 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5962 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6015 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6067 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6116 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6164 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6209 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6224 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.621 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6192 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.6171 units per person | -0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.6171 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4966 units per person, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.6171 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5036 units per person, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5398 units per person | 0.5373 units per person | 0.5456 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5363 units per person | 0.533 units per person | 0.5381 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5301 units per person | 0.5271 units per person | 0.5325 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5245 units per person | 0.524 units per person | 0.5263 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5309 units per person | 0.5244 units per person | 0.5521 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5868 units per person | 0.5593 units per person | 0.6116 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6195 units per person | 0.6164 units per person | 0.6224 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 2 United Arab Emirates 0.6377 units per person compare
- 3 Oman 0.6241 units per person compare
- 4 Bahrain 0.6204 units per person compare
- 6 Kuwait 0.6107 units per person compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 0.6043 units per person compare
- 8 Seychelles 0.5505 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, male, per capita in Maldives?
- Population, male, per capita in Maldives was 0.6171 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6224 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.524 units per person in 1996.
- How does Maldives rank for population, male, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 5th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.