Population, male in Maldives
Maldives: Population, male was 61.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Maldives, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male in Maldives stood at 61.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Maldives peaked at 62.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 1996.
That places Maldives 5th 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, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.6% | — |
| 1961 | 54.4% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 54.0% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 53.9% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 53.8% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 53.7% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 53.7% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 53.7% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 53.8% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 53.8% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 53.8% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 53.8% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 53.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 53.7% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 53.6% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 53.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 53.1% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 53.1% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 52.9% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 52.6% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 52.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 52.4% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 61.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.0% | 53.7% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.6% | 53.3% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.0% | 52.7% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 52.4% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 52.4% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 55.9% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 61.6% | 62.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 2 United Arab Emirates 63.8% compare
- 3 Oman 62.4% compare
- 4 Bahrain 62.0% compare
- 6 Kuwait 61.1% compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 60.4% compare
- 8 Seychelles 55.1% 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0115 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Maldives?
- Population, male in Maldives was 61.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 1996.
- How does Maldives rank for population, male?
- Maldives ranks 5th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.