Fertility & birth rates in France and Maldives

Fertility rate in France vs Maldives chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in France was 1.66 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.58 in Maldives in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check France vs Maldives population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	France	Maldives
1960	2.85	6.71
1961	2.87	6.79
1962	2.89	6.89
1963	2.89	6.94
1964	2.87	7
1965	2.84	7.07
1966	2.8	7.15
1967	2.75	7.23
1968	2.69	7.28
1969	2.62	7.33
1970	2.55	7.39
1971	2.47	7.38
1972	2.38	7.37
1973	2.28	7.4
1974	2.18	7.38
1975	2.09	7.32
1976	2.01	7.29
1977	1.94	7.27
1978	1.89	7.23
1979	1.87	7.23
1980	1.85	7.23
1981	1.85	7.19
1982	1.86	7.15
1983	1.86	7.09
1984	1.86	7.03
1985	1.86	6.94
1986	1.85	6.85
1987	1.83	6.73
1988	1.81	6.58
1989	1.79	6.39
1990	1.77	6.13
1991	1.75	5.8
1992	1.74	5.44
1993	1.73	5.06
1994	1.73	4.69
1995	1.74	4.29
1996	1.75	3.86
1997	1.77	3.48
1998	1.78	3.17
1999	1.81	2.9
2000	1.89	2.69
2001	1.9	2.53
2002	1.88	2.42
2003	1.89	2.34
2004	1.92	2.26
2005	1.94	2.2
2006	2	2.2
2007	1.98	2.29
2008	2.01	2.37
2009	2	2.39
2010	2.03	2.35
2011	2.01	2.31
2012	2.01	2.25
2013	1.99	2.17
2014	2	2.09
2015	1.96	2
2016	1.92	1.9
2017	1.89	1.8
2018	1.87	1.71
2019	1.86	1.64
2020	1.83	1.61
2021	1.84	1.6
2022	1.79	1.58
2023	1.66	1.58
2024	1.66	1.56
2025	1.66	1.55
2026	1.66	1.53
2027	1.66	1.53
2028	1.66	1.52
2029	1.66	1.52
2030	1.66	1.52
2031	1.66	1.51
2032	1.66	1.51
2033	1.66	1.51
2034	1.66	1.51
2035	1.66	1.51
2036	1.66	1.52
2037	1.67	1.52
2038	1.66	1.52
2039	1.66	1.52
2040	1.66	1.52
2041	1.67	1.52
2042	1.67	1.52
2043	1.67	1.52
2044	1.67	1.52
2045	1.67	1.53
2046	1.67	1.53
2047	1.67	1.53
2048	1.67	1.54
2049	1.67	1.54
2050	1.67	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	France	Maldives
1960	26.5%	37.9%
1961	26.5%	38.2%
1962	26.2%	38.7%
1963	26%	39.4%
1964	25.8%	40.3%
1965	25.6%	41.8%
1966	25.4%	43.5%
1967	25.3%	44.7%
1968	25.1%	45.2%
1969	25%	45.4%
1970	24.8%	45.6%
1971	24.7%	45.8%
1972	24.6%	45.8%
1973	24.4%	45.7%
1974	24.2%	45.6%
1975	23.9%	45.6%
1976	23.6%	45.8%
1977	23.3%	45.7%
1978	23%	45.8%
1979	22.7%	45.9%
1980	22.4%	45.9%
1981	22.1%	45.9%
1982	21.9%	45.8%
1983	21.7%	45.6%
1984	21.5%	45.4%
1985	21.3%	45.5%
1986	21%	45.9%
1987	20.7%	46.3%
1988	20.5%	46.6%
1989	20.3%	46.8%
1990	20.1%	47%
1991	20.1%	47.1%
1992	20%	47%
1993	19.9%	46.8%
1994	19.7%	46.5%
1995	19.5%	45.8%
1996	19.3%	45%
1997	19.1%	44.1%
1998	19%	42.9%
1999	19%	41.6%
2000	18.9%	40.2%
2001	18.9%	38.7%
2002	18.8%	37.1%
2003	18.7%	35.6%
2004	18.6%	34.2%
2005	18.5%	32.7%
2006	18.5%	31.2%
2007	18.4%	29.5%
2008	18.5%	28%
2009	18.5%	26.7%
2010	18.5%	25.7%
2011	18.5%	24.9%
2012	18.5%	24.3%
2013	18.4%	23.9%
2014	18.3%	23.5%
2015	18.2%	23.2%
2016	18.1%	22.8%
2017	17.9%	22.5%
2018	17.8%	22.1%
2019	17.6%	21.7%
2020	17.4%	21.2%
2021	17.2%	20.8%
2022	17%	20.4%
2023	16.8%	20%
2024	16.5%	19.6%
2025	16.2%	19%
2026	16%	18.4%
2027	15.7%	17.8%
2028	15.5%	17.2%
2029	15.3%	16.6%
2030	15.1%	16%
2031	15%	15.5%
2032	14.8%	15.1%
2033	14.8%	14.6%
2034	14.7%	14.2%
2035	14.7%	13.9%
2036	14.7%	13.6%
2037	14.7%	13.4%
2038	14.7%	13.2%
2039	14.8%	13%
2040	14.9%	12.9%
2041	15%	12.8%
2042	15.1%	12.8%
2043	15.2%	12.8%
2044	15.3%	12.8%
2045	15.4%	12.8%
2046	15.5%	12.9%
2047	15.5%	12.9%
2048	15.5%	13%
2049	15.6%	13.1%
2050	15.6%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.5% of the population in France and 19.6% in Maldives in 2024, compared to 20.1% and 47% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of France and Maldives compared.

Natural population change in France vs Maldives by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.2% in France and +1.09% in Maldives. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	France	Maldives
1960	346,115	2,241
1961	354,504	2,354
1962	358,082	2,475
1963	361,694	2,567
1964	360,631	2,660
1965	354,132	2,747
1966	352,181	2,845
1967	339,843	3,010
1968	337,346	3,150
1969	329,831	3,260
1970	322,444	3,415
1971	309,747	3,549
1972	296,589	3,707
1973	282,979	3,924
1974	268,733	4,136
1975	248,413	4,325
1976	227,776	4,538
1977	217,946	4,779
1978	213,462	4,812
1979	208,923	5,275
1980	210,042	5,526
1981	222,414	5,778
1982	234,389	6,058
1983	235,655	6,361
1984	248,086	6,680
1985	249,328	6,944
1986	250,606	7,153
1987	251,971	7,300
1988	247,672	7,414
1989	243,361	7,472
1990	238,870	7,444
1991	234,216	7,295
1992	229,502	7,096
1993	224,592	6,842
1994	201,704	6,550
1995	220,303	6,177
1996	221,092	5,705
1997	215,885	5,267
1998	222,705	4,919
1999	229,907	4,601
2000	268,042	4,372
2001	263,867	4,271
2002	253,430	4,257
2003	230,325	4,316
2004	282,185	4,287
2005	271,677	4,493
2006	305,387	4,766
2007	288,076	5,324
2008	283,250	5,856
2009	278,238	6,227
2010	286,116	6,350
2011	280,966	6,429
2012	256,065	6,445
2013	244,192	6,307
2014	265,248	6,122
2015	206,300	5,914
2016	193,500	5,652
2017	160,604	5,342
2018	147,749	5,088
2019	141,503	4,886
2020	67,602	4,594
2021	74,627	4,426
2022	54,452	4,752
2023	47,802	4,566

Maternal mortality chart: France vs Maldives

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in France, compared to 32 deaths in Maldives.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	France	Maldives
1985	20	552
1986	20	508
1987	19	471
1988	19	424
1989	19	381
1990	18	346
1991	18	310
1992	17	281
1993	16	251
1994	15	222
1995	15	191
1996	13	167
1997	11	149
1998	10	136
1999	10	111
2000	9	94
2001	9	81
2002	9	76
2003	9	70
2004	9	65
2005	9	54
2006	9	52
2007	9	51
2008	10	53
2009	10	52
2010	9	49
2011	9	48
2012	9	47
2013	9	47
2014	9	43
2015	9	41
2016	9	41
2017	8	41
2018	9	40
2019	8	39
2020	9	48
2021	9	60
2022	9	34
2023	7	32

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.43% in France and 0.57% in Maldives. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	France	Maldives
1960	2.85%	-
1961	2.7%	-
1962	2.57%	33.4%
1963	2.45%	32.5%
1964	2.34%	31.5%
1965	2.24%	30.6%
1966	2.14%	29.7%
1967	2.06%	28.7%
1968	1.99%	27.7%
1969	1.91%	26.8%
1970	1.82%	25.8%
1971	1.74%	24.7%
1972	1.66%	23.6%
1973	1.6%	22.4%
1974	1.54%	21.2%
1975	1.49%	20.1%
1976	1.44%	18.9%
1977	1.39%	17.9%
1978	1.34%	16.9%
1979	1.28%	15.9%
1980	1.24%	15%
1981	1.19%	14.2%
1982	1.15%	13.4%
1983	1.11%	12.7%
1984	1.07%	12%
1985	1.04%	11.3%
1986	1.01%	10.7%
1987	0.98%	10.1%
1988	0.96%	9.59%
1989	0.93%	9.06%
1990	0.9%	8.57%
1991	0.86%	8.08%
1992	0.81%	7.61%
1993	0.75%	7.15%
1994	0.7%	6.68%
1995	0.65%	6.22%
1996	0.61%	5.74%
1997	0.58%	5.28%
1998	0.57%	4.81%
1999	0.55%	4.36%
2000	0.54%	3.9%
2001	0.52%	3.47%
2002	0.51%	3.08%
2003	0.49%	2.72%
2004	0.48%	2.7%
2005	0.46%	2.16%
2006	0.45%	1.94%
2007	0.44%	1.76%
2008	0.44%	1.61%
2009	0.43%	1.49%
2010	0.42%	1.38%
2011	0.42%	1.29%
2012	0.41%	1.21%
2013	0.41%	1.13%
2014	0.41%	1.05%
2015	0.42%	0.99%
2016	0.42%	0.92%
2017	0.42%	0.86%
2018	0.42%	0.8%
2019	0.42%	0.74%
2020	0.42%	0.69%
2021	0.43%	0.64%
2022	0.43%	0.6%
2023	0.43%	0.57%