Fertility & birth rates in Germany and Maldives

Fertility rate in Germany vs Maldives chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Germany was 1.39 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 Germany 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
	Germany	Maldives
1960	2.37	6.71
1961	2.45	6.79
1962	2.44	6.89
1963	2.51	6.94
1964	2.54	7
1965	2.5	7.07
1966	2.53	7.15
1967	2.48	7.23
1968	2.38	7.28
1969	2.21	7.33
1970	2.03	7.39
1971	1.92	7.38
1972	1.71	7.37
1973	1.54	7.4
1974	1.51	7.38
1975	1.45	7.32
1976	1.45	7.29
1977	1.4	7.27
1978	1.38	7.23
1979	1.38	7.23
1980	1.44	7.23
1981	1.43	7.19
1982	1.41	7.15
1983	1.33	7.09
1984	1.29	7.03
1985	1.37	6.94
1986	1.43	6.85
1987	1.43	6.73
1988	1.46	6.58
1989	1.42	6.39
1990	1.45	6.13
1991	1.33	5.8
1992	1.29	5.44
1993	1.28	5.06
1994	1.24	4.69
1995	1.25	4.29
1996	1.3	3.86
1997	1.35	3.48
1998	1.36	3.17
1999	1.36	2.9
2000	1.38	2.69
2001	1.35	2.53
2002	1.34	2.42
2003	1.34	2.34
2004	1.36	2.26
2005	1.34	2.2
2006	1.33	2.2
2007	1.37	2.29
2008	1.38	2.37
2009	1.36	2.39
2010	1.39	2.35
2011	1.39	2.31
2012	1.41	2.25
2013	1.42	2.17
2014	1.47	2.09
2015	1.5	2
2016	1.6	1.9
2017	1.57	1.8
2018	1.57	1.71
2019	1.54	1.64
2020	1.53	1.61
2021	1.58	1.6
2022	1.46	1.58
2023	1.39	1.58
2024	1.4	1.56
2025	1.4	1.55
2026	1.41	1.53
2027	1.41	1.53
2028	1.42	1.52
2029	1.42	1.52
2030	1.42	1.52
2031	1.43	1.51
2032	1.43	1.51
2033	1.44	1.51
2034	1.44	1.51
2035	1.44	1.51
2036	1.45	1.52
2037	1.45	1.52
2038	1.45	1.52
2039	1.46	1.52
2040	1.46	1.52
2041	1.46	1.52
2042	1.47	1.52
2043	1.47	1.52
2044	1.47	1.52
2045	1.47	1.53
2046	1.48	1.53
2047	1.48	1.53
2048	1.48	1.54
2049	1.48	1.54
2050	1.48	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Germany	Maldives
1960	21.3%	37.9%
1961	21.7%	38.2%
1962	22%	38.7%
1963	22.3%	39.4%
1964	22.6%	40.3%
1965	22.8%	41.8%
1966	23%	43.5%
1967	23.1%	44.7%
1968	23.3%	45.2%
1969	23.3%	45.4%
1970	23.2%	45.6%
1971	23%	45.8%
1972	22.8%	45.8%
1973	22.4%	45.7%
1974	22%	45.6%
1975	21.5%	45.6%
1976	20.9%	45.8%
1977	20.3%	45.7%
1978	19.7%	45.8%
1979	19.1%	45.9%
1980	18.5%	45.9%
1981	17.9%	45.9%
1982	17.4%	45.8%
1983	16.9%	45.6%
1984	16.4%	45.4%
1985	16%	45.5%
1986	15.8%	45.9%
1987	15.6%	46.3%
1988	15.7%	46.6%
1989	15.9%	46.8%
1990	16.1%	47%
1991	16.3%	47.1%
1992	16.3%	47%
1993	16.3%	46.8%
1994	16.3%	46.5%
1995	16.3%	45.8%
1996	16.2%	45%
1997	16.1%	44.1%
1998	15.9%	42.9%
1999	15.8%	41.6%
2000	15.7%	40.2%
2001	15.5%	38.7%
2002	15.3%	37.1%
2003	15%	35.6%
2004	14.8%	34.2%
2005	14.5%	32.7%
2006	14.2%	31.2%
2007	14%	29.5%
2008	13.8%	28%
2009	13.8%	26.7%
2010	13.7%	25.7%
2011	13.6%	24.9%
2012	13.4%	24.3%
2013	13.2%	23.9%
2014	13.2%	23.5%
2015	13.2%	23.2%
2016	13.3%	22.8%
2017	13.5%	22.5%
2018	13.6%	22.1%
2019	13.7%	21.7%
2020	13.8%	21.2%
2021	13.9%	20.8%
2022	13.9%	20.4%
2023	13.9%	20%
2024	13.9%	19.6%
2025	13.9%	19%
2026	13.9%	18.4%
2027	13.8%	17.8%
2028	13.8%	17.2%
2029	13.7%	16.6%
2030	13.6%	16%
2031	13.5%	15.5%
2032	13.4%	15.1%
2033	13.2%	14.6%
2034	13.1%	14.2%
2035	12.9%	13.9%
2036	12.8%	13.6%
2037	12.7%	13.4%
2038	12.6%	13.2%
2039	12.6%	13%
2040	12.6%	12.9%
2041	12.5%	12.8%
2042	12.5%	12.8%
2043	12.6%	12.8%
2044	12.6%	12.8%
2045	12.7%	12.8%
2046	12.7%	12.9%
2047	12.8%	12.9%
2048	12.9%	13%
2049	13%	13.1%
2050	13.1%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.9% of the population in Germany and 19.6% in Maldives in 2024, compared to 16.1% and 47% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Germany and Maldives compared.

Natural population change in Germany vs Maldives by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.25% in Germany 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
	Germany	Maldives
1960	385,919	2,241
1961	462,279	2,354
1962	436,752	2,475
1963	455,757	2,567
1964	482,038	2,660
1965	410,204	2,747
1966	405,982	2,845
1967	353,977	3,010
1968	239,612	3,150
1969	155,820	3,260
1970	70,352	3,415
1971	46,988	3,549
1972	-62,950	3,707
1973	-149,980	3,924
1974	-150,038	4,136
1975	-212,418	4,325
1976	-164,508	4,538
1977	-125,055	4,779
1978	-140,566	4,812
1979	-125,002	5,275
1980	-86,117	5,526
1981	-94,090	5,778
1982	-78,333	6,058
1983	-109,380	6,361
1984	-109,002	6,680
1985	-116,527	6,944
1986	-77,721	7,153
1987	-31,136	7,300
1988	-7,815	7,414
1989	-23,625	7,472
1990	-15,887	7,444
1991	-80,014	7,295
1992	-80,625	7,096
1993	-105,503	6,842
1994	-114,013	6,550
1995	-114,349	6,177
1996	-90,107	5,705
1997	-49,221	5,267
1998	-65,637	4,919
1999	-73,890	4,601
2000	-73,990	4,372
2001	-98,820	4,271
2002	-123,733	4,257
2003	-140,309	4,316
2004	-107,271	4,287
2005	-148,445	4,493
2006	-148,278	4,766
2007	-148,080	5,324
2008	-164,220	5,856
2009	-188,375	6,227
2010	-179,909	6,350
2011	-184,632	6,429
2012	-193,022	6,445
2013	-209,679	6,307
2014	-153,866	6,122
2015	-187,879	5,914
2016	-123,523	5,652
2017	-148,783	5,342
2018	-165,812	5,088
2019	-157,877	4,886
2020	-216,218	4,594
2021	-224,629	4,426
2022	-326,812	4,752
2023	-335,608	4,566

Maternal mortality chart: Germany vs Maldives

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Germany, compared to 32 deaths in Maldives.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Germany	Maldives
1985	14	552
1986	14	508
1987	13	471
1988	13	424
1989	12	381
1990	12	346
1991	11	310
1992	10	281
1993	9	251
1994	9	222
1995	8	191
1996	8	167
1997	8	149
1998	7	136
1999	7	111
2000	7	94
2001	6	81
2002	6	76
2003	6	70
2004	6	65
2005	6	54
2006	6	52
2007	5	51
2008	6	53
2009	6	52
2010	5	49
2011	5	48
2012	5	47
2013	5	47
2014	5	43
2015	5	41
2016	4	41
2017	4	41
2018	4	40
2019	4	39
2020	4	48
2021	4	60
2022	4	34
2023	4	32

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Germany 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
	Germany	Maldives
1962	-	33.4%
1963	-	32.5%
1964	-	31.5%
1965	-	30.6%
1966	-	29.7%
1967	-	28.7%
1968	2.71%	27.7%
1969	2.64%	26.8%
1970	2.57%	25.8%
1971	2.49%	24.7%
1972	2.4%	23.6%
1973	2.31%	22.4%
1974	2.2%	21.2%
1975	2.08%	20.1%
1976	1.95%	18.9%
1977	1.83%	17.9%
1978	1.71%	16.9%
1979	1.6%	15.9%
1980	1.5%	15%
1981	1.41%	14.2%
1982	1.32%	13.4%
1983	1.25%	12.7%
1984	1.18%	12%
1985	1.11%	11.3%
1986	1.06%	10.7%
1987	1.01%	10.1%
1988	0.95%	9.59%
1989	0.9%	9.06%
1990	0.85%	8.57%
1991	0.8%	8.08%
1992	0.76%	7.61%
1993	0.72%	7.15%
1994	0.68%	6.68%
1995	0.65%	6.22%
1996	0.62%	5.74%
1997	0.59%	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	0.5%	2.72%
2004	0.48%	2.7%
2005	0.47%	2.16%
2006	0.46%	1.94%
2007	0.45%	1.76%
2008	0.44%	1.61%
2009	0.43%	1.49%
2010	0.42%	1.38%
2011	0.41%	1.29%
2012	0.4%	1.21%
2013	0.4%	1.13%
2014	0.4%	1.05%
2015	0.39%	0.99%
2016	0.39%	0.92%
2017	0.38%	0.86%
2018	0.38%	0.8%
2019	0.37%	0.74%
2020	0.37%	0.69%
2021	0.37%	0.64%
2022	0.37%	0.6%
2023	0.37%	0.57%