Maldives birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Maldives chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Maldives was 1.58 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2014. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.06 — a -68.9% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Maldives	World
1960	6.71	4.69
1961	6.79	4.56
1962	6.89	5.02
1963	6.94	5.31
1964	7	5.13
1965	7.07	5.08
1966	7.15	4.97
1967	7.23	4.87
1968	7.28	4.98
1969	7.33	4.88
1970	7.39	4.84
1971	7.38	4.69
1972	7.37	4.55
1973	7.4	4.42
1974	7.38	4.26
1975	7.32	4.07
1976	7.29	3.97
1977	7.27	3.84
1978	7.23	3.77
1979	7.23	3.76
1980	7.23	3.73
1981	7.19	3.71
1982	7.15	3.72
1983	7.09	3.59
1984	7.03	3.57
1985	6.94	3.53
1986	6.85	3.51
1987	6.73	3.48
1988	6.58	3.39
1989	6.39	3.35
1990	6.13	3.31
1991	5.8	3.13
1992	5.44	3.04
1993	5.06	2.97
1994	4.69	2.92
1995	4.29	2.87
1996	3.86	2.82
1997	3.48	2.78
1998	3.17	2.75
1999	2.9	2.72
2000	2.69	2.73
2001	2.53	2.69
2002	2.42	2.66
2003	2.34	2.64
2004	2.26	2.63
2005	2.2	2.61
2006	2.2	2.61
2007	2.29	2.6
2008	2.37	2.6
2009	2.39	2.59
2010	2.35	2.57
2011	2.31	2.55
2012	2.25	2.56
2013	2.17	2.53
2014	2.09	2.52
2015	2	2.49
2016	1.9	2.49
2017	1.8	2.46
2018	1.71	2.39
2019	1.64	2.35
2020	1.61	2.28
2021	1.6	2.25
2022	1.58	2.22
2023	1.58	2.2
2024	1.56	2.19
2025	1.55	2.18
2026	1.53	2.18
2027	1.53	2.17
2028	1.52	2.16
2029	1.52	2.15
2030	1.52	2.14
2031	1.51	2.13
2032	1.51	2.12
2033	1.51	2.12
2034	1.51	2.11
2035	1.51	2.1
2036	1.52	2.09
2037	1.52	2.09
2038	1.52	2.08
2039	1.52	2.08
2040	1.52	2.08
2041	1.52	2.07
2042	1.52	2.07
2043	1.52	2.07
2044	1.52	2.07
2045	1.53	2.06
2046	1.53	2.06
2047	1.53	2.06
2048	1.54	2.05
2049	1.54	2.05
2050	1.54	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.41% were to women under 20 years old, 40.7% to women ages 20-29, and 57.9% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 16.2%, 54.5%, and 29.3% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Maldives by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Maldives	World
1960	37.9%	37.4%
1961	38.2%	37.5%
1962	38.7%	37.6%
1963	39.4%	37.8%
1964	40.3%	38%
1965	41.8%	38%
1966	43.5%	38%
1967	44.7%	38%
1968	45.2%	37.9%
1969	45.4%	37.8%
1970	45.6%	37.7%
1971	45.8%	37.6%
1972	45.8%	37.5%
1973	45.7%	37.3%
1974	45.6%	37.2%
1975	45.6%	37.1%
1976	45.8%	36.9%
1977	45.7%	36.7%
1978	45.8%	36.3%
1979	45.9%	35.9%
1980	45.9%	35.5%
1981	45.9%	35.2%
1982	45.8%	34.9%
1983	45.6%	34.6%
1984	45.4%	34.3%
1985	45.5%	34%
1986	45.9%	33.8%
1987	46.3%	33.6%
1988	46.6%	33.4%
1989	46.8%	33.2%
1990	47%	33%
1991	47.1%	32.9%
1992	47%	32.7%
1993	46.8%	32.5%
1994	46.5%	32.3%
1995	45.8%	32.1%
1996	45%	31.8%
1997	44.1%	31.5%
1998	42.9%	31.1%
1999	41.6%	30.8%
2000	40.2%	30.4%
2001	38.7%	30%
2002	37.1%	29.6%
2003	35.6%	29.2%
2004	34.2%	28.8%
2005	32.7%	28.5%
2006	31.2%	28.1%
2007	29.5%	27.9%
2008	28%	27.6%
2009	26.7%	27.5%
2010	25.7%	27.3%
2011	24.9%	27.1%
2012	24.3%	27%
2013	23.9%	26.9%
2014	23.5%	26.8%
2015	23.2%	26.6%
2016	22.8%	26.5%
2017	22.5%	26.4%
2018	22.1%	26.2%
2019	21.7%	26%
2020	21.2%	25.8%
2021	20.8%	25.6%
2022	20.4%	25.3%
2023	20%	25%
2024	19.6%	24.7%
2025	19%	24.4%
2026	18.4%	24.1%
2027	17.8%	23.8%
2028	17.2%	23.4%
2029	16.6%	23.1%
2030	16%	22.8%
2031	15.5%	22.6%
2032	15.1%	22.3%
2033	14.6%	22.1%
2034	14.2%	21.9%
2035	13.9%	21.7%
2036	13.6%	21.6%
2037	13.4%	21.5%
2038	13.2%	21.4%
2039	13%	21.3%
2040	12.9%	21.2%
2041	12.8%	21.1%
2042	12.8%	21%
2043	12.8%	21%
2044	12.8%	20.9%
2045	12.8%	20.8%
2046	12.9%	20.7%
2047	12.9%	20.7%
2048	13%	20.6%
2049	13.1%	20.5%
2050	13.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Maldives was 37.9% in 1960, 46.8% in 1993, and 19.6% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Maldives.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Maldives, excluding migration, has been +1.09% annually. On average, 5,134 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Maldives
1960	2,241
1961	2,354
1962	2,475
1963	2,567
1964	2,660
1965	2,747
1966	2,845
1967	3,010
1968	3,150
1969	3,260
1970	3,415
1971	3,549
1972	3,707
1973	3,924
1974	4,136
1975	4,325
1976	4,538
1977	4,779
1978	4,812
1979	5,275
1980	5,526
1981	5,778
1982	6,058
1983	6,361
1984	6,680
1985	6,944
1986	7,153
1987	7,300
1988	7,414
1989	7,472
1990	7,444
1991	7,295
1992	7,096
1993	6,842
1994	6,550
1995	6,177
1996	5,705
1997	5,267
1998	4,919
1999	4,601
2000	4,372
2001	4,271
2002	4,257
2003	4,316
2004	4,287
2005	4,493
2006	4,766
2007	5,324
2008	5,856
2009	6,227
2010	6,350
2011	6,429
2012	6,445
2013	6,307
2014	6,122
2015	5,914
2016	5,652
2017	5,342
2018	5,088
2019	4,886
2020	4,594
2021	4,426
2022	4,752
2023	4,566

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Maldives was 32 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.03% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -66% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Maldives	World
1985	552	460
1986	508	438
1987	471	429
1988	424	414
1989	381	401
1990	346	391
1991	310	395
1992	281	395
1993	251	389
1994	222	382
1995	191	371
1996	167	366
1997	149	358
1998	136	360
1999	111	340
2000	94	328
2001	81	321
2002	76	311
2003	70	301
2004	65	291
2005	54	283
2006	52	276
2007	51	269
2008	53	264
2009	52	258
2010	49	253
2011	48	247
2012	47	239
2013	47	235
2014	43	231
2015	41	228
2016	41	220
2017	41	215
2018	40	211
2019	39	207
2020	48	211
2021	60	242
2022	34	203
2023	32	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Maldives was 5.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.57% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 39 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Maldives	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	33.4%	17.8%
1963	32.5%	17.5%
1964	31.5%	17.7%
1965	30.6%	17.5%
1966	29.7%	17.3%
1967	28.7%	17%
1968	27.7%	16.5%
1969	26.8%	15.5%
1970	25.8%	15.2%
1971	24.7%	15.1%
1972	23.6%	14.4%
1973	22.4%	14.1%
1974	21.2%	13.7%
1975	20.1%	13.4%
1976	18.9%	13%
1977	17.9%	12.5%
1978	16.9%	12.1%
1979	15.9%	11.7%
1980	15%	11.4%
1981	14.2%	11%
1982	13.4%	10.8%
1983	12.7%	10.6%
1984	12%	10.4%
1985	11.3%	10.1%
1986	10.7%	9.81%
1987	10.1%	9.47%
1988	9.59%	9.31%
1989	9.06%	9.02%
1990	8.57%	8.81%
1991	8.08%	8.66%
1992	7.61%	8.46%
1993	7.15%	8.19%
1994	6.68%	7.98%
1995	6.22%	7.76%
1996	5.74%	7.52%
1997	5.28%	7.28%
1998	4.81%	7.05%
1999	4.36%	6.76%
2000	3.9%	6.48%
2001	3.47%	6.21%
2002	3.08%	5.94%
2003	2.72%	5.65%
2004	2.7%	5.43%
2005	2.16%	5.16%
2006	1.94%	4.92%
2007	1.76%	4.7%
2008	1.61%	4.5%
2009	1.49%	4.31%
2010	1.38%	4.11%
2011	1.29%	3.97%
2012	1.21%	3.77%
2013	1.13%	3.61%
2014	1.05%	3.48%
2015	0.99%	3.35%
2016	0.92%	3.23%
2017	0.86%	3.11%
2018	0.8%	2.97%
2019	0.74%	2.86%
2020	0.69%	2.75%
2021	0.64%	2.66%
2022	0.6%	2.59%
2023	0.57%	2.49%