Fertility & birth rates in Maldives and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Maldives vs New Zealand by year

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Maldives

New Zealand

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Year	Fertility rate
	Maldives	New Zealand
2023	1.58	1.56
2022	1.58	1.66
2021	1.6	1.64
2020	1.61	1.61
2019	1.64	1.72
2018	1.71	1.71
2017	1.8	1.81
2016	1.9	1.87
2015	2	1.99
2014	2.09	1.92
2013	2.17	2.01
2012	2.25	2.1
2011	2.31	2.09
2010	2.35	2.17
2009	2.39	2.13
2008	2.37	2.19
2007	2.29	2.18
2006	2.2	2.01
2005	2.2	1.97
2004	2.26	1.98
2003	2.34	1.93
2002	2.42	1.89
2001	2.53	1.97
2000	2.69	1.98
1999	2.9	1.97
1998	3.17	1.89
1997	3.48	1.96
1996	3.86	1.96
1995	4.29	1.98
1994	4.69	1.98
1993	5.06	2.04
1992	5.44	2.06
1991	5.8	2.09
1990	6.13	2.18
1989	6.39	2.12
1988	6.58	2.1
1987	6.73	2.03
1986	6.85	1.96
1985	6.94	1.93
1984	7.03	1.93
1983	7.09	1.92
1982	7.15	1.95
1981	7.19	2.01
1980	7.23	2.03
1979	7.23	2.12
1978	7.23	2.07
1977	7.27	2.21
1976	7.29	2.27
1975	7.32	2.37
1974	7.38	2.58
1973	7.4	2.76
1972	7.37	3
1971	7.38	3.18
1970	7.39	3.17
1969	7.33	3.28
1968	7.28	3.34
1967	7.23	3.35
1966	7.15	3.41
1965	7.07	3.54
1964	7	3.8
1963	6.94	4.05
1962	6.89	4.19
1961	6.79	4.31
1960	6.71	4.24

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Maldives was 1.58 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Maldives

New Zealand

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Year	Natural population change
	Maldives	New Zealand
2023	4,566	18,876
2022	4,752	20,123
2021	4,426	23,644
2020	4,594	24,905
2019	4,886	25,299
2018	5,088	24,797
2017	5,342	26,282
2016	5,652	28,237
2015	5,914	29,408
2014	6,122	26,196
2013	6,307	29,096
2012	6,445	31,077
2011	6,429	31,302
2010	6,350	35,458
2009	6,227	33,560
2008	5,856	35,143
2007	5,324	35,480
2006	4,766	30,924
2005	4,493	30,674
2004	4,287	29,634
2003	4,316	28,150
2002	4,257	25,941
2001	4,271	27,939
2000	4,372	29,897
1999	4,601	28,916
1998	4,919	29,146
1997	5,267	30,137
1996	5,705	28,997
1995	6,177	29,828
1994	6,550	30,372
1993	6,842	31,685
1992	7,096	32,067
1991	7,295	33,518
1990	7,444	33,298
1989	7,472	30,749
1988	7,414	29,846
1987	7,300	27,603
1986	7,153	25,549
1985	6,944	24,126
1984	6,680	26,043
1983	6,361	24,315
1982	6,058	24,207
1981	5,778	25,374
1980	5,526	23,658
1979	5,275	26,675
1978	4,812	26,156
1977	4,779	28,020
1976	4,538	29,456
1975	4,325	31,355
1974	4,136	33,896
1973	3,924	35,239
1972	3,707	38,244
1971	3,549	40,000
1970	3,415	37,101
1969	3,260	38,098
1968	3,150	37,594
1967	3,010	37,974
1966	2,845	36,151
1965	2,747	36,982
1964	2,660	39,375
1963	2,567	42,027
1962	2,475	42,865
1961	2,354	43,482
1960	2,241	41,791

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.87% in Maldives and +0.36% in New Zealand.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +1.09% in Maldives and +0.51% in New Zealand.

Birth rate in Maldives vs New Zealand by year

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Maldives

New Zealand

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Maldives	New Zealand
2023	11	10.9
2022	11.4	11.5
2021	11.7	11.5
2020	12.1	11.3
2019	12.6	12
2018	13.4	11.8
2017	14.3	12.4
2016	15.5	12.6
2015	16.7	13.2
2014	17.8	12.7
2013	18.8	13.2
2012	19.8	13.9
2011	20.4	14
2010	20.9	14.7
2009	21.3	14.5
2008	20.9	15.1
2007	20	15.2
2006	18.8	14.1
2005	18.3	14
2004	18.3	14.2
2003	18.4	13.9
2002	18.7	13.7
2001	19.1	14.4
2000	19.9	14.7
1999	21.2	14.9
1998	23	14.5
1997	24.9	15.2
1996	27.4	15.3
1995	30.1	15.7
1994	32.5	15.8
1993	34.7	16.5
1992	37	16.8
1991	39.2	17.1
1990	41.3	17.9
1989	42.9	17.4
1988	44.2	17.4
1987	45.3	16.7
1986	46.3	16.1
1985	46.9	15.8
1984	47.1	15.9
1983	46.9	15.7
1982	46.7	15.7
1981	46.5	16.1
1980	46.6	16.1
1979	46.6	16.7
1978	46.6	16.2
1977	46.5	17.2
1976	46.4	17.6
1975	46.5	18.3
1974	46.8	19.5
1973	47	20.4
1972	47	21.7
1971	47.4	22.5
1970	48	22
1969	48.2	22.4
1968	48.7	22.6
1967	49.3	22.4
1966	50	22.4
1965	51.1	22.8
1964	51.9	24.1
1963	52.1	25.4
1962	52.2	26.2
1961	51.7	27
1960	51.2	26.4

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11 in Maldives and 10.9 in New Zealand, compared with 51.2 and 26.4, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Maldives

Factual

UN forecast

New Zealand

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Maldives	New Zealand
2100	13.8%	13.6%
2099	13.8%	13.6%
2098	13.9%	13.6%
2097	13.9%	13.6%
2096	13.9%	13.7%
2095	14%	13.7%
2094	14%	13.7%
2093	14%	13.8%
2092	14%	13.8%
2091	14%	13.8%
2090	14%	13.8%
2089	13.9%	13.8%
2088	13.8%	13.9%
2087	13.7%	13.9%
2086	13.6%	13.9%
2085	13.5%	13.9%
2084	13.4%	13.9%
2083	13.2%	13.9%
2082	13.1%	13.9%
2081	12.9%	13.9%
2080	12.8%	13.9%
2079	12.6%	13.9%
2078	12.5%	13.9%
2077	12.3%	13.9%
2076	12.2%	13.9%
2075	12.1%	13.9%
2074	12%	14%
2073	12%	14%
2072	11.9%	14%
2071	11.9%	14.1%
2070	11.9%	14.1%
2069	11.9%	14.1%
2068	12%	14.2%
2067	12%	14.3%
2066	12.1%	14.3%
2065	12.2%	14.4%
2064	12.3%	14.4%
2063	12.4%	14.5%
2062	12.5%	14.6%
2061	12.7%	14.7%
2060	12.8%	14.7%
2059	12.9%	14.8%
2058	13%	14.9%
2057	13.1%	15%
2056	13.1%	15%
2055	13.2%	15.1%
2054	13.2%	15.1%
2053	13.2%	15.2%
2052	13.2%	15.2%
2051	13.2%	15.2%
2050	13.1%	15.2%
2049	13%	15.2%
2048	13%	15.3%
2047	12.9%	15.3%
2046	12.8%	15.3%
2045	12.8%	15.3%
2044	12.8%	15.3%
2043	12.7%	15.4%
2042	12.8%	15.4%
2041	12.8%	15.5%
2040	12.9%	15.5%
2039	13.1%	15.6%
2038	13.2%	15.7%
2037	13.5%	15.9%
2036	13.7%	16%
2035	14.1%	16.1%
2034	14.4%	16.2%
2033	14.8%	16.4%
2032	15.3%	16.5%
2031	15.8%	16.7%
2030	16.3%	16.9%
2029	16.9%	17.1%
2028	17.5%	17.3%
2027	18.1%	17.5%
2026	18.7%	17.8%
2025	19.3%	18%
2024	19.6%	18.1%
2023	20%	18.4%
2022	20.4%	18.6%
2021	20.8%	18.9%
2020	21.2%	19%
2019	21.7%	19.2%
2018	22.1%	19.3%
2017	22.5%	19.5%
2016	22.8%	19.6%
2015	23.2%	19.9%
2014	23.5%	20.2%
2013	23.9%	20.4%
2012	24.3%	20.6%
2011	24.9%	20.8%
2010	25.7%	20.9%
2009	26.7%	20.9%
2008	28%	21%
2007	29.5%	21.1%
2006	31.2%	21.3%
2005	32.7%	21.5%
2004	34.2%	21.8%
2003	35.6%	22.1%
2002	37.1%	22.4%
2001	38.7%	22.6%
2000	40.2%	22.8%
1999	41.6%	22.9%
1998	42.9%	23%
1997	44.1%	23%
1996	45%	23%
1995	45.8%	23.1%
1994	46.5%	23.1%
1993	46.8%	23.1%
1992	47%	23.1%
1991	47.1%	23.2%
1990	47%	23.3%
1989	46.8%	23.3%
1988	46.6%	23.5%
1987	46.3%	23.8%
1986	45.9%	24.2%
1985	45.5%	24.6%
1984	45.4%	25.1%
1983	45.6%	25.6%
1982	45.8%	26.2%
1981	45.9%	26.7%
1980	45.9%	27.2%
1979	45.9%	27.8%
1978	45.8%	28.4%
1977	45.7%	29%
1976	45.8%	29.6%
1975	45.6%	30.1%
1974	45.6%	30.5%
1973	45.7%	31%
1972	45.8%	31.4%
1971	45.8%	31.7%
1970	45.6%	31.9%
1969	45.4%	32.2%
1968	45.2%	32.3%
1967	44.7%	32.5%
1966	43.5%	32.6%
1965	41.8%	32.7%
1964	40.3%	32.9%
1963	39.4%	32.9%
1962	38.7%	33%
1961	38.2%	33%
1960	37.9%	32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.6% of the population in Maldives and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 47% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Maldives and New Zealand compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Maldives vs New Zealand

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Maldives

New Zealand

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Maldives	New Zealand
2023	32	7
2022	34	23
2021	60	8
2020	48	8
2019	39	8
2018	40	7
2017	41	8
2016	41	8
2015	41	8
2014	43	7
2013	47	8
2012	47	9
2011	48	10
2010	49	10
2009	52	10
2008	53	10
2007	51	10
2006	52	10
2005	54	11
2004	65	11
2003	70	11
2002	76	11
2001	81	10
2000	94	11
1999	111	12
1998	136	12
1997	149	13
1996	167	14
1995	191	14
1994	222	13
1993	251	14
1992	281	15
1991	310	16
1990	346	18
1989	381	18
1988	424	19
1987	471	19
1986	508	18
1985	552	19

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

Under-five mortality rates

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Maldives

New Zealand

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Maldives	New Zealand
2023	0.57%	0.47%
2022	0.6%	0.48%
2021	0.64%	0.49%
2020	0.69%	0.5%
2019	0.74%	0.51%
2018	0.8%	0.52%
2017	0.86%	0.53%
2016	0.92%	0.55%
2015	0.99%	0.56%
2014	1.05%	0.57%
2013	1.13%	0.59%
2012	1.21%	0.6%
2011	1.29%	0.61%
2010	1.38%	0.62%
2009	1.49%	0.63%
2008	1.61%	0.64%
2007	1.76%	0.65%
2006	1.94%	0.65%
2005	2.16%	0.66%
2004	2.7%	0.67%
2003	2.72%	0.69%
2002	3.08%	0.7%
2001	3.47%	0.72%
2000	3.9%	0.74%
1999	4.36%	0.76%
1998	4.81%	0.78%
1997	5.28%	0.81%
1996	5.74%	0.84%
1995	6.22%	0.87%
1994	6.68%	0.91%
1993	7.15%	0.95%
1992	7.61%	1%
1991	8.08%	1.06%
1990	8.57%	1.12%
1989	9.06%	1.18%
1988	9.59%	1.24%
1987	10.1%	1.29%
1986	10.7%	1.34%
1985	11.3%	1.38%
1984	12%	1.41%
1983	12.7%	1.45%
1982	13.4%	1.48%
1981	14.2%	1.52%
1980	15%	1.56%
1979	15.9%	1.61%
1978	16.9%	1.66%
1977	17.9%	1.71%
1976	18.9%	1.77%
1975	20.1%	1.83%
1974	21.2%	1.88%
1973	22.4%	1.94%
1972	23.6%	1.98%
1971	24.7%	2.03%
1970	25.8%	2.08%
1969	26.8%	2.12%
1968	27.7%	2.16%
1967	28.7%	2.2%
1966	29.7%	2.25%
1965	30.6%	2.31%
1964	31.5%	2.39%
1963	32.5%	2.48%
1962	33.4%	2.58%
1961	-	2.68%
1960	-	2.78%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.57% in Maldives and 0.47% in New Zealand. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.