Fertility & birth rates in Maldives and Palestine

Fertility rate in Maldives vs Palestine chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Maldives was 1.58 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.31 in Palestine in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Maldives	Palestine
1960	6.71	-
1961	6.79	-
1962	6.89	-
1963	6.94	-
1964	7	-
1965	7.07	-
1966	7.15	-
1967	7.23	-
1968	7.28	-
1969	7.33	-
1970	7.39	-
1971	7.38	-
1972	7.37	-
1973	7.4	-
1974	7.38	-
1975	7.32	-
1976	7.29	-
1977	7.27	-
1978	7.23	-
1979	7.23	-
1980	7.23	-
1981	7.19	-
1982	7.15	-
1983	7.09	-
1984	7.03	-
1985	6.94	-
1986	6.85	-
1987	6.73	-
1988	6.58	-
1989	6.39	-
1990	6.13	6.81
1991	5.8	6.75
1992	5.44	6.65
1993	5.06	6.5
1994	4.69	6.33
1995	4.29	6.16
1996	3.86	5.99
1997	3.48	5.82
1998	3.17	5.69
1999	2.9	5.58
2000	2.69	5.46
2001	2.53	5.34
2002	2.42	5.22
2003	2.34	5.06
2004	2.26	4.97
2005	2.2	4.87
2006	2.2	4.74
2007	2.29	4.63
2008	2.37	4.51
2009	2.39	4.44
2010	2.35	4.43
2011	2.31	4.31
2012	2.25	4.15
2013	2.17	4.05
2014	2.09	4
2015	2	3.98
2016	1.9	3.89
2017	1.8	3.77
2018	1.71	3.67
2019	1.64	3.59
2020	1.61	3.51
2021	1.6	3.44
2022	1.58	3.38
2023	1.58	3.31
2024	1.56	3.25
2025	1.55	3.19
2026	1.53	3.13
2027	1.53	3.07
2028	1.52	3.02
2029	1.52	2.97
2030	1.52	2.93
2031	1.51	2.89
2032	1.51	2.85
2033	1.51	2.81
2034	1.51	2.78
2035	1.51	2.75
2036	1.52	2.71
2037	1.52	2.68
2038	1.52	2.65
2039	1.52	2.62
2040	1.52	2.59
2041	1.52	2.56
2042	1.52	2.53
2043	1.52	2.51
2044	1.52	2.48
2045	1.53	2.45
2046	1.53	2.43
2047	1.53	2.41
2048	1.54	2.38
2049	1.54	2.36
2050	1.54	2.34

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Maldives	Palestine
1960	37.9%	-
1961	38.2%	-
1962	38.7%	-
1963	39.4%	-
1964	40.3%	-
1965	41.8%	-
1966	43.5%	-
1967	44.7%	-
1968	45.2%	-
1969	45.4%	-
1970	45.6%	-
1971	45.8%	-
1972	45.8%	-
1973	45.7%	-
1974	45.6%	-
1975	45.6%	-
1976	45.8%	-
1977	45.7%	-
1978	45.8%	-
1979	45.9%	-
1980	45.9%	-
1981	45.9%	-
1982	45.8%	-
1983	45.6%	-
1984	45.4%	-
1985	45.5%	-
1986	45.9%	-
1987	46.3%	-
1988	46.6%	-
1989	46.8%	-
1990	47%	49.1%
1991	47.1%	49.1%
1992	47%	49%
1993	46.8%	49%
1994	46.5%	48.9%
1995	45.8%	48.8%
1996	45%	48.6%
1997	44.1%	48.4%
1998	42.9%	48.1%
1999	41.6%	47.8%
2000	40.2%	47.4%
2001	38.7%	47.1%
2002	37.1%	46.6%
2003	35.6%	46.1%
2004	34.2%	45.6%
2005	32.7%	45%
2006	31.2%	44.3%
2007	29.5%	43.7%
2008	28%	43%
2009	26.7%	42.4%
2010	25.7%	41.9%
2011	24.9%	41.5%
2012	24.3%	41.1%
2013	23.9%	40.7%
2014	23.5%	40.4%
2015	23.2%	40.1%
2016	22.8%	39.9%
2017	22.5%	39.7%
2018	22.1%	39.6%
2019	21.7%	39.5%
2020	21.2%	39.3%
2021	20.8%	39%
2022	20.4%	38.7%
2023	20%	38.4%
2024	19.6%	38%
2025	19%	37.6%
2026	18.4%	37%
2027	17.8%	36.5%
2028	17.2%	35.9%
2029	16.6%	35.3%
2030	16%	34.7%
2031	15.5%	34%
2032	15.1%	33.4%
2033	14.6%	32.8%
2034	14.2%	32.3%
2035	13.9%	31.8%
2036	13.6%	31.4%
2037	13.4%	31%
2038	13.2%	30.6%
2039	13%	30.3%
2040	12.9%	30%
2041	12.8%	29.7%
2042	12.8%	29.4%
2043	12.8%	29.2%
2044	12.8%	28.9%
2045	12.8%	28.6%
2046	12.9%	28.4%
2047	12.9%	28.1%
2048	13%	27.8%
2049	13.1%	27.5%
2050	13.1%	27.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.6% of the population in Maldives and 38% in Palestine in 2024, compared to 47% and 49.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Maldives and Palestine compared.

Natural population change in Maldives vs Palestine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.09% in Maldives and +2.64% in Palestine. 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
	Maldives	Palestine
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	76,163
1991	7,295	79,444
1992	7,096	82,865
1993	6,842	86,434
1994	6,550	90,156
1995	6,177	94,037
1996	5,705	98,085
1997	5,267	102,307
1998	4,919	103,566
1999	4,601	104,823
2000	4,372	106,367
2001	4,271	107,320
2002	4,257	108,560
2003	4,316	109,162
2004	4,287	110,045
2005	4,493	110,569
2006	4,766	111,728
2007	5,324	112,453
2008	5,856	108,395
2009	6,227	111,724
2010	6,350	117,674
2011	6,429	119,021
2012	6,445	119,185
2013	6,307	120,503
2014	6,122	120,724
2015	5,914	126,189
2016	5,652	126,698
2017	5,342	125,688
2018	5,088	124,791
2019	4,886	124,508
2020	4,594	122,416
2021	4,426	120,396
2022	4,752	123,987
2023	4,566	102,613

Maternal mortality chart: Maldives vs Palestine

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 16 deaths in Palestine.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Maldives	Palestine
1985	552	102
1986	508	96
1987	471	87
1988	424	85
1989	381	82
1990	346	78
1991	310	75
1992	281	73
1993	251	69
1994	222	66
1995	191	64
1996	167	61
1997	149	60
1998	136	59
1999	111	58
2000	94	59
2001	81	60
2002	76	58
2003	70	56
2004	65	55
2005	54	52
2006	52	51
2007	51	49
2008	53	49
2009	52	48
2010	49	42
2011	48	39
2012	47	36
2013	47	32
2014	43	29
2015	41	26
2016	41	23
2017	41	21
2018	40	19
2019	39	18
2020	48	20
2021	60	29
2022	34	17
2023	32	16

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.57% in Maldives and 2.63% in Palestine. 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
	Maldives	Palestine
1962	33.4%	-
1963	32.5%	-
1964	31.5%	-
1965	30.6%	-
1966	29.7%	-
1967	28.7%	-
1968	27.7%	-
1969	26.8%	-
1970	25.8%	-
1971	24.7%	-
1972	23.6%	-
1973	22.4%	-
1974	21.2%	-
1975	20.1%	10.8%
1976	18.9%	10.2%
1977	17.9%	9.55%
1978	16.9%	8.98%
1979	15.9%	8.45%
1980	15%	7.95%
1981	14.2%	7.48%
1982	13.4%	7.04%
1983	12.7%	6.63%
1984	12%	6.25%
1985	11.3%	5.89%
1986	10.7%	5.56%
1987	10.1%	5.25%
1988	9.59%	4.97%
1989	9.06%	4.72%
1990	8.57%	4.49%
1991	8.08%	4.28%
1992	7.61%	4.09%
1993	7.15%	3.92%
1994	6.68%	3.77%
1995	6.22%	3.62%
1996	5.74%	3.49%
1997	5.28%	3.36%
1998	4.81%	3.24%
1999	4.36%	3.13%
2000	3.9%	3.03%
2001	3.47%	2.94%
2002	3.08%	2.85%
2003	2.72%	2.77%
2004	2.7%	2.68%
2005	2.16%	2.6%
2006	1.94%	2.52%
2007	1.76%	2.43%
2008	1.61%	2.35%
2009	1.49%	2.28%
2010	1.38%	2.2%
2011	1.29%	2.12%
2012	1.21%	2.04%
2013	1.13%	1.97%
2014	1.05%	2.2%
2015	0.99%	1.83%
2016	0.92%	1.76%
2017	0.86%	1.69%
2018	0.8%	1.63%
2019	0.74%	1.57%
2020	0.69%	1.52%
2021	0.64%	1.47%
2022	0.6%	1.42%
2023	0.57%	2.63%