Argentina vs Maldives: Birth rate

Argentina
11.06 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Maldives
11.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Argentina rank
151st
Maldives rank
153rd

Birth rate over time

  • Argentina
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 11.06 births per 1,000 people against 11.02 births per 1,000 people in Maldives, a difference of 0.04 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.

Argentina ranks 151st and Maldives ranks 153rd of 236 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Maldives Difference Ahead
1950s 25.22 births per 1,000 people 45.47 births per 1,000 people 20.25 births per 1,000 people Maldives
1960s 23.15 births per 1,000 people 50.64 births per 1,000 people 27.48 births per 1,000 people Maldives
1970s 24.55 births per 1,000 people 46.9 births per 1,000 people 22.35 births per 1,000 people Maldives
1980s 23.04 births per 1,000 people 45.94 births per 1,000 people 22.9 births per 1,000 people Maldives
1990s 20.94 births per 1,000 people 31.14 births per 1,000 people 10.2 births per 1,000 people Maldives
2000s 18.48 births per 1,000 people 19.37 births per 1,000 people 0.8926 births per 1,000 people Maldives
2010s 16.95 births per 1,000 people 17.01 births per 1,000 people 0.0626 births per 1,000 people Maldives
2020s 11.37 births per 1,000 people 11.55 births per 1,000 people 0.1872 births per 1,000 people Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Argentina or Maldives?
Argentina, at 11.06 births per 1,000 people against 11.02 births per 1,000 people in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Argentina and Maldives?
0.04 births per 1,000 people, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Maldives?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Maldives rank globally for birth rate?
Argentina ranks 151st and Maldives ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.