Dominica vs Maldives: Birth rate

Dominica
11.09 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Maldives
11.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Dominica rank
150th
Maldives rank
153rd

Birth rate over time

  • Dominica
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Dominica currently reports 11.09 births per 1,000 people against 11.02 births per 1,000 people in Maldives, a difference of 0.07 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.

Dominica ranks 150th 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 Dominica Maldives Difference Ahead
1950s 40.08 births per 1,000 people 45.47 births per 1,000 people 5.39 births per 1,000 people Maldives
1960s 38.46 births per 1,000 people 50.64 births per 1,000 people 12.18 births per 1,000 people Maldives
1970s 25.4 births per 1,000 people 46.9 births per 1,000 people 21.5 births per 1,000 people Maldives
1980s 25.1 births per 1,000 people 45.94 births per 1,000 people 20.84 births per 1,000 people Maldives
1990s 22.68 births per 1,000 people 31.14 births per 1,000 people 8.46 births per 1,000 people Maldives
2000s 15.76 births per 1,000 people 19.37 births per 1,000 people 3.62 births per 1,000 people Maldives
2010s 12.95 births per 1,000 people 17.01 births per 1,000 people 4.06 births per 1,000 people Maldives
2020s 11.22 births per 1,000 people 11.55 births per 1,000 people 0.3323 births per 1,000 people Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Dominica or Maldives?
Dominica, at 11.09 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 Dominica and Maldives?
0.07 births per 1,000 people, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Maldives?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominica and Maldives rank globally for birth rate?
Dominica ranks 150th 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.