French Polynesia vs Maldives: Birth rate
French Polynesia
10.91 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Maldives
11.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
154th
Maldives rank
153rd
Birth rate over time
- French Polynesia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 11.02 births per 1,000 people against 10.91 births per 1,000 people in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.11 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 154th 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 | French Polynesia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.66 births per 1,000 people | 45.47 births per 1,000 people | 3.8 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 1960s | 41.13 births per 1,000 people | 50.64 births per 1,000 people | 9.51 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 1970s | 33.57 births per 1,000 people | 46.9 births per 1,000 people | 13.33 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 1980s | 30.37 births per 1,000 people | 45.94 births per 1,000 people | 15.57 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 1990s | 24.25 births per 1,000 people | 31.14 births per 1,000 people | 6.88 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2000s | 18.8 births per 1,000 people | 19.37 births per 1,000 people | 0.5707 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2010s | 14.97 births per 1,000 people | 17.01 births per 1,000 people | 2.05 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 11.32 births per 1,000 people | 11.55 births per 1,000 people | 0.2378 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, French Polynesia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 11.02 births per 1,000 people against 10.91 births per 1,000 people in French Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between French Polynesia and Maldives?
- 0.11 births per 1,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do French Polynesia and Maldives rank globally for birth rate?
- French Polynesia ranks 154th 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
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.