Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Maldives
Maldives: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 8.34 per 1,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 8.34 per 1,000 population for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in 2021.
The figure is up 45.5% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Maldives peaked at 29.81 per 1,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.73 per 1,000 population, in 2019.
Maldives ranks 164th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.09 per 1,000 population | 13.78 per 1,000 population | 29.81 per 1,000 population | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.55 per 1,000 population | 5.73 per 1,000 population | 15.62 per 1,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.34 per 1,000 population | 8.34 per 1,000 population | 8.34 per 1,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 161 Montenegro 8.71 per 1,000 population compare
- 162 United Kingdom 8.56 per 1,000 population compare
- 163 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.52 per 1,000 population compare
- 165 Saudi Arabia 8.28 per 1,000 population compare
- 167 Cyprus 7.88 per 1,000 population compare
More population data for Maldives
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 1,583 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 21,159 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.56 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 5.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Maldives?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Maldives was 8.34 per 1,000 population in 2021, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 29.81 per 1,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.73 per 1,000 population in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Maldives ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2021.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)