Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Maldives
Maldives: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious was 1.57 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.57 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
155th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.4 live births per woman
in 1973
All-time low
1.57 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Maldives stood at 1.57 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Maldives peaked at 7.4 live births per woman in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.57 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Maldives 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Maldives, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.18 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.18 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.21 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 6.23 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 6.26 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 6.33 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 6.39 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 6.45 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 6.5 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 6.56 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 6.71 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 6.79 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 6.89 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 6.94 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 7 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 7.07 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 7.14 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 7.23 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 7.28 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 7.33 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 7.39 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 7.38 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 7.37 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 7.4 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 7.38 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 7.32 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 7.29 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 7.27 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 7.23 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 7.23 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 7.23 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 7.19 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 7.15 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.09 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 7.03 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 6.94 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 6.85 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 6.73 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 6.58 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 6.39 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 6.13 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 5.8 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 5.43 live births per woman | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 5.06 live births per woman | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 4.69 live births per woman | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 4.29 live births per woman | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 3.86 live births per woman | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 3.48 live births per woman | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 3.17 live births per woman | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 2.9 live births per woman | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 2.69 live births per woman | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 2.53 live births per woman | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 2.42 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.34 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.26 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.2 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.2 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.29 live births per woman | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.37 live births per woman | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.39 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.35 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.31 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.25 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.17 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.09 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 2 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.71 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.64 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.61 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.6 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.58 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.57 live births per woman | -0.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.57 live births per woman is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 live births per woman, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.57 live births per woman is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.97 live births per woman, 80% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.33 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 6.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.04 live births per woman | 6.71 live births per woman | 7.33 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.33 live births per woman | 7.23 live births per woman | 7.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.92 live births per woman | 6.39 live births per woman | 7.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.48 live births per woman | 2.9 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 live births per woman | 2.2 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 152 Ireland 1.6 live births per woman compare
- 153 Antigua and Barbuda 1.58 live births per woman compare
- 154 Slovenia 1.58 live births per woman compare
- 156 Slovakia 1.56 live births per woman compare
- 156 United Kingdom 1.56 live births per woman compare
- 158 Malaysia 1.55 live births per woman compare
More population data for Maldives
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.378 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 21,159 people (2100)
- Population density 1,583 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1872 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Maldives?
- Fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Maldives was 1.57 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4 live births per woman in 1973.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
- Maldives ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.