Life expectancy at birth, total in Maldives
Maldives: Life expectancy at birth, total was 81.04 years in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Maldives, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at birth, total in Maldives stood at 81.04 years. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Maldives peaked at 81.04 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.52 years, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 44th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.9 years | 44.52 years | 53.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.69 years | 54.82 years | 62.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.6 years | 63.15 years | 70.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.93 years | 70.89 years | 76.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.33 years | 76.76 years | 79.71 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.64 years | 78.05 years | 81.04 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 41 Bahrain 81.28 years compare
- 42 United Kingdom 81.24 years compare
- 43 Chile 81.17 years compare
- 45 Isle of Man 81 years compare
- 46 Costa Rica 80.8 years compare
- 47 Germany 80.54 years compare
More population data for Maldives
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.305 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 21,159 (2100)
- Population density 1,583 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.305 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.56 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.56 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.56 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.868 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.57 (2023)
- Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity 1.57 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Maldives?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Maldives was 81.04 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 81.04 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.52 years in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Maldives ranks 44th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release