Population growth rate vs median age in Maldives
Maldives: Population growth rate vs median age was 0.868 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate vs median age in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate vs median age in Maldives is 0.868, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate vs median age in Maldives peaked at 3.65 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.8576, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 108th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.99 | 1.63 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.62 | 2.46 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.99 | 2.77 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.52 | 3.35 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.49 | 1.66 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 | 1.42 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 | 1 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8868 | 0.8576 | 0.9149 | 4 |
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More population data for Maldives
- Population growth rate -0.305 (2100)
- Population density 1,583 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 21,159 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.305 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.56 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.56 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.56 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.57 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.56 (2023)
- Fertility rate by age group 5.42 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate vs median age in Maldives?
- Population growth rate vs median age in Maldives was 0.868 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.65 in 1985.
- What is the lowest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8576 in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for population growth rate vs median age?
- Maldives ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate vs median age rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate vs median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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