Fertility Rate: Maldives
Maldives's fertility rate is currently 1.56 births per woman as of 2024. # Maldives Fertility Rate Maldives recorded a fertility rate of 1.
Current (2024)
1.56 births per woman
-1.0% y/y
Peak (1973)
7.399 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.56 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Maldives
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Maldives
Analysis# Maldives Fertility Rate
Maldives recorded a fertility rate of 1.56 births per woman in 2024, representing a historic low and marking the bottom of a dramatic 64-year decline. The nation's fertility has collapsed from a peak of 7.399 births per woman in 1973, a staggering 76.8% decrease since 1960. This transformation places Maldives among countries with below-replacement fertility levels, far below the global average of approximately 2.3 births per woman.
The decline accelerated sharply after 1973, with fertility dropping from 7.4 to around 2.0 by 2015. Since then, the downward trajectory has continued steadily and uninterrupted, declining from 2.004 births per woman in 2015 to 1.56 in 2024. This consistent year-over-year reduction suggests sustained demographic shift driven by increased female education, economic development, and changing family preferences in the island nation.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.56 births per woman | -0.95% |
| 2023 | 1.575 births per woman | -0.51% |
| 2022 | 1.583 births per woman | -1.00% |
| 2021 | 1.599 births per woman | -0.87% |
| 2020 | 1.613 births per woman | -1.65% |
| 2019 | 1.64 births per woman | -4.09% |
| 2018 | 1.71 births per woman | -4.89% |
| 2017 | 1.798 births per woman | -5.52% |
| 2016 | 1.903 births per woman | -5.04% |
| 2015 | 2.004 births per woman | -4.07% |
| 2014 | 2.089 births per woman | -3.91% |
| 2013 | 2.174 births per woman | -3.55% |
| 2012 | 2.254 births per woman | -2.30% |
| 2011 | 2.307 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 2010 | 2.349 births per woman | -1.72% |
| 2009 | 2.39 births per woman | +0.80% |
| 2008 | 2.371 births per woman | +3.40% |
| 2007 | 2.293 births per woman | +4.04% |
| 2006 | 2.204 births per woman | +0.23% |
| 2005 | 2.199 births per woman | -2.79% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.262 births per woman | -3.42% |
| 2003 | 2.342 births per woman | -3.42% |
| 2002 | 2.425 births per woman | -4.23% |
| 2001 | 2.532 births per woman | -5.91% |
| 2000 | 2.691 births per woman | -7.17% |
| 1999 | 2.899 births per woman | -8.58% |
| 1998 | 3.171 births per woman | -8.80% |
| 1997 | 3.477 births per woman | -9.90% |
| 1996 | 3.859 births per woman | -10.09% |
| 1995 | 4.292 births per woman | -8.45% |
| 1994 | 4.688 births per woman | -7.41% |
| 1993 | 5.063 births per woman | -6.84% |
| 1992 | 5.435 births per woman | -6.23% |
| 1991 | 5.796 births per woman | -5.45% |
| 1990 | 6.13 births per woman | -4.01% |
| 1989 | 6.386 births per woman | -2.99% |
| 1988 | 6.583 births per woman | -2.20% |
| 1987 | 6.731 births per woman | -1.68% |
| 1986 | 6.846 births per woman | -1.34% |
| 1985 | 6.939 births per woman | -1.22% |
| 1984 | 7.025 births per woman | -0.94% |
| 1983 | 7.092 births per woman | -0.76% |
| 1982 | 7.146 births per woman | -0.63% |
| 1981 | 7.191 births per woman | -0.48% |
| 1980 | 7.226 births per woman | -0.10% |
| 1979 | 7.233 births per woman | +0.06% |
| 1978 | 7.229 births per woman | -0.51% |
| 1977 | 7.266 births per woman | -0.36% |
| 1976 | 7.292 births per woman | -0.40% |
| 1975 | 7.321 births per woman | -0.76% |
| 1974 | 7.377 births per woman | -0.30% |
| 1973 | 7.399 births per woman | +0.34% |
| 1972 | 7.374 births per woman | -0.14% |
| 1971 | 7.384 births per woman | -0.09% |
| 1970 | 7.391 births per woman | +0.87% |
| 1969 | 7.327 births per woman | +0.66% |
| 1968 | 7.279 births per woman | +0.72% |
| 1967 | 7.227 births per woman | +1.15% |
| 1966 | 7.145 births per woman | +1.06% |
| 1965 | 7.07 births per woman | +0.96% |
| 1964 | 7.003 births per woman | +0.89% |
| 1963 | 6.941 births per woman | +0.78% |
| 1962 | 6.887 births per woman | +1.40% |
| 1961 | 6.792 births per woman | +1.18% |
| 1960 | 6.713 births per woman | — |
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