Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in Maldives is 0.0002 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.0005 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2025.
Maldives ranks 119th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 116 Albania 0.0002 units per person compare
- 117 Brazil 0.0002 units per person compare
- 118 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0002 units per person compare
- 120 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0002 units per person compare
- 121 Bahrain 0.0002 units per person compare
- 122 Kuwait 0.0002 units per person compare
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,953 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,854 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,036 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in Maldives?
- Child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in Maldives was 0.0002 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita?
- Maldives ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.