Female population by age group in Maldives
Maldives: Female population by age group was 14,643 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female population by age group in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 14,643 people for female population by age group in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female population by age group in Maldives peaked at 19,875 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5,057 people, in 1950.
That places Maldives 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,967 people | 5,057 people | 7,302 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 9,305 people | 7,653 people | 10,869 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,846 people | 11,254 people | 14,361 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,103 people | 14,697 people | 19,639 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,333 people | 15,936 people | 19,875 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,812 people | 13,068 people | 15,147 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,603 people | 15,217 people | 17,191 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,259 people | 14,643 people | 15,936 people | 4 |
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More gender data for Maldives
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female population by age group in Maldives?
- Female population by age group in Maldives was 14,643 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female population by age group recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 19,875 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest female population by age group recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,057 people in 1950.
- How does Maldives rank for female population by age group?
- Maldives ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female population by age group rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Female population by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.