Life Expectancy at Birth in Maldives
Maldives: Life Expectancy at Birth was 81.28 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.28
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
44th
of 216 countries
All-time high
81.28
in 2024
All-time low
38.24
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Maldives, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Maldives stood at 81.28. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Maldives peaked at 81.28 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.24, in 1960.
That places Maldives 44th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.24 | — |
| 1961 | 38.65 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 39.09 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 39.59 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 40.15 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 40.76 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 41.41 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 42.11 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 42.85 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 43.65 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 44.52 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 45.45 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 46.43 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 47.46 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 48.53 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 49.65 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 50.75 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 51.84 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 50.45 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 53.87 | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 54.82 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 55.73 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 56.61 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 57.48 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 58.34 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 59.18 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 59.99 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 60.79 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 61.59 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 62.38 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 63.15 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 63.91 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 64.66 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 65.43 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 66.2 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 66.96 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 67.73 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 68.52 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 69.3 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 70.16 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 70.89 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 71.66 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 72.36 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 73.26 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 73.01 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 74.78 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 75.26 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 75.71 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 76 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.37 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.76 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.14 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 77.51 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 77.85 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 78.19 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 78.61 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 78.91 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.23 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 79.43 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.71 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.71 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 78.05 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.76 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 81.04 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 81.28 | +0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 81.28 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 81.28 is above the median for South Asia, which is 74.1, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.65 | 38.24 | 43.65 | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.9 | 44.52 | 53.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.69 | 54.82 | 62.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.6 | 63.15 | 70.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.93 | 70.89 | 76.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.33 | 76.76 | 79.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.97 | 78.05 | 81.28 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 41 Bahrain 81.42 compare
- 42 United Kingdom 81.39 compare
- 43 Chile 81.36 compare
- 45 Isle of Man 81.09 compare
- 46 Costa Rica 81 compare
- 47 Germany 80.79 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)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Maldives?
- Life expectancy at birth in Maldives was 81.28 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 81.28 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.24 in 1960.
- How does Maldives rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Maldives ranks 44th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.