Sex ratio at birth in Maldives
Maldives: Sex ratio at birth was 104.96 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
104.96
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
113th
of 236 countries
All-time high
116.95
in 2013
All-time low
102.83
in 1955
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at birth in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 104.96 for sex ratio at birth in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in Maldives peaked at 116.95 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 102.83, in 1955.
That places Maldives 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103.01 | 102.83 | 103.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 103.85 | 103.05 | 105.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 105 | 104.6 | 105.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 107.35 | 106.2 | 109.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.95 | 107.44 | 111.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.53 | 107.69 | 112.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.54 | 106.69 | 116.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.92 | 104.96 | 110.1 | 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 sex ratio at birth in Maldives?
- Sex ratio at birth in Maldives was 104.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at birth recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 116.95 in 2013.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.83 in 1955.
- How does Maldives rank for sex ratio at birth?
- Maldives ranks 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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