Sex ratio at five years old in Maldives
Maldives: Sex ratio at five years old was 112.65 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
112.65
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 236 countries
All-time high
118.56
in 2017
All-time low
100.42
in 1956
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at five years old in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio at five years old in Maldives stood at 112.65.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at five years old in Maldives peaked at 118.56 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 100.42, in 1956.
Maldives ranks 4th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 104.69 | 100.42 | 111.36 | 10 |
| 1960s | 102.56 | 100.69 | 104.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 105.42 | 104.79 | 106.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 107.99 | 106.76 | 109.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 111.91 | 110.45 | 112.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.45 | 111.78 | 114.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.61 | 112.24 | 118.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.27 | 112.65 | 114.11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 122.54 compare
- 2 Northern Mariana Islands 113.73 compare
- 3 China 113.46 compare
- 5 Andorra 111.97 compare
- 6 Tuvalu 111.11 compare
- 7 United States Virgin Islands 110.8 compare
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 five years old in Maldives?
- Sex ratio at five years old in Maldives was 112.65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at five years old recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 118.56 in 2017.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at five years old recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.42 in 1956.
- How does Maldives rank for sex ratio at five years old?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at five years old rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 five years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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