Share of the population that is female in Maldives
Maldives: Share of the population that is female was 38.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that is female in Maldives, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Maldives is 38.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Maldives peaked at 47.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2022.
That places Maldives 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.0% | 45.4% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.4% | 46.2% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.0% | 46.8% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 47.4% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 44.8% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 38.8% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 37.8% | 38.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 208 Seychelles 44.9% compare
- 209 Saudi Arabia 39.6% compare
- 210 Kuwait 38.9% compare
- 212 Bahrain 38.0% compare
- 213 Oman 37.6% compare
- 214 United Arab Emirates 36.2% 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 share of the population that is female in Maldives?
- Share of the population that is female in Maldives was 38.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for share of the population that is female?
- Maldives ranks 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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