Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Maldives
Maldives: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 215 countries
All-time high
94.3%
in 2023
All-time low
32.4%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Maldives, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Maldives stood at 94.0%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Maldives peaked at 94.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 1960.
Maldives ranks 17th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.4% | — |
| 1961 | 32.7% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 33.0% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 33.3% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 33.8% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 34.2% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 34.8% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 35.4% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 36.1% | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 37.0% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 39.1% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 40.4% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 41.7% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 43.2% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 44.8% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 46.4% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 47.9% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 45.2% | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 50.7% | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 52.1% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 53.4% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 54.7% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 56.1% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 57.5% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 58.9% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 60.2% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 61.5% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 62.8% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 64.1% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 65.5% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 66.8% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 68.2% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 69.7% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 71.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 72.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 73.5% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 74.7% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 76.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 77.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 77.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 79.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 94.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 94.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 83.2%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.3% | 32.4% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.7% | 38.0% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.1% | 52.1% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.5% | 65.5% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 77.9% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 88.6% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 91.4% | 94.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Maldives?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Maldives was 94.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 1960.
- How does Maldives rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Maldives ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.