Gender in Maldives 211 indicators covering gender for Maldives. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 2030 down 18.8% 175th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year 2030 down 418.0% 172nd Population 453.06 2030 up 14.6% 172nd Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 2030 up 14.6% 172nd Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year 2030 down 70.1% 103rd Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 2025 down 22.7% 175th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 2025 down 26.6% 175th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 2025 down 19.0% 175th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 2025 down 27.3% 175th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 2025 down 17.0% 175th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,953 2025 down 27.1% 175th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,854 2025 down 17.3% 175th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,036 2025 down 25.8% 175th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,877 2025 down 16.9% 176th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,154 2025 down 22.5% 174th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 2,966 2025 down 13.3% 175th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 3,296 2025 down 17.6% 174th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 36.08 2027 down 11.6% 116th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.532 2025 up 5.3% 147th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.526 2025 up 29.2% 122nd Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.499 2025 down 12.5% 140th Women's Political Participation Index 0.562 2025 up 5.8% 159th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.532 2025 up 5.3% 147th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.532 2025 up 5.3% 147th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year 2025 up 5.0% 112th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.532 2025 up 5.3% 147th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 25.4% 2024 up 47.2% 102nd Prevalence of obesity, male 13.4% 2024 up 61.3% 131st Life expectancy at age 60, female 24.58 years 2024 up 10.5% 56th Life expectancy at age 60, male 18.07 years 2024 down 9.5% 118th Share of women who are obese 25.4% 2024 up 47.2% 105th Share of women who are overweight or obese 60.9% 2024 up 23.0% 78th Share of overweight men vs. women 50.7% 2024 up 36.8% 118th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.0% 2024 up 3.7% 17th Share of women who are married or in a union 3.1% 2022 down 34.3% 150th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.2% 121st Population, annual growth rate 0.3432 % change on previous year 2024 down 89.9% 141st Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 43.8% 23rd Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 212.11 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 29.0% 76th Women, Business and the Law Index 73.75 index (0–100) 2023 up 14.6% 129th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 144th Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 122nd Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 18.0% 119th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 1,765 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.4% 3rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 5.4% 68th Labor force, female 63,262 2025 up 26.8% 176th Labor force, female, per capita 0.1194 units per person 2025 up 2.5% 161st Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2025 down 1.1% 95th Page 1 of 4 Next →