Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Maldives
Maldives: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index was 1.57 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.57 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. human development index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. human development index in Maldives peaked at 7.4 live births per woman in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.57 live births per woman, in 2023.
Maldives ranks 155th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.33 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 6.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.04 live births per woman | 6.71 live births per woman | 7.33 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.33 live births per woman | 7.23 live births per woman | 7.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.92 live births per woman | 6.39 live births per woman | 7.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.48 live births per woman | 2.9 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 live births per woman | 2.2 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 152 Ireland 1.6 live births per woman compare
- 153 Antigua and Barbuda 1.58 live births per woman compare
- 154 Slovenia 1.58 live births per woman compare
- 156 Slovakia 1.56 live births per woman compare
- 156 United Kingdom 1.56 live births per woman compare
- 158 Malaysia 1.55 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.01 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.766 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 57.73 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.0443 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 49.64 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.4119 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 64.96 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.0545 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. human development index in Maldives?
- Fertility rate vs. human development index in Maldives was 1.57 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. human development index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4 live births per woman in 1973.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. human development index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for fertility rate vs. human development index?
- Maldives ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. human development index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.