Age dependency breakdown in Maldives
Maldives: Age dependency breakdown was 5.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency breakdown in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, age dependency breakdown in Maldives stood at 5.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency breakdown in Maldives peaked at 7.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1968.
That places Maldives 199th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency breakdown in Maldives?
- Age dependency breakdown in Maldives was 5.7% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency breakdown recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest age dependency breakdown recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1968.
- How does Maldives rank for age dependency breakdown?
- Maldives ranks 199th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency breakdown rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).