Total dependency ratio in Maldives
Maldives: Total dependency ratio was 32.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total dependency ratio in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total dependency ratio in Maldives is 32.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total dependency ratio in Maldives peaked at 99.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2023.
Maldives ranks 231st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.5% | 69.3% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 79.8% | 69.7% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 92.9% | 91.8% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.3% | 91.8% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.2% | 82.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 45.4% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 34.2% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 32.3% | 33.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 228 Saudi Arabia 36.8% compare
- 229 Singapore 33.1% compare
- 230 Cayman Islands 33.1% compare
- 232 British Virgin Islands 32.2% compare
- 233 Bahrain 29.2% compare
- 234 Kuwait 27.5% compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 150.41 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total dependency ratio in Maldives?
- Total dependency ratio in Maldives was 32.3% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total dependency ratio recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest total dependency ratio recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for total dependency ratio?
- Maldives ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total dependency ratio rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 Total dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).