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Number of children under 5 in Maldives

Maldives: Number of children under 5 was 30,641 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
30,641 people
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
178th
of 236 countries
All-time high
41,672 people
in 1991
All-time low
10,415 people
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of children under 5 in Maldives, 1950–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, number of children under 5 in Maldives stood at 30,641 people.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Maldives peaked at 41,672 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10,415 people, in 1951.

Maldives ranks 178th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of children under 5 in Maldives, year by year

Year people Change
1950 10,495 people —
1951 10,415 people -0.8%
1952 10,530 people +1.1%
1953 10,867 people +3.2%
1954 11,486 people +5.7%
1955 12,171 people +6.0%
1956 12,764 people +4.9%
1957 13,394 people +4.9%
1958 14,048 people +4.9%
1959 14,721 people +4.8%
1960 15,435 people +4.9%
1961 16,177 people +4.8%
1962 16,921 people +4.6%
1963 17,654 people +4.3%
1964 18,359 people +4.0%
1965 19,325 people +5.3%
1966 20,303 people +5.1%
1967 20,872 people +2.8%
1968 21,434 people +2.7%
1969 22,176 people +3.5%
1970 22,986 people +3.7%
1971 23,824 people +3.6%
1972 24,589 people +3.2%
1973 25,159 people +2.3%
1974 25,680 people +2.1%
1975 26,452 people +3.0%
1976 27,397 people +3.6%
1977 28,197 people +2.9%
1978 28,828 people +2.2%
1979 29,476 people +2.2%
1980 30,253 people +2.6%
1981 31,164 people +3.0%
1982 32,162 people +3.2%
1983 33,037 people +2.7%
1984 33,964 people +2.8%
1985 35,481 people +4.5%
1986 37,442 people +5.5%
1987 39,292 people +4.9%
1988 40,614 people +3.4%
1989 41,181 people +1.4%
1990 41,456 people +0.7%
1991 41,672 people +0.5%
1992 41,543 people -0.3%
1993 40,940 people -1.5%
1994 39,787 people -2.8%
1995 38,552 people -3.1%
1996 37,450 people -2.9%
1997 36,261 people -3.2%
1998 34,953 people -3.6%
1999 33,438 people -4.3%
2000 31,801 people -4.9%
2001 30,317 people -4.7%
2002 29,166 people -3.8%
2003 28,398 people -2.6%
2004 27,992 people -1.4%
2005 27,828 people -0.6%
2006 27,906 people +0.3%
2007 28,400 people +1.8%
2008 29,352 people +3.4%
2009 30,631 people +4.4%
2010 32,135 people +4.9%
2011 33,743 people +5.0%
2012 35,232 people +4.4%
2013 36,363 people +3.2%
2014 36,996 people +1.7%
2015 37,123 people +0.3%
2016 36,815 people -0.8%
2017 36,199 people -1.7%
2018 35,412 people -2.2%
2019 34,543 people -2.5%
2020 33,614 people -2.7%
2021 32,644 people -2.9%
2022 31,641 people -3.1%
2023 30,641 people -3.2%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 30,641 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 447,677 people, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 30,641 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.21 million people, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 12,089 people 10,415 people 14,721 people 10
1960s 18,866 people 15,435 people 22,176 people 10
1970s 26,259 people 22,986 people 29,476 people 10
1980s 35,459 people 30,253 people 41,181 people 10
1990s 38,605 people 33,438 people 41,672 people 10
2000s 29,179 people 27,828 people 31,801 people 10
2010s 35,456 people 32,135 people 37,123 people 10
2020s 32,135 people 30,641 people 33,614 people 4

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 175 French Guiana 32,909 people compare
  2. 176 Brunei 31,431 people compare
  3. 177 Sao Tome and Principe 30,650 people compare
  4. 179 Macao 29,383 people compare
  5. 180 Samoa 28,284 people compare
  6. 181 Iceland 23,233 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children under 5 in Maldives?
Number of children under 5 in Maldives was 30,641 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 41,672 people in 1991.
What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 10,415 people in 1951.
How does Maldives rank for number of children under 5?
Maldives ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of children under 5
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.