Number of children under 5 in Maldives
Maldives: Number of children under 5 was 30,641 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 in Maldives, 1950–2023
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.