Number of one year olds in Maldives

Maldives: Number of one year olds was 2,865 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,865
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
178th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4,038
in 1991
All-time low
970
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Maldives, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 2,865 for number of one year olds in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Maldives peaked at 4,038 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 970, in 1950.

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 one year olds in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Maldives, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 970 —
1951 1,014 +4.5%
1952 1,145 +12.9%
1953 1,198 +4.6%
1954 1,254 +4.7%
1955 1,312 +4.6%
1956 1,377 +5.0%
1957 1,447 +5.1%
1958 1,517 +4.8%
1959 1,585 +4.5%
1960 1,654 +4.4%
1961 1,734 +4.8%
1962 1,815 +4.7%
1963 1,886 +3.9%
1964 1,950 +3.4%
1965 2,015 +3.3%
1966 2,104 +4.4%
1967 2,151 +2.2%
1968 2,195 +2.0%
1969 2,308 +5.1%
1970 2,410 +4.4%
1971 2,481 +2.9%
1972 2,543 +2.5%
1973 2,586 +1.7%
1974 2,614 +1.1%
1975 2,687 +2.8%
1976 2,808 +4.5%
1977 2,894 +3.1%
1978 2,914 +0.7%
1979 2,981 +2.3%
1980 3,099 +4.0%
1981 3,207 +3.5%
1982 3,300 +2.9%
1983 3,361 +1.8%
1984 3,366 +0.1%
1985 3,545 +5.3%
1986 3,861 +8.9%
1987 4,003 +3.7%
1988 4,008 +0.1%
1989 3,908 -2.5%
1990 3,898 -0.3%
1991 4,038 +3.6%
1992 4,033 -0.1%
1993 3,844 -4.7%
1994 3,594 -6.5%
1995 3,447 -4.1%
1996 3,471 +0.7%
1997 3,417 -1.6%
1998 3,232 -5.4%
1999 3,026 -6.4%
2000 2,841 -6.1%
2001 2,719 -4.3%
2002 2,657 -2.3%
2003 2,620 -1.4%
2004 2,586 -1.3%
2005 2,598 +0.5%
2006 2,658 +2.3%
2007 2,752 +3.5%
2008 2,884 +4.8%
2009 3,030 +5.1%
2010 3,168 +4.6%
2011 3,292 +3.9%
2012 3,377 +2.6%
2013 3,410 +1.0%
2014 3,393 -0.5%
2015 3,397 +0.1%
2016 3,436 +1.1%
2017 3,401 -1.0%
2018 3,298 -3.0%
2019 3,199 -3.0%
2020 3,100 -3.1%
2021 2,994 -3.4%
2022 2,898 -3.2%
2023 2,865 -1.1%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 2,865 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,663, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 2,865 is below the median for South Asia, which is 216,885, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1,282 970 1,585 10
1960s 1,981 1,654 2,308 10
1970s 2,692 2,410 2,981 10
1980s 3,566 3,099 4,008 10
1990s 3,600 3,026 4,038 10
2000s 2,734 2,586 3,030 10
2010s 3,337 3,168 3,436 10
2020s 2,964 2,865 3,100 4

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 175 Cape Verde 3,143 compare
  2. 176 Sao Tome and Principe 3,086 compare
  3. 177 Brunei 3,022 compare
  4. 179 Samoa 2,662 compare
  5. 180 Macao 2,498 compare
  6. 181 Iceland 2,299 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Maldives?
Number of one year olds in Maldives was 2,865 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 4,038 in 1991.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 970 in 1950.
How does Maldives rank for number of one year olds?
Maldives ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
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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