Period average age of mothers in Maldives
Maldives: Period average age of mothers was 30.18 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
30.18
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.18
in 2022
All-time low
28.57
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Period average age of mothers in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for period average age of mothers in Maldives is 30.18, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period average age of mothers in Maldives peaked at 30.18 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.57, in 1950.
That places Maldives 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Period average age of mothers in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.57 | — |
| 1951 | 28.59 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 28.6 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 28.62 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 28.63 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 28.65 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 28.66 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 28.68 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 28.69 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 28.7 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 28.71 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 28.73 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 28.74 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 28.75 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 28.76 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 28.77 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 28.78 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 28.78 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 28.78 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 28.78 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 28.78 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 28.79 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 28.79 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 28.79 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 28.8 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 28.8 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 28.81 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 28.82 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 28.82 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 28.83 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 28.83 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 28.83 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 28.8 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 28.77 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 28.76 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 28.82 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 28.88 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 28.98 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 29.07 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 29.15 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 29.21 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 29.25 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 29.25 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 29.25 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.23 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 29.23 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 29.17 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 29.14 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 29.1 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 29.09 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 29.05 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 29.04 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.09 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 29.12 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 29.08 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 29.06 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 28.95 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 28.84 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.79 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 28.74 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 28.84 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 28.93 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 29 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 29.12 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 29.24 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 29.41 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 29.61 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 29.84 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.97 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.07 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.12 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 30.12 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.18 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 30.18 | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 30.18 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 30.18 is above the median for South Asia, which is 28.57, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.64 | 28.57 | 28.7 | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.76 | 28.71 | 28.78 | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.8 | 28.78 | 28.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.89 | 28.76 | 29.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.19 | 29.09 | 29.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.98 | 28.74 | 29.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4 | 28.84 | 30.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.15 | 30.12 | 30.18 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 70 Mauritania 30.22 compare
- 71 Comoros 30.22 compare
- 72 Montenegro 30.2 compare
- 74 Wallis and Futuna 30.17 compare
- 75 Burundi 30.16 compare
- 76 Saudi Arabia 30.14 compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is period average age of mothers in Maldives?
- Period average age of mothers in Maldives was 30.18 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period average age of mothers recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 30.18 in 2022.
- What is the lowest period average age of mothers recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.57 in 1950.
- How does Maldives rank for period average age of mothers?
- Maldives ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is period average age of mothers rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Period average age of mothers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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