Population ages 15-64 in Maldives
Maldives: Population ages 15-64 was 76.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Maldives, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Maldives stood at 76.0%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Maldives peaked at 76.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 1992.
Maldives ranks 5th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.9% | — |
| 1961 | 58.6% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 58.1% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 57.5% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 56.6% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 55.3% | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 54.0% | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 53.1% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 52.7% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 52.4% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 52.1% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 52.0% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 51.9% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 51.9% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 51.6% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 51.9% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 51.6% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 51.1% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 50.8% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 50.3% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 50.1% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 51.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 51.8% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 52.7% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 53.6% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 54.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 57.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 73.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.7% | 52.4% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.9% | 51.5% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.5% | 50.5% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.5% | 50.1% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 56.0% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 69.9% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 74.9% | 76.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 2 United Arab Emirates 82.2% compare
- 3 Kuwait 78.9% compare
- 4 Bahrain 77.6% compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 75.8% compare
- 7 Cayman Islands 74.4% compare
- 8 Singapore 74.1% compare
More education data for Maldives
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 14.04 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,758 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16,632 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,001 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 690.42 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10,644 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,988 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Maldives?
- Population ages 15-64 in Maldives was 76.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 1992.
- How does Maldives rank for population ages 15-64?
- Maldives ranks 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.