Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Maldives

Maldives: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.57 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.57
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
150th
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.4
in 1973
All-time low
1.57
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Maldives, 1950–2023

2468195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 1.57 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Maldives peaked at 7.4 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.57, in 2023.

That places Maldives 150th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Maldives, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 6.18
1951 6.18 -0.1%
1952 6.21 +0.5%
1953 6.23 +0.3%
1954 6.26 +0.5%
1955 6.33 +1.1%
1956 6.39 +1.0%
1957 6.45 +0.9%
1958 6.5 +0.9%
1959 6.56 +0.8%
1960 6.71 +2.4%
1961 6.79 +1.2%
1962 6.89 +1.4%
1963 6.94 +0.8%
1964 7 +0.9%
1965 7.07 +1.0%
1966 7.14 +1.1%
1967 7.23 +1.1%
1968 7.28 +0.7%
1969 7.33 +0.7%
1970 7.39 +0.9%
1971 7.38 -0.1%
1972 7.37 -0.1%
1973 7.4 +0.3%
1974 7.38 -0.3%
1975 7.32 -0.8%
1976 7.29 -0.4%
1977 7.27 -0.4%
1978 7.23 -0.5%
1979 7.23 +0.1%
1980 7.23 -0.1%
1981 7.19 -0.5%
1982 7.15 -0.6%
1983 7.09 -0.8%
1984 7.03 -0.9%
1985 6.94 -1.2%
1986 6.85 -1.3%
1987 6.73 -1.7%
1988 6.58 -2.2%
1989 6.39 -3.0%
1990 6.13 -4.0%
1991 5.8 -5.4%
1992 5.43 -6.2%
1993 5.06 -6.8%
1994 4.69 -7.4%
1995 4.29 -8.4%
1996 3.86 -10.1%
1997 3.48 -9.9%
1998 3.17 -8.8%
1999 2.9 -8.6%
2000 2.69 -7.2%
2001 2.53 -5.9%
2002 2.42 -4.2%
2003 2.34 -3.4%
2004 2.26 -3.4%
2005 2.2 -2.8%
2006 2.2 +0.2%
2007 2.29 +4.0%
2008 2.37 +3.4%
2009 2.39 +0.8%
2010 2.35 -1.7%
2011 2.31 -1.8%
2012 2.25 -2.3%
2013 2.17 -3.5%
2014 2.09 -3.9%
2015 2 -4.1%
2016 1.9 -5.0%
2017 1.8 -5.5%
2018 1.71 -4.9%
2019 1.64 -4.1%
2020 1.61 -1.6%
2021 1.6 -0.9%
2022 1.58 -1.0%
2023 1.57 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 6.33 6.18 6.56 10
1960s 7.04 6.71 7.33 10
1970s 7.33 7.23 7.4 10
1980s 6.92 6.39 7.23 10
1990s 4.48 2.9 6.13 10
2000s 2.37 2.2 2.69 10
2010s 2.02 1.64 2.35 10
2020s 1.59 1.57 1.61 4

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 147 Ireland 1.6 compare
  2. 148 Antigua and Barbuda 1.58 compare
  3. 149 Slovenia 1.58 compare
  4. 151 Slovakia 1.56 compare
  5. 151 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.56 compare
  6. 153 Malaysia 1.55 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Maldives?
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Maldives was 1.57 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 7.4 in 1973.
What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 1.57 in 2023.
How does Maldives rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
Maldives ranks 150th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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