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Live births in Maldives

Live births in the Maldives was 5,795 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 3% from 2022. That is the 178th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count5,795 Estimated
Change on 2022-3%
Rank178th of 236Countries ranked
Series high9,3401989
Series low3,0211950
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Live births in Maldives, 1950 to 2023

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19501961197219831994200520231950: 3,021 count1951: 3,145 count1952: 3,294 count1953: 3,439 count1954: 3,593 count1955: 3,771 count1956: 3,946 count1957: 4,116 count1958: 4,284 count1959: 4,446 count1960: 4,669 count1961: 4,832 count1962: 4,997 count1963: 5,117 count1964: 5,225 count1965: 5,316 count1966: 5,423 count1967: 5,548 count1968: 5,655 count1969: 5,768 count1970: 5,915 count1971: 6,028 count1972: 6,160 count1973: 6,345 count1974: 6,510 count1975: 6,661 count1976: 6,849 count1977: 7,060 count1978: 7,279 count1979: 7,471 count1980: 7,676 count1981: 7,889 count1982: 8,134 count1983: 8,400 count1984: 8,678 count1985: 8,923 count1986: 9,119 count1987: 9,242 count1988: 9,322 count1989: 9,340 count1990: 9,272 count1991: 9,077 count1992: 8,820 count1993: 8,508 count1994: 8,161 count1995: 7,738 count1996: 7,194 count1997: 6,678 count1998: 6,267 count1999: 5,887 count2000: 5,617 count2001: 5,479 count2002: 5,443 count2003: 5,470 count2004: 5,524 count2005: 5,614 count2006: 5,906 count2007: 6,475 count2008: 7,027 count2009: 7,407 count2010: 7,536 count2011: 7,623 count2012: 7,649 count2013: 7,523 count2014: 7,346 count2015: 7,135 count2016: 6,877 count2017: 6,573 count2018: 6,337 count2019: 6,144 count2020: 6,081 count2021: 6,036 count2022: 5,973 count2023: 5,795 count2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19501975200020231950: 3,021 count1951: 3,145 count1952: 3,294 count1953: 3,439 count1954: 3,593 count1955: 3,771 count1956: 3,946 count1957: 4,116 count1958: 4,284 count1959: 4,446 count1960: 4,669 count1961: 4,832 count1962: 4,997 count1963: 5,117 count1964: 5,225 count1965: 5,316 count1966: 5,423 count1967: 5,548 count1968: 5,655 count1969: 5,768 count1970: 5,915 count1971: 6,028 count1972: 6,160 count1973: 6,345 count1974: 6,510 count1975: 6,661 count1976: 6,849 count1977: 7,060 count1978: 7,279 count1979: 7,471 count1980: 7,676 count1981: 7,889 count1982: 8,134 count1983: 8,400 count1984: 8,678 count1985: 8,923 count1986: 9,119 count1987: 9,242 count1988: 9,322 count1989: 9,340 count1990: 9,272 count1991: 9,077 count1992: 8,820 count1993: 8,508 count1994: 8,161 count1995: 7,738 count1996: 7,194 count1997: 6,678 count1998: 6,267 count1999: 5,887 count2000: 5,617 count2001: 5,479 count2002: 5,443 count2003: 5,470 count2004: 5,524 count2005: 5,614 count2006: 5,906 count2007: 6,475 count2008: 7,027 count2009: 7,407 count2010: 7,536 count2011: 7,623 count2012: 7,649 count2013: 7,523 count2014: 7,346 count2015: 7,135 count2016: 6,877 count2017: 6,573 count2018: 6,337 count2019: 6,144 count2020: 6,081 count2021: 6,036 count2022: 5,973 count2023: 5,795 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20235,795 Estimated
20225,973 Estimated
20216,036 Estimated
20206,081 Estimated
20196,144 Estimated
20186,337 Estimated
20176,573 Estimated
20166,877 Estimated
20157,135 Estimated
20147,346 Estimated
20137,523 Estimated
20127,649 Estimated
20117,623 Estimated
20107,536 Estimated
20097,407 Estimated
20087,027 Estimated
20076,475 Estimated
20065,906 Estimated
20055,614 Estimated
20045,524 Estimated
20035,470 Estimated
20025,443 Estimated
20015,479 Estimated
20005,617 Estimated
19995,887 Estimated
19986,267 Estimated
19976,678 Estimated
19967,194 Estimated
19957,738 Estimated
19948,161 Estimated
19938,508 Estimated
19928,820 Estimated
19919,077 Estimated
19909,272 Estimated
19899,340 Estimated
19889,322 Estimated
19879,242 Estimated
19869,119 Estimated
19858,923 Estimated
19848,678 Estimated
19838,400 Estimated
19828,134 Estimated
19817,889 Estimated
19807,676 Estimated
19797,471 Estimated
19787,279 Estimated
19777,060 Estimated
19766,849 Estimated
19756,661 Estimated
19746,510 Estimated
19736,345 Estimated
19726,160 Estimated
19716,028 Estimated
19705,915 Estimated
19695,768 Estimated
19685,655 Estimated
19675,548 Estimated
19665,423 Estimated
19655,316 Estimated
19645,225 Estimated
19635,117 Estimated
19624,997 Estimated
19614,832 Estimated
19604,669 Estimated
19594,446 Estimated
19584,284 Estimated
19574,116 Estimated
19563,946 Estimated
19553,771 Estimated
19543,593 Estimated
19533,439 Estimated
19523,294 Estimated
19513,145 Estimated
19503,021 Estimated

Maldives compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Maldives is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Maldives, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Maldives, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/maldives. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Maldives, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/maldives.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Maldives, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/maldives (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/maldives. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Maldives?

Live births in the Maldives was 5,795 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 3% from 2022. That is the 178th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Maldives?

9,340 in 1989, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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