Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Maldives

Children under 15 in the Maldives in 2025 — 100,832 people. Ranked 172 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 191.9%.

2025 100,832 people −2.49% vs 2024
World rank 172of 217
Period maximum 118,137 people1996
Period minimum 34,539 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Maldives, 1960–2025050,000100,000150,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 34,539 people1962: 37,069 people1964: 40,551 people1966: 47,255 people1968: 52,480 people1970: 56,232 people1972: 59,939 people1974: 63,326 people1976: 67,504 people1978: 71,481 people1980: 75,732 people1982: 79,844 people1984: 83,556 people1986: 90,369 people1988: 98,293 people1990: 105,567 people1992: 112,227 people1994: 116,510 people1996: 118,137 people1998: 117,062 people2000: 113,360 people2002: 108,291 people2004: 103,008 people2006: 97,869 people2008: 94,069 people2010: 92,595 people2012: 93,898 people2014: 97,319 people2016: 101,283 people2018: 104,419 people2020: 106,666 people2022: 106,825 people2024: 103,407 people2025: 100,832 people
Change over the period: +66,293 (+191.94%) Average annual rate: 1.66 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives

Maldives 100,832 people
World 2.01B people
South Asia 416M people
Southern Asia computed 548M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 514M people
Children under 15 — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 100,832 −2,575 −2.49%
2024 103,407 −2,050 −1.94%
2023 105,457 −1,368 −1.28%
2022 106,825 −368 −0.34%
2021 107,193 +527 +0.49%
2020 106,666 +973 +0.92%
2019 105,693 +1,274 +1.22%
2018 104,419 +1,474 +1.43%
2017 102,945 +1,662 +1.64%
2016 101,283 +1,908 +1.92%
2015 99,375 +2,056 +2.11%
2014 97,319 +1,897 +1.99%
2013 95,422 +1,524 +1.62%
2012 93,898 +989 +1.06%
2011 92,909 +314 +0.34%
2010 92,595 −385 −0.41%
2009 92,980 −1,089 −1.16%
2008 94,069 −1,696 −1.77%
2007 95,765 −2,104 −2.15%
2006 97,869 −2,454 −2.45%
2005 100,323 −2,685 −2.61%
2004 103,008 −2,675 −2.53%
2003 105,683 −2,608 −2.41%
2002 108,291 −2,573 −2.32%
2001 110,864 −2,496 −2.2%
2000 113,360 −2,153 −1.86%
1999 115,513 −1,549 −1.32%
1998 117,062 −865 −0.73%
1997 117,927 −210 −0.18%
1996 118,137 +467 +0.4%
1995 117,670 +1,160 +1%
1994 116,510 +1,800 +1.57%
1993 114,710 +2,483 +2.21%
1992 112,227 +3,105 +2.85%
1991 109,122 +3,555 +3.37%
1990 105,567 +3,650 +3.58%
1989 101,917 +3,624 +3.69%
1988 98,293 +3,859 +4.09%
1987 94,434 +4,065 +4.5%
1986 90,369 +3,882 +4.49%
1985 86,487 +2,931 +3.51%
1984 83,556 +1,929 +2.36%
1983 81,627 +1,783 +2.23%
1982 79,844 +1,992 +2.56%
1981 77,852 +2,120 +2.8%
1980 75,732 +2,140 +2.91%
1979 73,592 +2,111 +2.95%
1978 71,481 +1,984 +2.85%
1977 69,497 +1,993 +2.95%
1976 67,504 +2,163 +3.31%
1975 65,341 +2,015 +3.18%
1974 63,326 +1,713 +2.78%
1973 61,613 +1,674 +2.79%
1972 59,939 +1,815 +3.12%
1971 58,124 +1,892 +3.36%
1970 56,232 +1,897 +3.49%
1969 54,335 +1,855 +3.53%
1968 52,480 +2,158 +4.29%
1967 50,322 +3,067 +6.49%
1966 47,255 +3,756 +8.63%
1965 43,499 +2,948 +7.27%
1964 40,551 +1,875 +4.85%
1963 38,676 +1,607 +4.34%
1962 37,069 +1,375 +3.85%
1961 35,694 +1,155 +3.34%
1960 34,539

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.