Maldives - Fertility Rate 2025
1.54
−0.04 from 2024
Maldives's fertility rate was 1.54 in 2025. This was the 139th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2025▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chad | 5.98 | -2.2% |
| 2nd | Central African Republic | 5.97 | -0.7% |
| 3rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 5.95 | -1.6% |
| 4th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 5.93 | -3.3% |
| 5th | Niger | 5.79 | -4.5% |
| 6th | Mali | 5.48 | -2.4% |
| 7th | Angola | 4.97 | -3.0% |
| 8th | Burundi | 4.68 | -4.0% |
| 9th | Mozambique | 4.65 | -2.4% |
| 10th | Afghanistan | 4.64 | -4.2% |
| 11th | Yemen, Republic of | 4.58 | -0.1% |
| 12th | Mauritania | 4.56 | -3.0% |
| 13th | Tanzania | 4.48 | -2.8% |
| 14th | Benin | 4.38 | -3.9% |
| 15th | Nigeria | 4.28 | -4.4% |
| 16th | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.17 | -2.7% |
| 17th | Sudan | 4.17 | -3.6% |
| 18th | Cameroon | 4.15 | -3.9% |
| 19th | Togo | 4.06 | -3.1% |
| 20th | Congo, Republic of | 4.05 | -2.6% |
| 21st | Uganda | 4.05 | -5.5% |
| 22nd | Guinea | 4.04 | -4.3% |
| 23rd | Zambia | 3.94 | -3.9% |
| 24th | Burkina Faso | 3.93 | -6.2% |
| 25th | Equatorial Guinea | 3.91 | -4.2% |
| 26th | Uzbekistan | 3.86 | 10.2% |
| 27th | Madagascar | 3.85 | -3.1% |
| 28th | Gambia, The | 3.84 | -4.2% |
| 29th | Liberia | 3.79 | -4.1% |
| 30th | Comoros | 3.74 | -3.5% |
| 31st | Zimbabwe | 3.74 | 0.4% |
| 32nd | Samoa | 3.71 | -3.1% |
| 33rd | Guinea-Bissau | 3.68 | -4.2% |
| 34th | South Sudan | 3.66 | -5.2% |
| 35th | Senegal | 3.66 | -4.1% |
| 36th | Sierra Leone | 3.58 | -5.5% |
| 37th | Eritrea | 3.57 | -3.8% |
| 38th | Rwanda | 3.56 | -3.7% |
| 39th | Gabon | 3.53 | -3.1% |
| 40th | São Tomé and Principe | 3.51 | -3.7% |
| 41st | Pakistan | 3.51 | -2.7% |
| 42nd | Vanuatu | 3.50 | -2.6% |
| 43rd | Malawi | 3.49 | -4.3% |
| 44th | Solomon Islands | 3.44 | -3.3% |
| 45th | Ghana | 3.29 | -3.1% |
| 46th | Nauru | 3.23 | -3.0% |
| 47th | West Bank and Gaza | 3.17 | -4.3% |
| 48th | Tuvalu | 3.15 | -1.8% |
| 49th | Kazakhstan | 3.15 | 4.4% |
| 50th | Iraq | 3.13 | -3.8% |
| 51st | Namibia | 3.11 | -3.2% |
| 52nd | Kenya | 3.10 | -3.5% |
| 53rd | Kiribati | 3.08 | -2.3% |
| 54th | Tonga | 3.06 | -2.2% |
| 55th | Papua New Guinea | 2.99 | -3.4% |
| 56th | Tajikistan | 2.97 | -3.3% |
| 57th | Marshall Islands | 2.87 | -1.7% |
| 58th | Israel | 2.80 | -1.8% |
| 59th | Guam | 2.70 | -2.8% |
| 60th | St. Martin (French part) | 2.70 | -0.8% |
| 61st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.68 | -2.4% |
| 62nd | Eswatini | 2.67 | -3.0% |
| 63rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2.66 | -3.3% |
| 64th | Botswana | 2.65 | -2.9% |
| 65th | Algeria | 2.64 | -4.4% |
| 66th | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.63 | -3.2% |
| 67th | Turkmenistan | 2.62 | -2.7% |
| 68th | Lesotho | 2.55 | -5.2% |
| 69th | Haiti | 2.55 | -4.1% |
| 70th | Jordan | 2.52 | -4.4% |
| 71st | Djibouti | 2.51 | -3.7% |
| 72nd | Cambodia | 2.51 | -2.8% |
| 73rd | Mongolia | 2.50 | -7.4% |
| 74th | Timor-Leste | 2.49 | -7.9% |
| 75th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.48 | -2.7% |
| 76th | Honduras | 2.44 | -2.4% |
| 77th | Paraguay | 2.37 | -2.2% |
| 78th | Oman | 2.37 | -6.3% |
| 79th | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.36 | -12.7% |
| 80th | Guyana | 2.36 | -2.3% |
| 81st | Lao PDR | 2.33 | -3.7% |
| 82nd | Libya | 2.26 | -3.9% |
| 83rd | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.23 | -4.8% |
| 84th | Fiji | 2.23 | -2.3% |
| 85th | American Samoa | 2.22 | -2.9% |
| 86th | Suriname | 2.20 | -2.1% |
| 87th | Lebanon | 2.20 | -1.9% |
| 88th | South Africa | 2.19 | -1.1% |
| 89th | Dominican Republic | 2.18 | -3.0% |
| 90th | Morocco | 2.17 | -2.6% |
| 91st | Nicaragua | 2.16 | -2.5% |
| 92nd | Bangladesh | 2.16 | 0.0% |
| 93rd | Guatemala | 2.14 | -7.2% |
| 94th | Indonesia | 2.09 | -1.8% |
| 95th | Myanmar | 2.07 | -2.3% |
| 96th | Saudi Arabia | 2.05 | -10.1% |
| 97th | Panama | 2.02 | -4.5% |
| 98th | Armenia | 1.96 | 3.2% |
| 99th | Sri Lanka | 1.95 | -1.3% |
| 100th | New Caledonia | 1.95 | -1.7% |
| 101st | Virgin Islands (US) | 1.95 | -1.7% |
| 102nd | Nepal | 1.93 | -2.6% |
| 103rd | Peru | 1.93 | -2.8% |
| 104th | Viet Nam | 1.90 | -0.7% |
| 105th | India | 1.89 | -4.2% |
| 106th | Monaco | 1.89 | -10.7% |
| 107th | Gibraltar | 1.88 | -0.6% |
| 108th | Palau | 1.87 | -2.0% |
| 109th | Mexico | 1.86 | -2.7% |
| 110th | Belize | 1.85 | -7.8% |
| 111th | Seychelles | 1.84 | -8.7% |
| 112th | Bahrain | 1.82 | -0.2% |
| 113th | Bulgaria | 1.81 | 0.0% |
| 114th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 1.76 | -1.1% |
| 115th | Montenegro | 1.74 | 0.0% |
| 116th | El Salvador | 1.74 | -2.0% |
| 117th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.73 | -2.7% |
| 118th | Qatar | 1.72 | -0.5% |
| 119th | Philippines | 1.72 | -10.3% |
| 120th | North Macedonia | 1.71 | 14.3% |
| 121st | Brunei Darussalam | 1.71 | -2.1% |
| 122nd | Ecuador | 1.71 | -6.4% |
| 123rd | Barbados | 1.71 | -0.1% |
| 124th | Georgia | 1.69 | -6.6% |
| 125th | Romania | 1.68 | -2.0% |
| 126th | Moldova | 1.68 | -3.2% |
| 127th | Serbia | 1.66 | 3.1% |
| 128th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.66 | -2.1% |
| 129th | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.65 | 4.4% |
| 130th | Tunisia | 1.64 | -10.5% |
| 131st | Faroe Islands | 1.64 | -12.0% |
| 132nd | France | 1.62 | -2.4% |
| 133rd | Colombia | 1.61 | -1.9% |
| 134th | United States | 1.59 | -1.6% |
| 135th | Greenland | 1.57 | -11.1% |
| 136th | Brazil | 1.57 | -3.0% |
| 137th | Cayman Islands | 1.55 | 1.3% |
| 138th | Aruba | 1.54 | -3.6% |
| 139th | Maldives | 1.54 | -2.3% |
| 140th | Kosovo | 1.53 | -0.9% |
| 141st | New Zealand | 1.53 | -1.9% |
| 142nd | Croatia | 1.52 | 4.4% |
| 143rd | Hungary | 1.52 | 0.7% |
| 144th | Iceland | 1.52 | -4.4% |
| 145th | United Kingdom | 1.52 | -2.6% |
| 146th | Isle of Man | 1.51 | -2.1% |
| 147th | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.51 | -1.5% |
| 148th | Australia | 1.51 | 0.5% |
| 149th | Slovak Republic | 1.50 | 0.5% |
| 150th | Slovenia | 1.48 | -1.7% |
| 151st | Bhutan | 1.48 | 1.0% |
| 152nd | Dominica | 1.47 | -1.0% |
| 153rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.47 | -2.5% |
| 154th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.46 | -1.5% |
| 155th | French Polynesia | 1.46 | -2.6% |
| 156th | Grenada | 1.46 | -1.8% |
| 157th | Liechtenstein | 1.46 | 0.6% |
| 158th | Belgium | 1.44 | -2.2% |
| 159th | Cyprus | 1.43 | 3.2% |
| 160th | Azerbaijan | 1.43 | -7.7% |
| 161st | Ireland | 1.43 | -4.8% |
| 162nd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.43 | -1.3% |
| 163rd | Czechia | 1.43 | -1.7% |
| 164th | Portugal | 1.42 | -1.4% |
| 165th | Denmark | 1.42 | -5.5% |
| 166th | Cabo Verde | 1.42 | -7.0% |
| 167th | Netherlands | 1.40 | -2.2% |
| 168th | Bermuda | 1.40 | -0.3% |
| 169th | Malaysia | 1.39 | -10.4% |
| 170th | Channel Islands | 1.39 | 1.3% |
| 171st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.37 | -6.4% |
| 172nd | Bahamas, The | 1.36 | -0.8% |
| 173rd | Russian Federation | 1.36 | -3.7% |
| 174th | St. Lucia | 1.35 | -1.8% |
| 175th | Cuba | 1.35 | -6.2% |
| 176th | Germany | 1.35 | -2.9% |
| 177th | European Union | 1.35 | -2.8% |
| 178th | Jamaica | 1.35 | -0.9% |
| 179th | Norway | 1.34 | -4.1% |
| 180th | Sweden | 1.34 | -7.4% |
| 181st | Türkiye | 1.34 | -11.1% |
| 182nd | Mauritius | 1.34 | -3.9% |
| 183rd | Albania | 1.32 | -1.9% |
| 184th | Greece | 1.32 | -0.3% |
| 185th | Uruguay | 1.31 | -6.8% |
| 186th | Austria | 1.30 | -1.7% |
| 187th | Switzerland | 1.29 | -3.2% |
| 188th | Latvia | 1.28 | -5.9% |
| 189th | Finland | 1.26 | 0.0% |
| 190th | Argentina | 1.26 | -16.2% |
| 191st | Luxembourg | 1.24 | -1.1% |
| 192nd | Kuwait | 1.23 | -19.6% |
| 193rd | Italy | 1.18 | -1.3% |
| 194th | Canada | 1.18 | -6.2% |
| 195th | San Marino | 1.18 | 2.3% |
| 196th | Belarus | 1.17 | -2.7% |
| 197th | Thailand | 1.17 | -3.6% |
| 198th | Estonia | 1.17 | -11.0% |
| 199th | Costa Rica | 1.15 | -13.4% |
| 200th | Japan | 1.13 | -5.5% |
| 201st | United Arab Emirates | 1.12 | -7.1% |
| 202nd | Andorra | 1.10 | 2.0% |
| 203rd | British Virgin Islands | 1.10 | 5.3% |
| 204th | Lithuania | 1.08 | -8.1% |
| 205th | Spain | 1.08 | -3.8% |
| 206th | Poland | 1.06 | -8.8% |
| 207th | Chile | 1.04 | -11.2% |
| 208th | Malta | 1.02 | -3.4% |
| 209th | Curaçao | 1.02 | -15.0% |
| 210th | Singapore | 0.91 | -5.8% |
| 211th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.88 | -4.8% |
| 212th | Ukraine | 0.77 | -20.9% |
| 213th | China | 0.70 | -30.1% |
| 214th | Korea | 0.63 | -12.5% |
| 215th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.51 | -32.0% |
| 216th | Macao SAR, China | 0.44 | -25.3% |
FAQ
What was Maldives's fertility rate in 2025?▾
Maldives's fertility rate in 2025 was 1.54. This ranked 139th globally.
How did Maldives's fertility rate change in 2025?▾
Maldives's fertility rate decreased by 2.3% in 2025 compared to 2024.
Which country had the highest fertility rate in 2025?▾
Chad had the highest fertility rate in 2025 at 5.98.
What is the fertility rate of Maldives in 2025?▾
The fertility rate of Maldives in 2025 was 1.54. This ranked 139th globally.
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