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Historical Values
Year Value
1995 0-14 years: 47% (female 60,038; male 63,042) 15-64 years: 50% (female 63,526; male 67,020) 65 years and over: 3% (female 3,537; male 4,147) (July 1995 est.)
1996 0-14 years: 47% (male 65,559; female 62,399) 15-64 years: 50% (male 69,071; female 65,659) 65 years and over: 3% (male 4,336; female 3,734) (July 1996 est.)
1997 0-14 years: 47% (male 67,967; female 64,643) 15-64 years : 50% (male 71,316; female 67,993) 65 years and over: 3% (male 4,534; female 3,938) (July 1997 est.)
1998 0-14 years: 47% (male 70,244; female 66,758) 15-64 years: 50% (male 73,784; female 70,539) 65 years and over: 3% (male 4,735; female 4,151) (July 1998 est.)
1999 0-14 years: 47% (male 72,414; female 68,764) 15-64 years: 50% (male 76,446; female 73,275) 65 years and over: 3% (male 4,944; female 4,377) (1999 est.)
2000 0-14 years: 46% (male 71,273; female 67,323) 15-64 years: 51% (male 78,598; female 75,331) 65 years and over: 3% (male 4,666; female 4,284) (2000 est.)
2001 0-14 years: 45.63% (male 72,920; female 68,895) 15-64 years: 51.37% (male 81,506; female 78,149) 65 years and over: 3% (male 4,806; female 4,488) (2001 est.)
2002 0-14 years: 45.3% (male 74,493; female 70,394) 15-64 years: 51.7% (male 84,548; female 81,092) 65 years and over: 3% (male 4,944; female 4,694) (2002 est.)
2003 0-14 years: 44.9% (male 75,991; female 71,826) 15-64 years: 52.1% (male 87,734; female 84,150) 65 years and over: 3% (male 5,073; female 4,910) (2003 est.)
2004 0-14 years: 44.4% (male 77,424; female 73,191) 15-64 years: 52.6% (male 91,045; female 87,331) 65 years and over: 3% (male 5,207; female 5,132) (2004 est.)
2005 0-14 years: 43.9% (male 78,794/female 74,505) 15-64 years: 53% (male 94,488/female 90,624) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 5,339/female 5,356) (2005 est.)
2006 0-14 years: 43.4% (male 80,113/female 75,763) 15-64 years: 53.5% (male 98,040/female 94,029) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 5,477/female 5,586) (2006 est.)
2007 0-14 years: 42.9% (male 81,383/female 76,984) 15-64 years: 54% (male 101,699/female 97,518) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 5,619/female 5,828) (2007 est.)
2008 0-14 years: 23.5% (male 46,174/female 44,396) 15-64 years: 72.7% (male 172,279/female 108,152) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 7,510/female 7,414) (2008 est.)
2009 0-14 years: 22.3% (male 45,038/female 43,291) 15-64 years: 73.8% (male 180,874/female 111,703) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 7,711/female 7,717) (2009 est.)
2010 0-14 years: 22.3% (male 45,038/female 43,291) 15-64 years: 73.8% (male 180,874/female 111,703) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 7,711/female 7,717) (2010 est.)
2011 0-14 years: 21.5% (male 43,332/female 41,642) 15-64 years: 74.4% (male 177,365/female 116,552) 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 7,888/female 8,220) (2011 est.)
2012 0-14 years: 21.2% (male 42,742/ female 41,069) 15-64 years: 74.6% (male 175,458/ female 118,814) 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 7,935/ female 8,433) (2012 est.)
2013 0-14 years: 21.1% (male 42,352/female 40,686) 15-24 years: 24.2% (male 56,016/female 39,443) 25-54 years: 46% (male 108,025/female 73,074) 55-64 years: 4.5% (male 9,379/female 8,431) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 7,961/female 8,621) (2013 est.)
2014 0-14 years: 21% (male 42,154/female 40,490) 15-24 years: 23.4% (male 53,760/female 38,385) 25-54 years: 46.5% (male 107,703/female 75,360) 55-64 years: 4.8% (male 9,782/female 9,180) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 7,974/female 8,807) (2014 est.)
2015 0-14 years: 21.05% (male 42,230/female 40,555) | 15-24 years: 22.41% (male 51,141/female 36,970) | 25-54 years: 47.08% (male 107,436/female 77,713) | 55-64 years: 5.14% (male 10,243/female 9,968) | 65 years and over: 4.32% (male 7,994/female 9,003) (2015 est.)
2016 0-14 years: 21.21% (male 42,513/female 40,824) | 15-24 years: 21.29% (male 48,319/female 35,360) | 25-54 years: 47.63% (male 107,152/female 80,031) | 55-64 years: 5.48% (male 10,749/female 10,799) | 65 years and over: 4.38% (male 8,012/female 9,201) (2016 est.)
2017 0-14 years: 21.4% (male 42,871/female 41,162) | 15-24 years: 20.21% (male 45,547/female 33,804) | 25-54 years: 48.1% (male 106,701/female 82,187) | 55-64 years: 5.85% (male 11,312/female 11,667) | 65 years and over: 4.45% (male 8,042/female 9,416) (2017 est.)
2018 0-14 years: 21.62% (male 43,293 /female 41,563) | 15-24 years: 19.15% (male 42,849 /female 32,326) | 25-54 years: 48.47% (male 106,083 /female 84,160) | 55-64 years: 6.22% (male 11,888 /female 12,540) | 65 years and over: 4.53% (male 8,101 /female 9,670) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × South Asia :: Maldives Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Maldives. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's popula
2019 0-14 years: 21.62% (male 43,293 /female 41,563) | 15-24 years: 19.15% (male 42,849 /female 32,326) | 25-54 years: 48.47% (male 106,083 /female 84,160) | 55-64 years: 6.22% (male 11,888 /female 12,540) | 65 years and over: 4.53% (male 8,101 /female 9,670) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × South Asia :: Maldives Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Maldives. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's popula
2020 0-14 years: 22.13% (male 44,260/female 42,477) | 15-24 years: 17.24% (male 37,826/female 29,745) | 25-54 years: 48.91% (male 104,217/female 87,465) | 55-64 years: 6.91% (male 12,942/female 14,123) | 65 years and over: 4.81% (male 8,417/female 10,432) (2020 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × South Asia :: Maldives Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Maldives. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population
2021 0-14 years: 22.13% (male 44,260/female 42,477) 15-24 years: 17.24% (male 37,826/female 29,745) 25-54 years: 48.91% (male 104,217/female 87,465) 55-64 years: 6.91% (male 12,942/female 14,123) 65 years and over: 4.81% (male 8,417/female 10,432) (2020 est.)
2022 0-14 years: 22.13% (male 44,260/female 42,477) 15-24 years: 17.24% (male 37,826/female 29,745) 25-54 years: 48.91% (male 104,217/female 87,465) 55-64 years: 6.91% (male 12,942/female 14,123) 65 years and over: 4.81% (male 8,417/female 10,432) (2020 est.)
2023 0-14 years: 22.25% (male 44,185/female 42,495) 15-64 years: 71.97% (male 146,154/female 134,233) 65 years and over: 5.78% (2023 est.) (male 9,866/female 12,635)
2024 0-14 years: 22.4% (male 44,321/female 42,626) 15-64 years: 71.5% (male 143,021/female 135,044) 65 years and over: 6.1% (2024 est.) (male 10,397/female 13,449)
2025 0-14 years: 22.4% (male 44,321/female 42,626) 15-64 years: 71.5% (male 143,021/female 135,044) 65 years and over: 6.1% (2024 est.) (male 10,397/female 13,449)