Maldives | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Maldives
Records
63
Source
Maldives | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
1960 3.07639431
1961 3.045172
1962 3.01509363
1963 2.98253607
1964 2.94594087
1965 2.75616719
1966 2.41278602
1967 2.16930629
1968 2.12237934
1969 2.17113131
1970 2.22244761
1971 2.27283459
1972 2.32535947
1973 2.38031718
1974 2.43372306
1975 2.48801755
1976 2.54666282
1977 2.61345332
1978 2.63291139
1979 2.60749972
1980 2.59147959
1981 2.57805179
1982 2.56184733
1983 2.5437787
1984 2.52971994
1985 2.54328763
1986 2.58106878
1987 2.6165694
1988 2.64586096
1989 2.67806751
1990 2.72941051
1991 2.79539091
1992 2.86176666
1993 2.92419426
1994 2.99027363
1995 3.07019922
1996 3.17368572
1997 3.30508475
1998 3.45348362
1999 3.61456397
2000 3.780267
2001 3.94607472
2002 4.12219643
2003 4.30313012
2004 4.47747609
2005 4.63751311
2006 4.71595942
2007 4.69002787
2008 4.62727416
2009 4.55610723
2010 4.47667078
2011 4.39148543
2012 4.30665777
2013 4.22930267
2014 4.18872289
2015 4.18130226
2016 4.1806044
2017 4.18802731
2018 4.21167189
2019 4.27228111
2020 4.3840074
2021 4.54389859
2022 4.78324204

Maldives | Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Maldives
Records
63
Source