Maldives Population (LIVE)

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Maldives Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Maldives is 528,687 as of Saturday, December 21, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Maldives 2024 population is estimated at 527,799 people at mid year.
  • Maldives population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
  • Maldives ranks number 173 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Maldives is 1759 per Km2 (4,557 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 300 Km2 (116 sq. miles).
  • 38.9 % of the population is urban (205,383 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Maldives is 31.9 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Maldives (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationMaldives
Global Rank
2024 527,799 0.34 % 1,805 -2,421 31.9 1.56 1,759 38.9 % 205,383 0.01 % 8,161,972,572 173
2023 525,994 0.36 % 1,888 -2,877 31.1 1.58 1,753 38.2 % 200,834 0.01 % 8,091,734,930 173
2022 524,106 1.54 % 7,952 -2,674 30.3 1.58 1,747 37.4 % 196,187 0.01 % 8,021,407,192 173
2020 502,118 2.95 % 14,387 9,642 29.1 1.61 1,674 37.2 % 186,634 0.01 % 7,887,001,292 174
2015 428,154 3.48 % 13,472 9,324 26.6 2.00 1,427 37.7 % 161,207 0.01 % 7,470,491,872 174
2010 360,792 3.32 % 10,873 6,369 23.4 2.35 1,203 36.8 % 132,805 0.01 % 7,021,732,148 178
2005 306,429 1.67 % 4,882 578 20.4 2.20 1,021 35.1 % 107,606 0.00 % 6,586,970,132 178
2000 282,019 1.90 % 5,074300 17.7 2.69 940 27.5 % 77,683 0.00 % 6,171,702,993 177
1995 256,649 2.69 % 6,377 -302 15.8 4.29 855 25.4 % 65,143 0.00 % 5,758,878,982 179
1990 224,762 3.40 % 6,919 -271 15.4 6.13 749 25.7 % 57,679 0.00 % 5,327,803,110 179
1985 190,169 2.90 % 5,067 -382 15.9 6.94 634 25.4 % 48,340 0.00 % 4,868,943,465 179
1980 164,835 2.86 % 4,335 -903 15.8 7.23 549 21.4 % 35,241 0.00 % 4,447,606,236 179
1975 143,158 3.05 % 3,988 -14 15.9 7.32 477 16.5 % 23,623 0.00 % 4,070,735,277 181
1970 123,219 3.43 % 3,823 330 16.2 7.39 411 11.2 % 13,768 0.00 % 3,694,683,794 180
1965 104,102 2.68 % 2,583 1,709 18.9 7.07 347 11.3 % 11,775 0.00 % 3,334,533,703 180
1960 91,189 2.25 % 1,917 -32 19.6 6.71 304 11.0 % 10,043 0.00 % 3,015,470,894 181
1955 81,602 1.85 % 1,431 0 18.8 6.33 272 10.6 % 8,680 0.00 % 2,740,213,792 180
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Maldives Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationMaldives
Global Rank
2025 529,676 1.07 % 5,512 -2,283 32.7 1.55 1,766 39.6 % 209,810 0.01 % 8,231,613,070 173
2030 539,667 0.37 % 1,998 -1,138 36.5 1.52 1,799 42.7 % 230,531 0.01 % 8,569,124,911 173
2035 551,594 0.44 % 2,385 -524 40.3 1.51 1,839 45.4 % 250,454 0.01 % 8,885,210,181 173
2040 564,798 0.47 % 2,641 -94 44.0 1.52 1,883 47.9 % 270,587 0.01 % 9,177,190,203 172
2045 578,453 0.48 % 2,731 42 47.2 1.53 1,928 50.3 % 290,994 0.01 % 9,439,639,668 171
2050 589,962 0.39 % 2,302   49.4 1.54 1,967 52.6 % 310,545 0.01 % 9,664,378,587 172
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Maldives Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Maldives
Life Expectancy
81.29 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
4.5
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
5.4
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Maldives

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Male 103,693

See also

Notes

The Maldives Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Maldives delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Maldives (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Maldives in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.