Population in Dominica compared to Maldives: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Dominica and Maldives: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Dominica	Maldives	Dominica	Maldives
1960	59,372	91,189	-	-
1961	60,209	93,450	1.41%	2.48%
1962	60,948	95,802	1.23%	2.52%
1963	61,739	98,222	1.3%	2.53%
1964	62,587	100,662	1.37%	2.48%
1965	63,505	104,102	1.47%	3.42%
1966	64,507	108,507	1.58%	4.23%
1967	65,585	112,528	1.67%	3.71%
1968	66,732	116,075	1.75%	3.15%
1969	67,934	119,564	1.8%	3.01%
1970	68,908	123,219	1.43%	3.06%
1971	69,532	127,035	0.91%	3.1%
1972	70,060	130,968	0.76%	3.1%
1973	70,585	134,952	0.75%	3.04%
1974	71,091	138,978	0.72%	2.98%
1975	71,570	143,158	0.67%	3.01%
1976	72,017	147,525	0.62%	3.05%
1977	72,406	151,930	0.54%	2.99%
1978	72,724	156,159	0.44%	2.78%
1979	72,959	160,360	0.32%	2.69%
1980	73,083	164,835	0.17%	2.79%
1981	72,986	169,532	-0.13%	2.85%
1982	72,688	174,333	-0.41%	2.83%
1983	72,365	179,128	-0.44%	2.75%
1984	72,056	184,198	-0.43%	2.83%
1985	71,744	190,169	-0.43%	3.24%
1986	71,406	196,935	-0.47%	3.56%
1987	71,023	203,944	-0.54%	3.56%
1988	70,608	210,885	-0.58%	3.4%
1989	70,153	217,738	-0.64%	3.25%
1990	69,627	224,762	-0.75%	3.23%
1991	69,296	231,802	-0.48%	3.13%
1992	69,325	238,543	0.04%	2.91%
1993	69,433	244,884	0.16%	2.66%
1994	69,477	250,822	0.06%	2.42%
1995	69,469	256,649	-0.01%	2.32%
1996	69,410	262,347	-0.08%	2.22%
1997	69,299	267,707	-0.16%	2.04%
1998	69,124	272,723	-0.25%	1.87%
1999	68,870	277,412	-0.37%	1.72%
2000	68,511	282,019	-0.52%	1.66%
2001	68,288	286,767	-0.33%	1.68%
2002	68,367	291,616	0.12%	1.69%
2003	68,531	296,491	0.24%	1.67%
2004	68,649	301,413	0.17%	1.66%
2005	68,734	306,429	0.12%	1.66%
2006	68,806	313,851	0.1%	2.42%
2007	68,847	324,479	0.06%	3.39%
2008	68,854	336,170	0.01%	3.6%
2009	68,864	348,275	0.01%	3.6%
2010	68,859	360,792	-0.007%	3.59%
2011	69,053	373,674	0.28%	3.57%
2012	69,118	386,818	0.09%	3.52%
2013	69,715	400,070	0.86%	3.43%
2014	70,373	413,617	0.94%	3.39%
2015	70,410	428,154	0.05%	3.51%
2016	69,606	443,308	-1.14%	3.54%
2017	68,496	458,287	-1.59%	3.38%
2018	68,174	473,099	-0.47%	3.23%
2019	67,880	487,731	-0.43%	3.09%
2020	67,573	502,118	-0.45%	2.95%
2021	67,202	516,154	-0.55%	2.8%
2022	66,826	524,106	-0.56%	1.54%
2023	66,510	525,994	-0.47%	0.36%
2024	66,205	527,799	-0.46%	0.34%
2025	65,870	529,677	-0.51%	0.36%
2026	65,508	531,514	-0.55%	0.35%
2027	65,160	533,433	-0.53%	0.36%
2028	64,808	535,502	-0.54%	0.39%
2029	64,475	537,574	-0.51%	0.39%
2030	64,169	539,667	-0.47%	0.39%
2031	63,949	541,929	-0.34%	0.42%
2032	63,825	544,288	-0.19%	0.44%
2033	63,775	546,723	-0.08%	0.45%
2034	63,756	549,162	-0.03%	0.45%
2035	63,764	551,599	0.01%	0.44%
2036	63,757	554,092	-0.01%	0.45%
2037	63,770	556,637	0.02%	0.46%
2038	63,784	559,231	0.02%	0.47%
2039	63,792	561,958	0.01%	0.49%
2040	63,798	564,800	0.009%	0.51%
2041	63,804	567,606	0.009%	0.5%
2042	63,778	570,381	-0.04%	0.49%
2043	63,731	573,138	-0.07%	0.48%
2044	63,677	575,811	-0.08%	0.47%
2045	63,630	578,459	-0.07%	0.46%
2046	63,575	581,026	-0.09%	0.44%
2047	63,501	583,393	-0.12%	0.41%
2048	63,411	585,720	-0.14%	0.4%
2049	63,303	587,988	-0.17%	0.39%
2050	63,191	589,960	-0.18%	0.34%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Dominica increased by 1,676 people (a 2.44% growth), while Maldives gained 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Dominica lost -4,540 (a 6.45% decline), while Maldives' population increased by 102,998 (a 24.1% growth).

Dominica was ranked 187th most populous country in 2005 and is 188th in 2025. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2005 and ranked 168th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Dominica's population will shrink by 4.07% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th. The population of Maldives will increase by 11.1% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.