The current population of Maldives is 531,152 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 527,799 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Maldives has had an average growth rate of 3.67% per year.
- Maldives accounts for 0.006% of the world's population.
- Maldives is ranked 168/197 by population and was ranked 171st in 2005.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 306K people to 531K (73.3% growth in 20 years).
- Maldives is projected to reach 597K people in 2057.
Maldives population clock
Maldives
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World
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
531152
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 168/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | N/A |
| One net population change |
4.85 hours
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.51 hours
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
7.13 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,805 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.34% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 145/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
3.62 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -2,421 | N/A |
Maldives population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 91,189 | - |
| 1961 | 93,450 | 2.48% |
| 1962 | 95,802 | 2.52% |
| 1963 | 98,222 | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 100,662 | 2.48% |
| 1965 | 104,102 | 3.42% |
| 1966 | 108,507 | 4.23% |
| 1967 | 112,528 | 3.71% |
| 1968 | 116,075 | 3.15% |
| 1969 | 119,564 | 3.01% |
| 1970 | 123,219 | 3.06% |
| 1971 | 127,035 | 3.1% |
| 1972 | 130,968 | 3.1% |
| 1973 | 134,952 | 3.04% |
| 1974 | 138,978 | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 143,158 | 3.01% |
| 1976 | 147,525 | 3.05% |
| 1977 | 151,930 | 2.99% |
| 1978 | 156,159 | 2.78% |
| 1979 | 160,360 | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 164,835 | 2.79% |
| 1981 | 169,532 | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 174,333 | 2.83% |
| 1983 | 179,128 | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 184,198 | 2.83% |
| 1985 | 190,169 | 3.24% |
| 1986 | 196,935 | 3.56% |
| 1987 | 203,944 | 3.56% |
| 1988 | 210,885 | 3.4% |
| 1989 | 217,738 | 3.25% |
| 1990 | 224,762 | 3.23% |
| 1991 | 231,802 | 3.13% |
| 1992 | 238,543 | 2.91% |
| 1993 | 244,884 | 2.66% |
| 1994 | 250,822 | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 256,649 | 2.32% |
| 1996 | 262,347 | 2.22% |
| 1997 | 267,707 | 2.04% |
| 1998 | 272,723 | 1.87% |
| 1999 | 277,412 | 1.72% |
| 2000 | 282,019 | 1.66% |
| 2001 | 286,767 | 1.68% |
| 2002 | 291,616 | 1.69% |
| 2003 | 296,491 | 1.67% |
| 2004 | 301,413 | 1.66% |
| 2005 | 306,429 | 1.66% |
| 2006 | 313,851 | 2.42% |
| 2007 | 324,479 | 3.39% |
| 2008 | 336,170 | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 348,275 | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 360,792 | 3.59% |
| 2011 | 373,674 | 3.57% |
| 2012 | 386,818 | 3.52% |
| 2013 | 400,070 | 3.43% |
| 2014 | 413,617 | 3.39% |
| 2015 | 428,154 | 3.51% |
| 2016 | 443,308 | 3.54% |
| 2017 | 458,287 | 3.38% |
| 2018 | 473,099 | 3.23% |
| 2019 | 487,731 | 3.09% |
| 2020 | 502,118 | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 516,154 | 2.8% |
| 2022 | 524,106 | 1.54% |
| 2023 | 525,994 | 0.36% |
| 2024 | 527,799 | 0.34% |
| 2025 | 529,677 | 0.36% |
| 2026 | 531,514 | 0.35% |
| 2027 | 533,433 | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 535,502 | 0.39% |
| 2029 | 537,574 | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 539,667 | 0.39% |
| 2031 | 541,929 | 0.42% |
| 2032 | 544,288 | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 546,723 | 0.45% |
| 2034 | 549,162 | 0.45% |
| 2035 | 551,599 | 0.44% |
| 2036 | 554,092 | 0.45% |
| 2037 | 556,637 | 0.46% |
| 2038 | 559,231 | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 561,958 | 0.49% |
| 2040 | 564,800 | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 567,606 | 0.5% |
| 2042 | 570,381 | 0.49% |
| 2043 | 573,138 | 0.48% |
| 2044 | 575,811 | 0.47% |
| 2045 | 578,459 | 0.46% |
| 2046 | 581,026 | 0.44% |
| 2047 | 583,393 | 0.41% |
| 2048 | 585,720 | 0.4% |
| 2049 | 587,988 | 0.39% |
| 2050 | 589,960 | 0.34% |
Maldives has a population of 531K as of 2025, compared to 428K in 2015, 306K in 2005, and 257K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.41% per year. Maldives is ranked 39th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Maldives will have 578,459 people (8.91% growth) with a rank change from 168th to 167th.
By the year 2100, Maldives' population is projected to decline by 10.6% to 475K people.
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Maldives population statistics
|
Maldives
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.5 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 32.7 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 32.9 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 61.9:38.1 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.58 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 4,587 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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