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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Maldives	Malta	Maldives	Malta
1960	91,189	326,550	-	-
1961	93,450	325,250	2.48%	-0.4%
1962	95,802	323,900	2.52%	-0.42%
1963	98,222	322,550	2.53%	-0.42%
1964	100,662	321,250	2.48%	-0.4%
1965	104,102	318,800	3.42%	-0.76%
1966	108,507	315,200	4.23%	-1.13%
1967	112,528	311,550	3.71%	-1.16%
1968	116,075	307,900	3.15%	-1.17%
1969	119,564	304,300	3.01%	-1.17%
1970	123,219	302,650	3.06%	-0.54%
1971	127,035	302,700	3.1%	0.02%
1972	130,968	302,450	3.1%	-0.08%
1973	134,952	302,200	3.04%	-0.08%
1974	138,978	301,996	2.98%	-0.07%
1975	143,158	304,222	3.01%	0.74%
1976	147,525	305,774	3.05%	0.51%
1977	151,930	306,970	2.99%	0.39%
1978	156,159	310,182	2.78%	1.05%
1979	160,360	313,342	2.69%	1.02%
1980	164,835	316,645	2.79%	1.05%
1981	169,532	318,982	2.85%	0.74%
1982	174,333	325,898	2.83%	2.17%
1983	179,128	330,524	2.75%	1.42%
1984	184,198	330,593	2.83%	0.02%
1985	190,169	336,452	3.24%	1.77%
1986	196,935	342,121	3.56%	1.68%
1987	203,944	344,485	3.56%	0.69%
1988	210,885	347,325	3.4%	0.82%
1989	217,738	350,722	3.25%	0.98%
1990	224,762	354,170	3.23%	0.98%
1991	231,802	363,845	3.13%	2.73%
1992	238,543	367,618	2.91%	1.04%
1993	244,884	371,308	2.66%	1%
1994	250,822	374,797	2.42%	0.94%
1995	256,649	377,419	2.32%	0.7%
1996	262,347	379,905	2.22%	0.66%
1997	267,707	382,791	2.04%	0.76%
1998	272,723	385,287	1.87%	0.65%
1999	277,412	387,578	1.72%	0.59%
2000	282,019	390,087	1.66%	0.65%
2001	286,767	393,028	1.68%	0.75%
2002	291,616	395,969	1.69%	0.75%
2003	296,491	398,582	1.67%	0.66%
2004	301,413	401,268	1.66%	0.67%
2005	306,429	403,834	1.66%	0.64%
2006	313,851	405,308	2.42%	0.37%
2007	324,479	406,724	3.39%	0.35%
2008	336,170	409,379	3.6%	0.65%
2009	348,275	412,477	3.6%	0.76%
2010	360,792	414,508	3.59%	0.49%
2011	373,674	416,268	3.57%	0.42%
2012	386,818	420,028	3.52%	0.9%
2013	400,070	424,810	3.43%	1.14%
2014	413,617	433,481	3.39%	2.04%
2015	428,154	444,220	3.51%	2.48%
2016	443,308	454,505	3.54%	2.32%
2017	458,287	467,106	3.38%	2.77%
2018	473,099	483,903	3.23%	3.6%
2019	487,731	503,912	3.09%	4.13%
2020	502,118	515,490	2.95%	2.3%
2021	516,154	518,150	2.8%	0.52%
2022	524,106	531,113	1.54%	2.5%
2023	525,994	552,747	0.36%	4.07%
2024	527,799	574,346	0.34%	3.91%
2025	529,677	580,514	0.36%	1.07%
2026	531,514	584,351	0.35%	0.66%
2027	533,433	586,444	0.36%	0.36%
2028	535,502	588,290	0.39%	0.31%
2029	537,574	589,776	0.39%	0.25%
2030	539,667	590,973	0.39%	0.2%
2031	541,929	591,921	0.42%	0.16%
2032	544,288	592,622	0.44%	0.12%
2033	546,723	592,974	0.45%	0.06%
2034	549,162	592,827	0.45%	-0.02%
2035	551,599	592,332	0.44%	-0.08%
2036	554,092	591,668	0.45%	-0.11%
2037	556,637	590,830	0.46%	-0.14%
2038	559,231	589,771	0.47%	-0.18%
2039	561,958	588,528	0.49%	-0.21%
2040	564,800	587,256	0.51%	-0.22%
2041	567,606	585,895	0.5%	-0.23%
2042	570,381	584,467	0.49%	-0.24%
2043	573,138	582,966	0.48%	-0.26%
2044	575,811	581,355	0.47%	-0.28%
2045	578,459	579,693	0.46%	-0.29%
2046	581,026	577,954	0.44%	-0.3%
2047	583,393	576,050	0.41%	-0.33%
2048	585,720	574,050	0.4%	-0.35%
2049	587,988	572,187	0.39%	-0.32%
2050	589,960	570,210	0.34%	-0.35%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Maldives increased by 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Maldives gained 102,998 (a 24.1% growth), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).

Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2005 and is 168th in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Maldives' population will grow by 11.1% to 589,960 people with a rank change from 168th to 166th. The population of Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.