Population in Maldives compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Maldives and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Maldives	Marshall Islands	Maldives	Marshall Islands
1960	91,189	14,703	-	-
1961	93,450	15,219	2.48%	3.51%
1962	95,802	15,755	2.52%	3.52%
1963	98,222	16,302	2.53%	3.47%
1964	100,662	16,852	2.48%	3.37%
1965	104,102	17,402	3.42%	3.26%
1966	108,507	17,927	4.23%	3.02%
1967	112,528	18,655	3.71%	4.06%
1968	116,075	19,862	3.15%	6.47%
1969	119,564	21,305	3.01%	7.27%
1970	123,219	22,530	3.06%	5.75%
1971	127,035	23,366	3.1%	3.71%
1972	130,968	23,992	3.1%	2.68%
1973	134,952	24,581	3.04%	2.45%
1974	138,978	25,296	2.98%	2.91%
1975	143,158	26,154	3.01%	3.39%
1976	147,525	27,021	3.05%	3.31%
1977	151,930	27,906	2.99%	3.28%
1978	156,159	28,809	2.78%	3.24%
1979	160,360	29,738	2.69%	3.22%
1980	164,835	30,774	2.79%	3.48%
1981	169,532	32,017	2.85%	4.04%
1982	174,333	33,397	2.83%	4.31%
1983	179,128	34,811	2.75%	4.23%
1984	184,198	36,264	2.83%	4.17%
1985	190,169	37,761	3.24%	4.13%
1986	196,935	39,286	3.56%	4.04%
1987	203,944	40,828	3.56%	3.93%
1988	210,885	42,321	3.4%	3.66%
1989	217,738	43,586	3.25%	2.99%
1990	224,762	44,629	3.23%	2.39%
1991	231,802	45,568	3.13%	2.1%
1992	238,543	46,388	2.91%	1.8%
1993	244,884	47,093	2.66%	1.52%
1994	250,822	47,712	2.42%	1.31%
1995	256,649	48,266	2.32%	1.16%
1996	262,347	48,775	2.22%	1.05%
1997	267,707	49,259	2.04%	0.99%
1998	272,723	49,717	1.87%	0.93%
1999	277,412	50,202	1.72%	0.98%
2000	282,019	50,706	1.66%	1%
2001	286,767	51,123	1.68%	0.82%
2002	291,616	51,425	1.69%	0.59%
2003	296,491	51,639	1.67%	0.42%
2004	301,413	51,791	1.66%	0.29%
2005	306,429	51,906	1.66%	0.22%
2006	313,851	51,992	2.42%	0.17%
2007	324,479	52,035	3.39%	0.08%
2008	336,170	52,030	3.6%	-0.01%
2009	348,275	52,019	3.6%	-0.02%
2010	360,792	52,044	3.59%	0.05%
2011	373,674	51,907	3.57%	-0.26%
2012	386,818	51,419	3.52%	-0.94%
2013	400,070	50,681	3.43%	-1.44%
2014	413,617	49,796	3.39%	-1.75%
2015	428,154	48,800	3.51%	-2%
2016	443,308	47,709	3.54%	-2.24%
2017	458,287	46,529	3.38%	-2.47%
2018	473,099	45,285	3.23%	-2.67%
2019	487,731	44,007	3.09%	-2.82%
2020	502,118	42,706	2.95%	-2.96%
2021	516,154	41,367	2.8%	-3.14%
2022	524,106	40,077	1.54%	-3.12%
2023	525,994	38,827	0.36%	-3.12%
2024	527,799	37,548	0.34%	-3.29%
2025	529,677	36,281	0.36%	-3.37%
2026	531,514	35,078	0.35%	-3.32%
2027	533,433	33,976	0.36%	-3.14%
2028	535,502	32,977	0.39%	-2.94%
2029	537,574	32,054	0.39%	-2.8%
2030	539,667	31,191	0.39%	-2.69%
2031	541,929	30,420	0.42%	-2.47%
2032	544,288	29,740	0.44%	-2.23%
2033	546,723	29,142	0.45%	-2.01%
2034	549,162	28,608	0.45%	-1.83%
2035	551,599	28,147	0.44%	-1.61%
2036	554,092	27,751	0.45%	-1.41%
2037	556,637	27,405	0.46%	-1.25%
2038	559,231	27,092	0.47%	-1.14%
2039	561,958	26,836	0.49%	-0.94%
2040	564,800	26,598	0.51%	-0.89%
2041	567,606	26,396	0.5%	-0.76%
2042	570,381	26,217	0.49%	-0.68%
2043	573,138	26,054	0.48%	-0.62%
2044	575,811	25,913	0.47%	-0.54%
2045	578,459	25,777	0.46%	-0.52%
2046	581,026	25,653	0.44%	-0.48%
2047	583,393	25,543	0.41%	-0.43%
2048	585,720	25,429	0.4%	-0.45%
2049	587,988	25,311	0.39%	-0.46%
2050	589,960	25,195	0.34%	-0.46%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Maldives increased by 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Maldives gained 102,998 (a 24.1% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).

Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2005 and is 168th in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.