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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Maldives	Nauru	Maldives	Nauru
1960	91,189	4,607	-	-
1961	93,450	4,774	2.48%	3.62%
1962	95,802	4,979	2.52%	4.29%
1963	98,222	5,226	2.53%	4.96%
1964	100,662	5,515	2.48%	5.53%
1965	104,102	5,832	3.42%	5.75%
1966	108,507	6,043	4.23%	3.62%
1967	112,528	6,135	3.71%	1.52%
1968	116,075	6,328	3.15%	3.15%
1969	119,564	6,581	3.01%	4%
1970	123,219	6,710	3.06%	1.96%
1971	127,035	6,762	3.1%	0.77%
1972	130,968	6,812	3.1%	0.74%
1973	134,952	6,866	3.04%	0.79%
1974	138,978	6,923	2.98%	0.83%
1975	143,158	6,987	3.01%	0.92%
1976	147,525	7,064	3.05%	1.1%
1977	151,930	7,163	2.99%	1.4%
1978	156,159	7,298	2.78%	1.88%
1979	160,360	7,468	2.69%	2.33%
1980	164,835	7,649	2.79%	2.42%
1981	169,532	7,839	2.85%	2.48%
1982	174,333	8,040	2.83%	2.56%
1983	179,128	8,216	2.75%	2.19%
1984	184,198	8,377	2.83%	1.96%
1985	190,169	8,551	3.24%	2.08%
1986	196,935	8,742	3.56%	2.23%
1987	203,944	8,946	3.56%	2.33%
1988	210,885	9,165	3.4%	2.45%
1989	217,738	9,390	3.25%	2.45%
1990	224,762	9,622	3.23%	2.47%
1991	231,802	9,850	3.13%	2.37%
1992	238,543	10,021	2.91%	1.74%
1993	244,884	10,102	2.66%	0.81%
1994	250,822	10,137	2.42%	0.35%
1995	256,649	10,165	2.32%	0.28%
1996	262,347	10,183	2.22%	0.18%
1997	267,707	10,197	2.04%	0.14%
1998	272,723	10,198	1.87%	0.01%
1999	277,412	10,187	1.72%	-0.11%
2000	282,019	10,168	1.66%	-0.19%
2001	286,767	10,130	1.68%	-0.37%
2002	291,616	10,082	1.69%	-0.47%
2003	296,491	10,059	1.67%	-0.23%
2004	301,413	10,060	1.66%	0.01%
2005	306,429	10,049	1.66%	-0.11%
2006	313,851	10,034	2.42%	-0.15%
2007	324,479	10,020	3.39%	-0.14%
2008	336,170	10,009	3.6%	-0.11%
2009	348,275	10,016	3.6%	0.07%
2010	360,792	10,043	3.59%	0.27%
2011	373,674	10,098	3.57%	0.55%
2012	386,818	10,267	3.52%	1.67%
2013	400,070	10,517	3.43%	2.43%
2014	413,617	10,742	3.39%	2.14%
2015	428,154	10,954	3.51%	1.97%
2016	443,308	11,150	3.54%	1.79%
2017	458,287	11,324	3.38%	1.56%
2018	473,099	11,477	3.23%	1.35%
2019	487,731	11,587	3.09%	0.96%
2020	502,118	11,643	2.95%	0.48%
2021	516,154	11,709	2.8%	0.57%
2022	524,106	11,801	1.54%	0.79%
2023	525,994	11,875	0.36%	0.63%
2024	527,799	11,947	0.34%	0.61%
2025	529,677	12,030	0.36%	0.7%
2026	531,514	12,103	0.35%	0.61%
2027	533,433	12,196	0.36%	0.77%
2028	535,502	12,296	0.39%	0.82%
2029	537,574	12,403	0.39%	0.87%
2030	539,667	12,519	0.39%	0.94%
2031	541,929	12,645	0.42%	1%
2032	544,288	12,785	0.44%	1.11%
2033	546,723	12,921	0.45%	1.06%
2034	549,162	13,071	0.45%	1.16%
2035	551,599	13,230	0.44%	1.22%
2036	554,092	13,391	0.45%	1.21%
2037	556,637	13,541	0.46%	1.12%
2038	559,231	13,697	0.47%	1.16%
2039	561,958	13,857	0.49%	1.17%
2040	564,800	14,041	0.51%	1.33%
2041	567,606	14,220	0.5%	1.27%
2042	570,381	14,402	0.49%	1.28%
2043	573,138	14,579	0.48%	1.23%
2044	575,811	14,754	0.47%	1.2%
2045	578,459	14,920	0.46%	1.13%
2046	581,026	15,098	0.44%	1.19%
2047	583,393	15,268	0.41%	1.12%
2048	585,720	15,431	0.4%	1.07%
2049	587,988	15,595	0.39%	1.06%
2050	589,960	15,751	0.34%	1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Maldives increased by 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth), while Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Maldives gained 88,226 (a 19.9% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 954 (a 8.56% growth).

Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2006 and is 168th in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Maldives' population will grow by 11% to 589,960 people with a rank change from 168th to 166th. The population of Nauru will increase by 30.1% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.