Population in Maldives compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Maldives and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Maldives	Netherlands	Maldives	Netherlands
1960	91,189	11,486,631	-	-
1961	93,450	11,638,712	2.48%	1.32%
1962	95,802	11,805,689	2.52%	1.43%
1963	98,222	11,965,966	2.53%	1.36%
1964	100,662	12,127,120	2.48%	1.35%
1965	104,102	12,294,732	3.42%	1.38%
1966	108,507	12,456,251	4.23%	1.31%
1967	112,528	12,598,201	3.71%	1.14%
1968	116,075	12,729,721	3.15%	1.04%
1969	119,564	12,877,984	3.01%	1.16%
1970	123,219	13,038,526	3.06%	1.25%
1971	127,035	13,194,497	3.1%	1.2%
1972	130,968	13,328,593	3.1%	1.02%
1973	134,952	13,439,322	3.04%	0.83%
1974	138,978	13,545,056	2.98%	0.79%
1975	143,158	13,666,335	3.01%	0.9%
1976	147,525	13,774,037	3.05%	0.79%
1977	151,930	13,856,185	2.99%	0.6%
1978	156,159	13,941,700	2.78%	0.62%
1979	160,360	14,038,270	2.69%	0.69%
1980	164,835	14,149,800	2.79%	0.79%
1981	169,532	14,247,208	2.85%	0.69%
1982	174,333	14,312,690	2.83%	0.46%
1983	179,128	14,367,070	2.75%	0.38%
1984	184,198	14,424,211	2.83%	0.4%
1985	190,169	14,491,632	3.24%	0.47%
1986	196,935	14,572,278	3.56%	0.56%
1987	203,944	14,665,037	3.56%	0.64%
1988	210,885	14,760,094	3.4%	0.65%
1989	217,738	14,848,907	3.25%	0.6%
1990	224,762	14,951,510	3.23%	0.69%
1991	231,802	15,069,798	3.13%	0.79%
1992	238,543	15,184,166	2.91%	0.76%
1993	244,884	15,290,368	2.66%	0.7%
1994	250,822	15,382,838	2.42%	0.6%
1995	256,649	15,459,006	2.32%	0.5%
1996	262,347	15,530,498	2.22%	0.46%
1997	267,707	15,610,650	2.04%	0.52%
1998	272,723	15,707,209	1.87%	0.62%
1999	277,412	15,812,088	1.72%	0.67%
2000	282,019	15,925,513	1.66%	0.72%
2001	286,767	16,046,180	1.68%	0.76%
2002	291,616	16,148,929	1.69%	0.64%
2003	296,491	16,225,302	1.67%	0.47%
2004	301,413	16,281,779	1.66%	0.35%
2005	306,429	16,319,868	1.66%	0.23%
2006	313,851	16,346,101	2.42%	0.16%
2007	324,479	16,381,696	3.39%	0.22%
2008	336,170	16,445,593	3.6%	0.39%
2009	348,275	16,530,388	3.6%	0.52%
2010	360,792	16,615,394	3.59%	0.51%
2011	373,674	16,693,074	3.57%	0.47%
2012	386,818	16,754,962	3.52%	0.37%
2013	400,070	16,804,432	3.43%	0.3%
2014	413,617	16,865,008	3.39%	0.36%
2015	428,154	16,939,923	3.51%	0.44%
2016	443,308	17,030,314	3.54%	0.53%
2017	458,287	17,131,296	3.38%	0.59%
2018	473,099	17,231,624	3.23%	0.59%
2019	487,731	17,344,874	3.09%	0.66%
2020	502,118	17,441,500	2.95%	0.56%
2021	516,154	17,533,044	2.8%	0.52%
2022	524,106	17,700,982	1.54%	0.96%
2023	525,994	17,877,117	0.36%	1%
2024	527,799	17,994,237	0.34%	0.66%
2025	529,677	18,110,800	0.36%	0.65%
2026	531,514	18,211,436	0.35%	0.56%
2027	533,433	18,299,531	0.36%	0.48%
2028	535,502	18,379,573	0.39%	0.44%
2029	537,574	18,452,044	0.39%	0.39%
2030	539,667	18,515,913	0.39%	0.35%
2031	541,929	18,571,934	0.42%	0.3%
2032	544,288	18,621,087	0.44%	0.26%
2033	546,723	18,664,975	0.45%	0.24%
2034	549,162	18,702,456	0.45%	0.2%
2035	551,599	18,733,223	0.44%	0.16%
2036	554,092	18,760,054	0.45%	0.14%
2037	556,637	18,781,793	0.46%	0.12%
2038	559,231	18,798,283	0.47%	0.09%
2039	561,958	18,810,276	0.49%	0.06%
2040	564,800	18,817,745	0.51%	0.04%
2041	567,606	18,820,870	0.5%	0.02%
2042	570,381	18,819,607	0.49%	-0.007%
2043	573,138	18,815,261	0.48%	-0.02%
2044	575,811	18,807,564	0.47%	-0.04%
2045	578,459	18,797,005	0.46%	-0.06%
2046	581,026	18,785,724	0.44%	-0.06%
2047	583,393	18,771,651	0.41%	-0.07%
2048	585,720	18,754,325	0.4%	-0.09%
2049	587,988	18,735,299	0.39%	-0.1%
2050	589,960	18,714,579	0.34%	-0.11%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Maldives increased by 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth), while the Netherlands gained 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Maldives gained 102,998 (a 24.1% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth).

Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2005 and is 168th in 2025. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2005 and ranked 72nd 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 Netherlands will increase by 2.87% to 18,714,579 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.