The latest officially reported population of Maldives was 527,799 in 2024 vs 5,338,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Maldives' population is 531,152 people compared to 5,406,623 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- New Zealand's population is 10.2 times bigger than Maldives'.
- Maldives is ranked the 168th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.006% for Maldives vs 0.07% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, Maldives has had an average growth rate of +2.56% per year vs +1.69% in New Zealand.
- Since 2005, the population of Maldives has increased from 306K people to 531K (73.3% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.13M to 5.41M (30.8% growth).
- Maldives is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 597K people compared to the peak of 6.01M people in 2078 for New Zealand.
Maldives vs New Zealand: live population counter
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| Current population |
531152
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5406623
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| Population rank | 168/197 | 124/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
4.85 hours
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5.62 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.51 hours
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9.23 minutes
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| One death every |
7.13 hours
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13.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.62 hours
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28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,421 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | +256 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,805 | +93,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.34% | +1.78% |
| Population growth rate rank | 145/197 | 63/197 |
Maldives and New Zealand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,189 | 2,371,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,450 | 2,419,700 | 2.48% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 95,802 | 2,482,000 | 2.52% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 98,222 | 2,531,800 | 2.53% | 2.01% |
| 1964 | 100,662 | 2,585,400 | 2.48% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 104,102 | 2,628,400 | 3.42% | 1.66% |
| 1966 | 108,507 | 2,675,900 | 4.23% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 112,528 | 2,724,100 | 3.71% | 1.8% |
| 1968 | 116,075 | 2,748,100 | 3.15% | 0.88% |
| 1969 | 119,564 | 2,772,800 | 3.01% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 123,219 | 2,810,700 | 3.06% | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 127,035 | 2,853,000 | 3.1% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 130,968 | 2,903,900 | 3.1% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 134,952 | 2,961,300 | 3.04% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 138,978 | 3,023,700 | 2.98% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 143,158 | 3,083,100 | 3.01% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 147,525 | 3,110,500 | 3.05% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 151,930 | 3,120,200 | 2.99% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 156,159 | 3,121,200 | 2.78% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 160,360 | 3,109,000 | 2.69% | -0.39% |
| 1980 | 164,835 | 3,112,900 | 2.79% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 169,532 | 3,124,900 | 2.85% | 0.39% |
| 1982 | 174,333 | 3,156,100 | 2.83% | 1% |
| 1983 | 179,128 | 3,199,300 | 2.75% | 1.37% |
| 1984 | 184,198 | 3,227,100 | 2.83% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 190,169 | 3,247,100 | 3.24% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 196,935 | 3,246,300 | 3.56% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 203,944 | 3,274,400 | 3.56% | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 210,885 | 3,283,400 | 3.4% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 217,738 | 3,299,200 | 3.25% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 224,762 | 3,329,800 | 3.23% | 0.93% |
| 1991 | 231,802 | 3,495,100 | 3.13% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 238,543 | 3,531,700 | 2.91% | 1.05% |
| 1993 | 244,884 | 3,572,200 | 2.66% | 1.15% |
| 1994 | 250,822 | 3,620,000 | 2.42% | 1.34% |
| 1995 | 256,649 | 3,673,400 | 2.32% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 262,347 | 3,732,000 | 2.22% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 267,707 | 3,781,300 | 2.04% | 1.32% |
| 1998 | 272,723 | 3,815,000 | 1.87% | 0.89% |
| 1999 | 277,412 | 3,835,100 | 1.72% | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 282,019 | 3,857,700 | 1.66% | 0.59% |
| 2001 | 286,767 | 3,880,500 | 1.68% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 291,616 | 3,948,500 | 1.69% | 1.75% |
| 2003 | 296,491 | 4,027,200 | 1.67% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 301,413 | 4,087,500 | 1.66% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 306,429 | 4,133,900 | 1.66% | 1.14% |
| 2006 | 313,851 | 4,184,600 | 2.42% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 324,479 | 4,223,800 | 3.39% | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 336,170 | 4,259,800 | 3.6% | 0.85% |
| 2009 | 348,275 | 4,302,600 | 3.6% | 1% |
| 2010 | 360,792 | 4,350,700 | 3.59% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 373,674 | 4,384,000 | 3.57% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 386,818 | 4,408,100 | 3.52% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 400,070 | 4,442,100 | 3.43% | 0.77% |
| 2014 | 413,617 | 4,516,500 | 3.39% | 1.67% |
| 2015 | 428,154 | 4,609,400 | 3.51% | 2.06% |
| 2016 | 443,308 | 4,714,100 | 3.54% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 458,287 | 4,813,600 | 3.38% | 2.11% |
| 2018 | 473,099 | 4,900,600 | 3.23% | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 487,731 | 4,979,200 | 3.09% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 502,118 | 5,090,200 | 2.95% | 2.23% |
| 2021 | 516,154 | 5,111,300 | 2.8% | 0.41% |
| 2022 | 524,106 | 5,117,100 | 1.54% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 525,994 | 5,245,000 | 0.36% | 2.5% |
| 2024 | 527,799 | 5,338,500 | 0.34% | 1.78% |
| 2025 | 529,677 | 5,377,360 | 0.36% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 531,514 | 5,413,790 | 0.35% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 533,433 | 5,447,979 | 0.36% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 535,502 | 5,479,675 | 0.39% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 537,574 | 5,509,133 | 0.39% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 539,667 | 5,536,522 | 0.39% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 541,929 | 5,562,256 | 0.42% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 544,288 | 5,586,456 | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 546,723 | 5,609,501 | 0.45% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 549,162 | 5,631,457 | 0.45% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 551,599 | 5,652,480 | 0.44% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 554,092 | 5,673,146 | 0.45% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 556,637 | 5,693,185 | 0.46% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 559,231 | 5,713,185 | 0.47% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 561,958 | 5,732,750 | 0.49% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 564,800 | 5,751,482 | 0.51% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 567,606 | 5,770,413 | 0.5% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 570,381 | 5,789,187 | 0.49% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 573,138 | 5,806,468 | 0.48% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 575,811 | 5,822,166 | 0.47% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 578,459 | 5,836,730 | 0.46% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 581,026 | 5,849,932 | 0.44% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 583,393 | 5,861,661 | 0.41% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 585,720 | 5,872,796 | 0.4% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 587,988 | 5,882,711 | 0.39% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 589,960 | 5,892,766 | 0.34% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Maldives increased by 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth), while New Zealand gained 475,500 people (a 11.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Maldives gained 102,998 (a 24.1% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 797,223 (a 17.3% growth).
Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2005 and is 168th in 2025. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2005 and ranked 124th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.99% to 5,892,766 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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Population differences between Maldives and New Zealand
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| Life expectancy | 81.5 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 32.7 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 32.9 years | 38.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 61.9:38.1 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.58 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 4,587 ppl/mi² | 52.5 ppl/mi² |
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