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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Maldives	Palau	Maldives	Palau
1960	91,189	9,328	-	-
1961	93,450	9,555	2.48%	2.43%
1962	95,802	9,793	2.52%	2.49%
1963	98,222	10,037	2.53%	2.49%
1964	100,662	10,292	2.48%	2.54%
1965	104,102	10,547	3.42%	2.48%
1966	108,507	10,805	4.23%	2.45%
1967	112,528	10,988	3.71%	1.69%
1968	116,075	11,080	3.15%	0.84%
1969	119,564	11,159	3.01%	0.71%
1970	123,219	11,368	3.06%	1.87%
1971	127,035	11,759	3.1%	3.44%
1972	130,968	12,194	3.1%	3.7%
1973	134,952	12,552	3.04%	2.94%
1974	138,978	12,687	2.98%	1.08%
1975	143,158	12,655	3.01%	-0.25%
1976	147,525	12,598	3.05%	-0.45%
1977	151,930	12,525	2.99%	-0.58%
1978	156,159	12,440	2.78%	-0.68%
1979	160,360	12,337	2.69%	-0.83%
1980	164,835	12,271	2.79%	-0.53%
1981	169,532	12,402	2.85%	1.07%
1982	174,333	12,694	2.83%	2.35%
1983	179,128	13,006	2.75%	2.46%
1984	184,198	13,337	2.83%	2.54%
1985	190,169	13,688	3.24%	2.63%
1986	196,935	14,024	3.56%	2.45%
1987	203,944	14,334	3.56%	2.21%
1988	210,885	14,645	3.4%	2.17%
1989	217,738	14,945	3.25%	2.05%
1990	224,762	15,259	3.23%	2.1%
1991	231,802	15,614	3.13%	2.33%
1992	238,543	15,989	2.91%	2.4%
1993	244,884	16,372	2.66%	2.4%
1994	250,822	16,770	2.42%	2.43%
1995	256,649	17,195	2.32%	2.53%
1996	262,347	17,654	2.22%	2.67%
1997	267,707	18,108	2.04%	2.57%
1998	272,723	18,524	1.87%	2.3%
1999	277,412	18,901	1.72%	2.04%
2000	282,019	19,178	1.66%	1.47%
2001	286,767	19,352	1.68%	0.91%
2002	291,616	19,503	1.69%	0.78%
2003	296,491	19,659	1.67%	0.8%
2004	301,413	19,820	1.66%	0.82%
2005	306,429	19,819	1.66%	-0.005%
2006	313,851	19,593	2.42%	-1.14%
2007	324,479	19,302	3.39%	-1.49%
2008	336,170	19,009	3.6%	-1.52%
2009	348,275	18,709	3.6%	-1.58%
2010	360,792	18,396	3.59%	-1.67%
2011	373,674	18,078	3.57%	-1.73%
2012	386,818	17,765	3.52%	-1.73%
2013	400,070	17,648	3.43%	-0.66%
2014	413,617	17,715	3.39%	0.38%
2015	428,154	17,770	3.51%	0.31%
2016	443,308	17,797	3.54%	0.15%
2017	458,287	17,812	3.38%	0.08%
2018	473,099	17,814	3.23%	0.01%
2019	487,731	17,798	3.09%	-0.09%
2020	502,118	17,792	2.95%	-0.03%
2021	516,154	17,783	2.8%	-0.05%
2022	524,106	17,759	1.54%	-0.13%
2023	525,994	17,727	0.36%	-0.18%
2024	527,799	17,695	0.34%	-0.18%
2025	529,677	17,663	0.36%	-0.18%
2026	531,514	17,618	0.35%	-0.25%
2027	533,433	17,564	0.36%	-0.31%
2028	535,502	17,504	0.39%	-0.34%
2029	537,574	17,436	0.39%	-0.39%
2030	539,667	17,376	0.39%	-0.34%
2031	541,929	17,299	0.42%	-0.44%
2032	544,288	17,228	0.44%	-0.41%
2033	546,723	17,163	0.45%	-0.38%
2034	549,162	17,092	0.45%	-0.41%
2035	551,599	17,012	0.44%	-0.47%
2036	554,092	16,940	0.45%	-0.43%
2037	556,637	16,858	0.46%	-0.48%
2038	559,231	16,779	0.47%	-0.47%
2039	561,958	16,689	0.49%	-0.54%
2040	564,800	16,604	0.51%	-0.51%
2041	567,606	16,510	0.5%	-0.57%
2042	570,381	16,403	0.49%	-0.65%
2043	573,138	16,302	0.48%	-0.61%
2044	575,811	16,202	0.47%	-0.62%
2045	578,459	16,097	0.46%	-0.65%
2046	581,026	15,977	0.44%	-0.74%
2047	583,393	15,863	0.41%	-0.71%
2048	585,720	15,749	0.4%	-0.72%
2049	587,988	15,632	0.39%	-0.74%
2050	589,960	15,515	0.34%	-0.75%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Maldives increased by 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth), while Palau lost 1,796 people (a 9.17% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Maldives gained 88,226 (a 19.9% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -179 (a 1.01% decline).

Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2006 and is 168th in 2026. Palau was ranked 194th in 2006 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 11.9% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.