The latest officially reported population of Maldives was 527,799 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Maldives' population is 531,534 people compared to 35,898,979 in Poland.
Population statistics:
- Poland's population is 67.5 times bigger than Maldives'.
- Maldives is ranked the 168th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 46th.
- The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.006% for Maldives vs 0.43% for Poland.
- For the last 10 years, Maldives has had an average growth rate of +2.56% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
- Since 2006, the population of Maldives has increased from 314K people to 532K (69.4% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.9M (5.88% decline).
- Maldives is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 597K people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.3M people by 2100.
Maldives vs Poland: live population counter
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| Current population |
531534
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35898979
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| Population rank | 168/197 | 46/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.43% |
| One net population change |
4.85 hours
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4.1 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.51 hours
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
7.13 hours
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1.29 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.62 hours
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2.21 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,421 | -238,062 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | -351 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,805 | -128,120 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.34% | -0.35% |
| Population growth rate rank | 146/197 | 181/197 |
Maldives and Poland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,189 | 29,637,450 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,450 | 29,964,000 | 2.48% | 1.1% |
| 1962 | 95,802 | 30,308,500 | 2.52% | 1.15% |
| 1963 | 98,222 | 30,712,000 | 2.53% | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 100,662 | 31,139,450 | 2.48% | 1.39% |
| 1965 | 104,102 | 31,444,950 | 3.42% | 0.98% |
| 1966 | 108,507 | 31,681,000 | 4.23% | 0.75% |
| 1967 | 112,528 | 31,987,155 | 3.71% | 0.97% |
| 1968 | 116,075 | 32,294,655 | 3.15% | 0.96% |
| 1969 | 119,564 | 32,548,300 | 3.01% | 0.79% |
| 1970 | 123,219 | 32,664,300 | 3.06% | 0.36% |
| 1971 | 127,035 | 32,783,500 | 3.1% | 0.36% |
| 1972 | 130,968 | 33,055,650 | 3.1% | 0.83% |
| 1973 | 134,952 | 33,357,200 | 3.04% | 0.91% |
| 1974 | 138,978 | 33,678,899 | 2.98% | 0.96% |
| 1975 | 143,158 | 34,015,199 | 3.01% | 1% |
| 1976 | 147,525 | 34,356,300 | 3.05% | 1% |
| 1977 | 151,930 | 34,689,050 | 2.99% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 156,159 | 34,965,600 | 2.78% | 0.8% |
| 1979 | 160,360 | 35,247,217 | 2.69% | 0.81% |
| 1980 | 164,835 | 35,574,150 | 2.79% | 0.93% |
| 1981 | 169,532 | 35,898,587 | 2.85% | 0.91% |
| 1982 | 174,333 | 36,230,481 | 2.83% | 0.92% |
| 1983 | 179,128 | 36,571,808 | 2.75% | 0.94% |
| 1984 | 184,198 | 36,904,134 | 2.83% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 190,169 | 37,201,885 | 3.24% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 196,935 | 37,456,119 | 3.56% | 0.68% |
| 1987 | 203,944 | 37,668,045 | 3.56% | 0.57% |
| 1988 | 210,885 | 37,824,487 | 3.4% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 217,738 | 37,961,529 | 3.25% | 0.36% |
| 1990 | 224,762 | 38,110,782 | 3.23% | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 231,802 | 38,246,193 | 3.13% | 0.36% |
| 1992 | 238,543 | 38,363,667 | 2.91% | 0.31% |
| 1993 | 244,884 | 38,461,408 | 2.66% | 0.25% |
| 1994 | 250,822 | 38,542,652 | 2.42% | 0.21% |
| 1995 | 256,649 | 38,594,998 | 2.32% | 0.14% |
| 1996 | 262,347 | 38,624,370 | 2.22% | 0.08% |
| 1997 | 267,707 | 38,649,660 | 2.04% | 0.07% |
| 1998 | 272,723 | 38,663,481 | 1.87% | 0.04% |
| 1999 | 277,412 | 38,660,271 | 1.72% | -0.008% |
| 2000 | 282,019 | 38,258,629 | 1.66% | -1.04% |
| 2001 | 286,767 | 38,248,076 | 1.68% | -0.03% |
| 2002 | 291,616 | 38,230,364 | 1.69% | -0.05% |
| 2003 | 296,491 | 38,204,570 | 1.67% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 301,413 | 38,182,222 | 1.66% | -0.06% |
| 2005 | 306,429 | 38,165,445 | 1.66% | -0.04% |
| 2006 | 313,851 | 38,141,267 | 2.42% | -0.06% |
| 2007 | 324,479 | 38,120,560 | 3.39% | -0.05% |
| 2008 | 336,170 | 38,125,759 | 3.6% | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 348,275 | 38,151,603 | 3.6% | 0.07% |
| 2010 | 360,792 | 38,042,794 | 3.59% | -0.29% |
| 2011 | 373,674 | 38,063,255 | 3.57% | 0.05% |
| 2012 | 386,818 | 38,063,164 | 3.52% | -0% |
| 2013 | 400,070 | 38,040,196 | 3.43% | -0.06% |
| 2014 | 413,617 | 38,011,735 | 3.39% | -0.07% |
| 2015 | 428,154 | 37,986,412 | 3.51% | -0.07% |
| 2016 | 443,308 | 37,970,087 | 3.54% | -0.04% |
| 2017 | 458,287 | 37,974,826 | 3.38% | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 473,099 | 37,974,750 | 3.23% | -0% |
| 2019 | 487,731 | 37,965,475 | 3.09% | -0.02% |
| 2020 | 502,118 | 37,515,748 | 2.95% | -1.18% |
| 2021 | 516,154 | 36,981,559 | 2.8% | -1.42% |
| 2022 | 524,106 | 36,821,749 | 1.54% | -0.43% |
| 2023 | 525,994 | 36,687,353 | 0.36% | -0.36% |
| 2024 | 527,799 | 36,559,233 | 0.34% | -0.35% |
| 2025 | 529,677 | 36,181,399 | 0.36% | -1.03% |
| 2026 | 531,514 | 35,898,979 | 0.35% | -0.78% |
| 2027 | 533,433 | 35,758,415 | 0.36% | -0.39% |
| 2028 | 535,502 | 35,609,703 | 0.39% | -0.42% |
| 2029 | 537,574 | 35,452,249 | 0.39% | -0.44% |
| 2030 | 539,667 | 35,287,436 | 0.39% | -0.46% |
| 2031 | 541,929 | 35,116,185 | 0.42% | -0.49% |
| 2032 | 544,288 | 34,938,952 | 0.44% | -0.5% |
| 2033 | 546,723 | 34,757,421 | 0.45% | -0.52% |
| 2034 | 549,162 | 34,571,572 | 0.45% | -0.53% |
| 2035 | 551,599 | 34,381,734 | 0.44% | -0.55% |
| 2036 | 554,092 | 34,187,419 | 0.45% | -0.57% |
| 2037 | 556,637 | 33,988,985 | 0.46% | -0.58% |
| 2038 | 559,231 | 33,787,175 | 0.47% | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 561,958 | 33,581,427 | 0.49% | -0.61% |
| 2040 | 564,800 | 33,372,181 | 0.51% | -0.62% |
| 2041 | 567,606 | 33,160,435 | 0.5% | -0.63% |
| 2042 | 570,381 | 32,945,446 | 0.49% | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 573,138 | 32,726,827 | 0.48% | -0.66% |
| 2044 | 575,811 | 32,506,015 | 0.47% | -0.67% |
| 2045 | 578,459 | 32,282,692 | 0.46% | -0.69% |
| 2046 | 581,026 | 32,056,740 | 0.44% | -0.7% |
| 2047 | 583,393 | 31,828,421 | 0.41% | -0.71% |
| 2048 | 585,720 | 31,597,823 | 0.4% | -0.72% |
| 2049 | 587,988 | 31,364,596 | 0.39% | -0.74% |
| 2050 | 589,960 | 31,128,250 | 0.34% | -0.75% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Maldives increased by 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Maldives gained 88,226 (a 19.9% growth), while Poland's population decreased by -2,071,108 (a 5.45% decline).
Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2006 and is 168th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 46th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.3% to 31,128,250 people and rank change from 46th to 61st.
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Population differences between Maldives and Poland
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| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | 79.2 years |
| Average age | 32.7 years | 42.7 years |
| Median age | 32.9 years | 42.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 61.9:38.1 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.58 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman |
| Population density | 4,587 ppl/mi² | 309 ppl/mi² |
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