The latest officially reported population of Maldives was 527,799 in 2024 vs 46,843 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Maldives' population is 531,534 people compared to 46,992 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Population statistics:
- Maldives' population is 11.3 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
- Maldives is ranked the 168th most populous country in the world, while Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 189th.
- The countries together account for 0.007% of the world: 0.006% for Maldives vs 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- For the last 10 years, Maldives has had an average growth rate of +2.56% per year vs -0.04% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Since 2006, the population of Maldives has increased from 314K people to 532K (69.4% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis has grown from 46.6K to 47K (0.91% growth).
- Maldives is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 597K people, while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population already peaked in 1960 at 55.8K people and is projected to decrease to 30.2K people by 2100.
Maldives vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: live population counter
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| Current population |
531534
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46992
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| Population rank | 168/197 | 189/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.0006% |
| One net population change |
4.85 hours
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4.29 days
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| One birth every |
1.51 hours
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16 hours
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| One death every |
7.13 hours
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18.8 hours
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| One migration net change every |
3.62 hours
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | -2,421 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,805 | +85 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.34% | +0.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 146/197 | 157/197 |
Maldives and Saint Kitts and Nevis: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,189 | 55,810 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,450 | 55,334 | 2.48% | -0.85% |
| 1962 | 95,802 | 54,461 | 2.52% | -1.58% |
| 1963 | 98,222 | 53,441 | 2.53% | -1.87% |
| 1964 | 100,662 | 52,326 | 2.48% | -2.09% |
| 1965 | 104,102 | 51,139 | 3.42% | -2.27% |
| 1966 | 108,507 | 49,898 | 4.23% | -2.43% |
| 1967 | 112,528 | 48,605 | 3.71% | -2.59% |
| 1968 | 116,075 | 47,245 | 3.15% | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 119,564 | 45,731 | 3.01% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 123,219 | 44,606 | 3.06% | -2.46% |
| 1971 | 127,035 | 44,206 | 3.1% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 130,968 | 44,033 | 3.1% | -0.39% |
| 1973 | 134,952 | 43,880 | 3.04% | -0.35% |
| 1974 | 138,978 | 43,738 | 2.98% | -0.32% |
| 1975 | 143,158 | 43,606 | 3.01% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 147,525 | 43,482 | 3.05% | -0.28% |
| 1977 | 151,930 | 43,358 | 2.99% | -0.29% |
| 1978 | 156,159 | 43,217 | 2.78% | -0.33% |
| 1979 | 160,360 | 43,033 | 2.69% | -0.43% |
| 1980 | 164,835 | 42,850 | 2.79% | -0.43% |
| 1981 | 169,532 | 42,698 | 2.85% | -0.35% |
| 1982 | 174,333 | 42,532 | 2.83% | -0.39% |
| 1983 | 179,128 | 42,334 | 2.75% | -0.47% |
| 1984 | 184,198 | 42,113 | 2.83% | -0.52% |
| 1985 | 190,169 | 41,874 | 3.24% | -0.57% |
| 1986 | 196,935 | 41,618 | 3.56% | -0.61% |
| 1987 | 203,944 | 41,348 | 3.56% | -0.65% |
| 1988 | 210,885 | 41,062 | 3.4% | -0.69% |
| 1989 | 217,738 | 40,758 | 3.25% | -0.74% |
| 1990 | 224,762 | 40,432 | 3.23% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 231,802 | 40,358 | 3.13% | -0.18% |
| 1992 | 238,543 | 40,715 | 2.91% | 0.88% |
| 1993 | 244,884 | 41,242 | 2.66% | 1.29% |
| 1994 | 250,822 | 41,776 | 2.42% | 1.29% |
| 1995 | 256,649 | 42,326 | 2.32% | 1.32% |
| 1996 | 262,347 | 42,877 | 2.22% | 1.3% |
| 1997 | 267,707 | 43,428 | 2.04% | 1.29% |
| 1998 | 272,723 | 43,998 | 1.87% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 277,412 | 44,601 | 1.72% | 1.37% |
| 2000 | 282,019 | 45,248 | 1.66% | 1.45% |
| 2001 | 286,767 | 45,761 | 1.68% | 1.13% |
| 2002 | 291,616 | 46,020 | 1.69% | 0.57% |
| 2003 | 296,491 | 46,176 | 1.67% | 0.34% |
| 2004 | 301,413 | 46,315 | 1.66% | 0.3% |
| 2005 | 306,429 | 46,437 | 1.66% | 0.26% |
| 2006 | 313,851 | 46,569 | 2.42% | 0.28% |
| 2007 | 324,479 | 46,706 | 3.39% | 0.29% |
| 2008 | 336,170 | 46,835 | 3.6% | 0.28% |
| 2009 | 348,275 | 46,916 | 3.6% | 0.17% |
| 2010 | 360,792 | 46,846 | 3.59% | -0.15% |
| 2011 | 373,674 | 46,886 | 3.57% | 0.09% |
| 2012 | 386,818 | 47,033 | 3.52% | 0.31% |
| 2013 | 400,070 | 47,069 | 3.43% | 0.08% |
| 2014 | 413,617 | 47,089 | 3.39% | 0.04% |
| 2015 | 428,154 | 47,087 | 3.51% | -0.004% |
| 2016 | 443,308 | 47,075 | 3.54% | -0.03% |
| 2017 | 458,287 | 47,050 | 3.38% | -0.05% |
| 2018 | 473,099 | 47,008 | 3.23% | -0.09% |
| 2019 | 487,731 | 46,952 | 3.09% | -0.12% |
| 2020 | 502,118 | 46,870 | 2.95% | -0.17% |
| 2021 | 516,154 | 46,763 | 2.8% | -0.23% |
| 2022 | 524,106 | 46,709 | 1.54% | -0.12% |
| 2023 | 525,994 | 46,758 | 0.36% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 527,799 | 46,843 | 0.34% | 0.18% |
| 2025 | 529,677 | 46,920 | 0.36% | 0.17% |
| 2026 | 531,514 | 46,992 | 0.35% | 0.15% |
| 2027 | 533,433 | 47,049 | 0.36% | 0.12% |
| 2028 | 535,502 | 47,093 | 0.39% | 0.09% |
| 2029 | 537,574 | 47,112 | 0.39% | 0.04% |
| 2030 | 539,667 | 47,132 | 0.39% | 0.04% |
| 2031 | 541,929 | 47,125 | 0.42% | -0.01% |
| 2032 | 544,288 | 47,105 | 0.44% | -0.04% |
| 2033 | 546,723 | 47,066 | 0.45% | -0.08% |
| 2034 | 549,162 | 47,007 | 0.45% | -0.13% |
| 2035 | 551,599 | 46,930 | 0.44% | -0.16% |
| 2036 | 554,092 | 46,825 | 0.45% | -0.23% |
| 2037 | 556,637 | 46,717 | 0.46% | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 559,231 | 46,594 | 0.47% | -0.26% |
| 2039 | 561,958 | 46,463 | 0.49% | -0.28% |
| 2040 | 564,800 | 46,315 | 0.51% | -0.32% |
| 2041 | 567,606 | 46,154 | 0.5% | -0.35% |
| 2042 | 570,381 | 45,983 | 0.49% | -0.37% |
| 2043 | 573,138 | 45,783 | 0.48% | -0.43% |
| 2044 | 575,811 | 45,579 | 0.47% | -0.45% |
| 2045 | 578,459 | 45,362 | 0.46% | -0.48% |
| 2046 | 581,026 | 45,147 | 0.44% | -0.47% |
| 2047 | 583,393 | 44,925 | 0.41% | -0.49% |
| 2048 | 585,720 | 44,699 | 0.4% | -0.51% |
| 2049 | 587,988 | 44,478 | 0.39% | -0.49% |
| 2050 | 589,960 | 44,251 | 0.34% | -0.51% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Maldives increased by 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis gained 506 people (a 1.09% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Maldives gained 88,226 (a 19.9% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population decreased by -83 (a 0.18% decline).
Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2006 and is 168th in 2026. Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th in 2006 and ranked 189th 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis will decrease by 5.83% to 44,251 people and will still be ranked 189th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Basseterre | 13.2K |
| Cayon | 3K |
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Population differences between Maldives and Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | 72.6 years |
| Average age | 32.7 years | 37.2 years |
| Median age | 32.9 years | 36.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 61.9:38.1 | 47.9:52.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.58 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 4,587 ppl/mi² | 467 ppl/mi² |
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