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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Maldives	Seychelles	Maldives	Seychelles
1960	91,189	41,700	-	-
1961	93,450	42,889	2.48%	2.85%
1962	95,802	44,042	2.52%	2.69%
1963	98,222	45,176	2.53%	2.57%
1964	100,662	46,322	2.48%	2.54%
1965	104,102	47,500	3.42%	2.54%
1966	108,507	48,699	4.23%	2.52%
1967	112,528	49,911	3.71%	2.49%
1968	116,075	51,134	3.15%	2.45%
1969	119,564	52,365	3.01%	2.41%
1970	123,219	53,600	3.06%	2.36%
1971	127,035	54,695	3.1%	2.04%
1972	130,968	56,029	3.1%	2.44%
1973	134,952	56,892	3.04%	1.54%
1974	138,978	57,937	2.98%	1.84%
1975	143,158	59,292	3.01%	2.34%
1976	147,525	60,504	3.05%	2.04%
1977	151,930	61,786	2.99%	2.12%
1978	156,159	62,150	2.78%	0.59%
1979	160,360	62,686	2.69%	0.86%
1980	164,835	63,261	2.79%	0.92%
1981	169,532	64,035	2.85%	1.22%
1982	174,333	64,413	2.83%	0.59%
1983	179,128	64,335	2.75%	-0.12%
1984	184,198	64,717	2.83%	0.59%
1985	190,169	65,244	3.24%	0.81%
1986	196,935	65,652	3.56%	0.63%
1987	203,944	68,499	3.56%	4.34%
1988	210,885	68,755	3.4%	0.37%
1989	217,738	69,167	3.25%	0.6%
1990	224,762	69,507	3.23%	0.49%
1991	231,802	70,439	3.13%	1.34%
1992	238,543	70,763	2.91%	0.46%
1993	244,884	72,253	2.66%	2.11%
1994	250,822	74,205	2.42%	2.7%
1995	256,649	75,304	2.32%	1.48%
1996	262,347	76,417	2.22%	1.48%
1997	267,707	77,319	2.04%	1.18%
1998	272,723	78,846	1.87%	1.97%
1999	277,412	80,410	1.72%	1.98%
2000	282,019	81,131	1.66%	0.9%
2001	286,767	81,202	1.68%	0.09%
2002	291,616	83,723	1.69%	3.1%
2003	296,491	82,781	1.67%	-1.13%
2004	301,413	82,475	1.66%	-0.37%
2005	306,429	82,858	1.66%	0.46%
2006	313,851	84,600	2.42%	2.1%
2007	324,479	85,033	3.39%	0.51%
2008	336,170	86,956	3.6%	2.26%
2009	348,275	87,298	3.6%	0.39%
2010	360,792	89,770	3.59%	2.83%
2011	373,674	87,441	3.57%	-2.59%
2012	386,818	88,303	3.52%	0.99%
2013	400,070	89,949	3.43%	1.86%
2014	413,617	91,359	3.39%	1.57%
2015	428,154	93,419	3.51%	2.25%
2016	443,308	94,677	3.54%	1.35%
2017	458,287	95,843	3.38%	1.23%
2018	473,099	96,762	3.23%	0.96%
2019	487,731	97,625	3.09%	0.89%
2020	502,118	98,462	2.95%	0.86%
2021	516,154	99,258	2.8%	0.81%
2022	524,106	119,878	1.54%	20.8%
2023	525,994	119,773	0.36%	-0.09%
2024	527,799	121,354	0.34%	1.32%
2025	529,677	123,549	0.36%	1.81%
2026	531,514	125,581	0.35%	1.64%
2027	533,433	127,380	0.36%	1.43%
2028	535,502	128,883	0.39%	1.18%
2029	537,574	130,011	0.39%	0.87%
2030	539,667	130,635	0.39%	0.48%
2031	541,929	130,989	0.42%	0.27%
2032	544,288	131,305	0.44%	0.24%
2033	546,723	131,578	0.45%	0.21%
2034	549,162	131,816	0.45%	0.18%
2035	551,599	132,027	0.44%	0.16%
2036	554,092	132,202	0.45%	0.13%
2037	556,637	132,348	0.46%	0.11%
2038	559,231	132,467	0.47%	0.09%
2039	561,958	132,552	0.49%	0.06%
2040	564,800	132,631	0.51%	0.06%
2041	567,606	132,681	0.5%	0.04%
2042	570,381	132,700	0.49%	0.01%
2043	573,138	132,698	0.48%	-0.001%
2044	575,811	132,665	0.47%	-0.03%
2045	578,459	132,613	0.46%	-0.04%
2046	581,026	132,531	0.44%	-0.06%
2047	583,393	132,415	0.41%	-0.09%
2048	585,720	132,264	0.4%	-0.11%
2049	587,988	132,085	0.39%	-0.14%
2050	589,960	131,885	0.34%	-0.15%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Maldives increased by 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Maldives gained 102,998 (a 24.1% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,762 (a 34% growth).

Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2005 and is 168th in 2025. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2005 and ranked 181st 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 Seychelles will increase by 5.36% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.