The latest officially reported population of Maldives was 527,799 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Maldives' population is 531,152 people compared to 7,713,465 in Turkmenistan.
Population statistics:
- Turkmenistan's population is 14.5 times bigger than Maldives'.
- Maldives is ranked the 168th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
- The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.006% for Maldives vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
- For the last 10 years, Maldives has had an average growth rate of +2.56% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
- Since 2005, the population of Maldives has increased from 306K people to 531K (73.3% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.05M to 7.71M (52.7% growth).
- Maldives is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 597K people compared to the peak of 10.3M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.
Maldives vs Turkmenistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
531152
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7713465
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| Population rank | 168/197 | 104/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
4.85 hours
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4.04 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.51 hours
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3.28 minutes
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| One death every |
7.13 hours
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12.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.62 hours
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35.9 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,421 | +14,646 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | +356 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,805 | +130,060 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.34% | +1.77% |
| Population growth rate rank | 145/197 | 64/197 |
Maldives and Turkmenistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,189 | 1,643,457 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,450 | 1,695,400 | 2.48% | 3.16% |
| 1962 | 95,802 | 1,749,214 | 2.52% | 3.17% |
| 1963 | 98,222 | 1,804,272 | 2.53% | 3.15% |
| 1964 | 100,662 | 1,859,997 | 2.48% | 3.09% |
| 1965 | 104,102 | 1,915,916 | 3.42% | 3.01% |
| 1966 | 108,507 | 1,971,737 | 4.23% | 2.91% |
| 1967 | 112,528 | 2,027,403 | 3.71% | 2.82% |
| 1968 | 116,075 | 2,083,069 | 3.15% | 2.75% |
| 1969 | 119,564 | 2,139,024 | 3.01% | 2.69% |
| 1970 | 123,219 | 2,195,616 | 3.06% | 2.65% |
| 1971 | 127,035 | 2,253,119 | 3.1% | 2.62% |
| 1972 | 130,968 | 2,311,430 | 3.1% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 134,952 | 2,370,919 | 3.04% | 2.57% |
| 1974 | 138,978 | 2,432,028 | 2.98% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 143,158 | 2,494,570 | 3.01% | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 147,525 | 2,558,521 | 3.05% | 2.56% |
| 1977 | 151,930 | 2,623,948 | 2.99% | 2.56% |
| 1978 | 156,159 | 2,691,088 | 2.78% | 2.56% |
| 1979 | 160,360 | 2,760,358 | 2.69% | 2.57% |
| 1980 | 164,835 | 2,832,203 | 2.79% | 2.6% |
| 1981 | 169,532 | 2,907,187 | 2.85% | 2.65% |
| 1982 | 174,333 | 2,985,557 | 2.83% | 2.7% |
| 1983 | 179,128 | 3,067,534 | 2.75% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 184,198 | 3,154,079 | 2.83% | 2.82% |
| 1985 | 190,169 | 3,247,534 | 3.24% | 2.96% |
| 1986 | 196,935 | 3,347,809 | 3.56% | 3.09% |
| 1987 | 203,944 | 3,452,731 | 3.56% | 3.13% |
| 1988 | 210,885 | 3,559,363 | 3.4% | 3.09% |
| 1989 | 217,738 | 3,662,459 | 3.25% | 2.9% |
| 1990 | 224,762 | 3,760,562 | 3.23% | 2.68% |
| 1991 | 231,802 | 3,855,894 | 3.13% | 2.54% |
| 1992 | 238,543 | 3,944,689 | 2.91% | 2.3% |
| 1993 | 244,884 | 4,032,407 | 2.66% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 250,822 | 4,116,662 | 2.42% | 2.09% |
| 1995 | 256,649 | 4,191,203 | 2.32% | 1.81% |
| 1996 | 262,347 | 4,263,819 | 2.22% | 1.73% |
| 1997 | 267,707 | 4,336,730 | 2.04% | 1.71% |
| 1998 | 272,723 | 4,410,507 | 1.87% | 1.7% |
| 1999 | 277,412 | 4,492,170 | 1.72% | 1.85% |
| 2000 | 282,019 | 4,582,677 | 1.66% | 2.01% |
| 2001 | 286,767 | 4,675,409 | 1.68% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 291,616 | 4,769,465 | 1.69% | 2.01% |
| 2003 | 296,491 | 4,863,865 | 1.67% | 1.98% |
| 2004 | 301,413 | 4,958,093 | 1.66% | 1.94% |
| 2005 | 306,429 | 5,052,257 | 1.66% | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 313,851 | 5,147,105 | 2.42% | 1.88% |
| 2007 | 324,479 | 5,244,046 | 3.39% | 1.88% |
| 2008 | 336,170 | 5,345,029 | 3.6% | 1.93% |
| 2009 | 348,275 | 5,451,592 | 3.6% | 1.99% |
| 2010 | 360,792 | 5,564,356 | 3.59% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 373,674 | 5,683,417 | 3.57% | 2.14% |
| 2012 | 386,818 | 5,808,546 | 3.52% | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 400,070 | 5,939,341 | 3.43% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 413,617 | 6,075,283 | 3.39% | 2.29% |
| 2015 | 428,154 | 6,215,770 | 3.51% | 2.31% |
| 2016 | 443,308 | 6,360,041 | 3.54% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 458,287 | 6,507,061 | 3.38% | 2.31% |
| 2018 | 473,099 | 6,655,524 | 3.23% | 2.28% |
| 2019 | 487,731 | 6,803,944 | 3.09% | 2.23% |
| 2020 | 502,118 | 6,949,912 | 2.95% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 516,154 | 7,092,043 | 2.8% | 2.05% |
| 2022 | 524,106 | 7,230,193 | 1.54% | 1.95% |
| 2023 | 525,994 | 7,364,438 | 0.36% | 1.86% |
| 2024 | 527,799 | 7,494,498 | 0.34% | 1.77% |
| 2025 | 529,677 | 7,618,855 | 0.36% | 1.66% |
| 2026 | 531,514 | 7,736,635 | 0.35% | 1.55% |
| 2027 | 533,433 | 7,847,563 | 0.36% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 535,502 | 7,951,300 | 0.39% | 1.32% |
| 2029 | 537,574 | 8,047,445 | 0.39% | 1.21% |
| 2030 | 539,667 | 8,135,732 | 0.39% | 1.1% |
| 2031 | 541,929 | 8,218,959 | 0.42% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 544,288 | 8,300,260 | 0.44% | 0.99% |
| 2033 | 546,723 | 8,380,356 | 0.45% | 0.96% |
| 2034 | 549,162 | 8,459,731 | 0.45% | 0.95% |
| 2035 | 551,599 | 8,538,678 | 0.44% | 0.93% |
| 2036 | 554,092 | 8,617,567 | 0.45% | 0.92% |
| 2037 | 556,637 | 8,696,458 | 0.46% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 559,231 | 8,775,204 | 0.47% | 0.91% |
| 2039 | 561,958 | 8,853,842 | 0.49% | 0.9% |
| 2040 | 564,800 | 8,932,237 | 0.51% | 0.89% |
| 2041 | 567,606 | 9,010,272 | 0.5% | 0.87% |
| 2042 | 570,381 | 9,087,668 | 0.49% | 0.86% |
| 2043 | 573,138 | 9,164,056 | 0.48% | 0.84% |
| 2044 | 575,811 | 9,239,278 | 0.47% | 0.82% |
| 2045 | 578,459 | 9,312,825 | 0.46% | 0.8% |
| 2046 | 581,026 | 9,384,188 | 0.44% | 0.77% |
| 2047 | 583,393 | 9,452,893 | 0.41% | 0.73% |
| 2048 | 585,720 | 9,518,558 | 0.4% | 0.69% |
| 2049 | 587,988 | 9,580,906 | 0.39% | 0.66% |
| 2050 | 589,960 | 9,639,711 | 0.34% | 0.61% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Maldives increased by 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,163,513 people (a 23% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Maldives gained 102,998 (a 24.1% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,497,695 (a 24.1% growth).
Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2005 and is 168th in 2025. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2005 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 25% to 9,639,711 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Ashgabat | 1.03M |
| Turkmenabat | 231K |
| Dasoguz | 227K |
| Mary | 126K |
| Anau | 29.6K |
| Baherden | 24.7K |
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Population differences between Maldives and Turkmenistan
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| Life expectancy | 81.5 years | 70.3 years |
| Average age | 32.7 years | 29.1 years |
| Median age | 32.9 years | 27.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 61.9:38.1 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.58 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| Population density | 4,587 ppl/mi² | 41.3 ppl/mi² |
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