Population in Maldives compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Maldives and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Maldives	UAE	Maldives	UAE
1960	91,189	131,334	-	-
1961	93,450	137,989	2.48%	5.07%
1962	95,802	144,946	2.52%	5.04%
1963	98,222	152,211	2.53%	5.01%
1964	100,662	159,692	2.48%	4.91%
1965	104,102	167,103	3.42%	4.64%
1966	108,507	173,976	4.23%	4.11%
1967	112,528	179,700	3.71%	3.29%
1968	116,075	199,416	3.15%	11%
1969	119,564	239,660	3.01%	20.2%
1970	123,219	286,536	3.06%	19.6%
1971	127,035	335,027	3.1%	16.9%
1972	130,968	385,014	3.1%	14.9%
1973	134,952	436,399	3.04%	13.3%
1974	138,978	489,087	2.98%	12.1%
1975	143,158	542,856	3.01%	11%
1976	147,525	615,866	3.05%	13.4%
1977	151,930	710,209	2.99%	15.3%
1978	156,159	809,274	2.78%	13.9%
1979	160,360	912,010	2.69%	12.7%
1980	164,835	1,015,700	2.79%	11.4%
1981	169,532	1,099,855	2.85%	8.29%
1982	174,333	1,166,370	2.83%	6.05%
1983	179,128	1,235,305	2.75%	5.91%
1984	184,198	1,305,996	2.83%	5.72%
1985	190,169	1,377,911	3.24%	5.51%
1986	196,935	1,467,383	3.56%	6.49%
1987	203,944	1,574,244	3.56%	7.28%
1988	210,885	1,681,788	3.4%	6.83%
1989	217,738	1,789,851	3.25%	6.43%
1990	224,762	1,898,220	3.23%	6.05%
1991	231,802	2,006,626	3.13%	5.71%
1992	238,543	2,114,730	2.91%	5.39%
1993	244,884	2,222,093	2.66%	5.08%
1994	250,822	2,328,188	2.42%	4.77%
1995	256,649	2,434,662	2.32%	4.57%
1996	262,347	2,597,564	2.22%	6.69%
1997	267,707	2,817,410	2.04%	8.46%
1998	272,723	3,040,421	1.87%	7.92%
1999	277,412	3,266,009	1.72%	7.42%
2000	282,019	3,493,575	1.66%	6.97%
2001	286,767	3,723,590	1.68%	6.58%
2002	291,616	3,956,826	1.69%	6.26%
2003	296,491	4,192,457	1.67%	5.96%
2004	301,413	4,428,967	1.66%	5.64%
2005	306,429	4,664,790	1.66%	5.32%
2006	313,851	5,009,100	2.42%	7.38%
2007	324,479	5,624,635	3.39%	12.3%
2008	336,170	6,302,664	3.6%	12.1%
2009	348,275	6,707,058	3.6%	6.42%
2010	360,792	6,869,838	3.59%	2.43%
2011	373,674	7,104,538	3.57%	3.42%
2012	386,818	7,391,448	3.52%	4.04%
2013	400,070	7,693,031	3.43%	4.08%
2014	413,617	8,059,440	3.39%	4.76%
2015	428,154	8,505,237	3.51%	5.53%
2016	443,308	8,935,095	3.54%	5.05%
2017	458,287	9,223,225	3.38%	3.22%
2018	473,099	9,346,701	3.23%	1.34%
2019	487,731	9,445,785	3.09%	1.06%
2020	502,118	9,401,038	2.95%	-0.47%
2021	516,154	9,575,152	2.8%	1.85%
2022	524,106	10,074,977	1.54%	5.22%
2023	525,994	10,483,751	0.36%	4.06%
2024	527,799	10,876,981	0.34%	3.75%
2025	529,677	11,191,510	0.36%	2.89%
2026	531,514	11,417,074	0.35%	2.02%
2027	533,433	11,595,528	0.36%	1.56%
2028	535,502	11,750,055	0.39%	1.33%
2029	537,574	11,890,496	0.39%	1.2%
2030	539,667	12,024,613	0.39%	1.13%
2031	541,929	12,159,255	0.42%	1.12%
2032	544,288	12,298,043	0.44%	1.14%
2033	546,723	12,440,531	0.45%	1.16%
2034	549,162	12,586,327	0.45%	1.17%
2035	551,599	12,734,906	0.44%	1.18%
2036	554,092	12,885,831	0.45%	1.19%
2037	556,637	13,038,803	0.46%	1.19%
2038	559,231	13,193,613	0.47%	1.19%
2039	561,958	13,349,897	0.49%	1.18%
2040	564,800	13,507,317	0.51%	1.18%
2041	567,606	13,665,875	0.5%	1.17%
2042	570,381	13,825,473	0.49%	1.17%
2043	573,138	13,986,029	0.48%	1.16%
2044	575,811	14,147,509	0.47%	1.15%
2045	578,459	14,309,823	0.46%	1.15%
2046	581,026	14,473,950	0.44%	1.15%
2047	583,393	14,641,700	0.41%	1.16%
2048	585,720	14,812,411	0.4%	1.17%
2049	587,988	14,984,754	0.39%	1.16%
2050	589,960	15,158,142	0.34%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Maldives increased by 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,840,447 people (a 82.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Maldives gained 102,998 (a 24.1% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,867,463 (a 33.7% growth).

Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2005 and is 168th in 2025. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 115th in 2005 and ranked 86th 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 United Arab Emirates will increase by 33.3% to 15,158,142 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.