Population in Maldives compared to Vanuatu: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Maldives and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Maldives	Vanuatu	Maldives	Vanuatu
1960	91,189	64,431	-	-
1961	93,450	66,264	2.48%	2.84%
1962	95,802	68,174	2.52%	2.88%
1963	98,222	70,159	2.53%	2.91%
1964	100,662	72,219	2.48%	2.94%
1965	104,102	74,358	3.42%	2.96%
1966	108,507	76,590	4.23%	3%
1967	112,528	78,921	3.71%	3.04%
1968	116,075	81,314	3.15%	3.03%
1969	119,564	83,755	3.01%	3%
1970	123,219	86,266	3.06%	3%
1971	127,035	88,862	3.1%	3.01%
1972	130,968	91,562	3.1%	3.04%
1973	134,952	94,362	3.04%	3.06%
1974	138,978	97,260	2.98%	3.07%
1975	143,158	100,269	3.01%	3.09%
1976	147,525	103,388	3.05%	3.11%
1977	151,930	106,618	2.99%	3.12%
1978	156,159	109,963	2.78%	3.14%
1979	160,360	113,040	2.69%	2.8%
1980	164,835	115,660	2.79%	2.32%
1981	169,532	118,249	2.85%	2.24%
1982	174,333	121,035	2.83%	2.36%
1983	179,128	123,998	2.75%	2.45%
1984	184,198	127,109	2.83%	2.51%
1985	190,169	130,356	3.24%	2.55%
1986	196,935	133,720	3.56%	2.58%
1987	203,944	137,187	3.56%	2.59%
1988	210,885	140,756	3.4%	2.6%
1989	217,738	144,393	3.25%	2.58%
1990	224,762	148,063	3.23%	2.54%
1991	231,802	151,793	3.13%	2.52%
1992	238,543	155,608	2.91%	2.51%
1993	244,884	159,463	2.66%	2.48%
1994	250,822	163,314	2.42%	2.41%
1995	256,649	167,137	2.32%	2.34%
1996	262,347	170,911	2.22%	2.26%
1997	267,707	174,626	2.04%	2.17%
1998	272,723	178,313	1.87%	2.11%
1999	277,412	182,048	1.72%	2.09%
2000	282,019	186,281	1.66%	2.33%
2001	286,767	191,031	1.68%	2.55%
2002	291,616	195,863	1.69%	2.53%
2003	296,491	200,746	1.67%	2.49%
2004	301,413	205,711	1.66%	2.47%
2005	306,429	210,760	1.66%	2.45%
2006	313,851	215,923	2.42%	2.45%
2007	324,479	221,276	3.39%	2.48%
2008	336,170	226,896	3.6%	2.54%
2009	348,275	232,731	3.6%	2.57%
2010	360,792	238,248	3.59%	2.37%
2011	373,674	243,474	3.57%	2.19%
2012	386,818	248,883	3.52%	2.22%
2013	400,070	254,482	3.43%	2.25%
2014	413,617	260,240	3.39%	2.26%
2015	428,154	266,101	3.51%	2.25%
2016	443,308	272,087	3.54%	2.25%
2017	458,287	278,507	3.38%	2.36%
2018	473,099	285,259	3.23%	2.42%
2019	487,731	291,985	3.09%	2.36%
2020	502,118	298,858	2.95%	2.35%
2021	516,154	305,868	2.8%	2.35%
2022	524,106	313,046	1.54%	2.35%
2023	525,994	320,409	0.36%	2.35%
2024	527,799	327,777	0.34%	2.3%
2025	529,677	335,169	0.36%	2.26%
2026	531,514	342,565	0.35%	2.21%
2027	533,433	349,970	0.36%	2.16%
2028	535,502	357,397	0.39%	2.12%
2029	537,574	364,883	0.39%	2.09%
2030	539,667	372,429	0.39%	2.07%
2031	541,929	380,015	0.42%	2.04%
2032	544,288	387,657	0.44%	2.01%
2033	546,723	395,366	0.45%	1.99%
2034	549,162	403,188	0.45%	1.98%
2035	551,599	411,061	0.44%	1.95%
2036	554,092	419,006	0.45%	1.93%
2037	556,637	427,031	0.46%	1.92%
2038	559,231	435,150	0.47%	1.9%
2039	561,958	443,311	0.49%	1.88%
2040	564,800	451,509	0.51%	1.85%
2041	567,606	459,733	0.5%	1.82%
2042	570,381	468,003	0.49%	1.8%
2043	573,138	476,308	0.48%	1.77%
2044	575,811	484,636	0.47%	1.75%
2045	578,459	492,989	0.46%	1.72%
2046	581,026	501,316	0.44%	1.69%
2047	583,393	509,621	0.41%	1.66%
2048	585,720	517,889	0.4%	1.62%
2049	587,988	526,138	0.39%	1.59%
2050	589,960	534,374	0.34%	1.57%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Maldives increased by 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Maldives gained 88,226 (a 19.9% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 70,558 (a 25.9% growth).

Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2006 and is 168th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.