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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Maldives	Vatican	Maldives	Vatican
1960	91,189	-	-	-
1961	93,450	-	2.48%	-
1962	95,802	-	2.52%	-
1963	98,222	-	2.53%	-
1964	100,662	-	2.48%	-
1965	104,102	-	3.42%	-
1966	108,507	-	4.23%	-
1967	112,528	-	3.71%	-
1968	116,075	-	3.15%	-
1969	119,564	-	3.01%	-
1970	123,219	-	3.06%	-
1971	127,035	-	3.1%	-
1972	130,968	-	3.1%	-
1973	134,952	-	3.04%	-
1974	138,978	-	2.98%	-
1975	143,158	-	3.01%	-
1976	147,525	-	3.05%	-
1977	151,930	-	2.99%	-
1978	156,159	-	2.78%	-
1979	160,360	-	2.69%	-
1980	164,835	-	2.79%	-
1981	169,532	-	2.85%	-
1982	174,333	-	2.83%	-
1983	179,128	-	2.75%	-
1984	184,198	-	2.83%	-
1985	190,169	-	3.24%	-
1986	196,935	-	3.56%	-
1987	203,944	-	3.56%	-
1988	210,885	-	3.4%	-
1989	217,738	-	3.25%	-
1990	224,762	-	3.23%	-
1991	231,802	-	3.13%	-
1992	238,543	-	2.91%	-
1993	244,884	-	2.66%	-
1994	250,822	-	2.42%	-
1995	256,649	-	2.32%	-
1996	262,347	-	2.22%	-
1997	267,707	-	2.04%	-
1998	272,723	-	1.87%	-
1999	277,412	-	1.72%	-
2000	282,019	880	1.66%	-
2001	286,767	890	1.68%	1.14%
2002	291,616	900	1.69%	1.12%
2003	296,491	911	1.67%	1.22%
2004	301,413	921	1.66%	1.1%
2005	306,429	921	1.66%	0%
2006	313,851	932	2.42%	1.19%
2007	324,479	821	3.39%	-11.9%
2008	336,170	824	3.6%	0.37%
2009	348,275	826	3.6%	0.24%
2010	360,792	829	3.59%	0.36%
2011	373,674	832	3.57%	0.36%
2012	386,818	836	3.52%	0.48%
2013	400,070	839	3.43%	0.36%
2014	413,617	842	3.39%	0.36%
2015	428,154	1,000	3.51%	18.8%
2016	443,308	-	3.54%	0%
2017	458,287	1,000	3.38%	0%
2018	473,099	-	3.23%	0%
2019	487,731	1,000	3.09%	0%
2020	502,118	987	2.95%	-1.29%
2021	516,154	970	2.8%	-1.68%
2022	524,106	944	1.54%	-2.66%
2023	525,994	922	0.36%	-2.34%
2024	527,799	933	0.34%	1.2%
2025	529,677	939	0.36%	0.59%
2026	531,514	952	0.35%	1.37%
2027	533,433	974	0.36%	2.32%
2028	535,502	985	0.39%	1.13%
2029	537,574	983	0.39%	-0.19%
2030	539,667	976	0.39%	-0.75%
2031	541,929	968	0.42%	-0.75%
2032	544,288	968	0.44%	0%
2033	546,723	988	0.45%	2.09%
2034	549,162	992	0.45%	0.37%
2035	551,599	1,000	0.44%	0.74%
2036	554,092	998	0.45%	-0.18%
2037	556,637	1,003	0.46%	0.55%
2038	559,231	1,022	0.47%	1.83%
2039	561,958	1,060	0.49%	3.78%
2040	564,800	1,095	0.51%	3.3%
2041	567,606	1,127	0.5%	2.86%
2042	570,381	1,149	0.49%	1.96%
2043	573,138	1,169	0.48%	1.76%
2044	575,811	1,186	0.47%	1.42%
2045	578,459	1,209	0.46%	2.02%
2046	581,026	1,224	0.44%	1.22%
2047	583,393	1,248	0.41%	1.95%
2048	585,720	1,272	0.4%	1.92%
2049	587,988	1,296	0.39%	1.88%
2050	589,960	1,325	0.34%	2.27%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Maldives increased by 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Maldives gained 102,998 (a 24.1% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).

Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2005 and is 168th in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th 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 Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.