Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Maldives was 527,799 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Maldives' population is 531,152 people compared to 42,727,988 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 80.4 times bigger than Maldives'.
  • Maldives is ranked the 168th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.006% for Maldives vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Maldives has had an average growth rate of +2.56% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2005, the population of Maldives has increased from 306K people to 531K (73.3% growth), while Yemen has grown from 22.8M to 42.7M (87.5% growth).
  • Maldives is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 597K people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Maldives vs Yemen: live population counter

Maldives Yemen
Current population
531152
42727988
Population rank 168/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.52%
One net population change
4.85 hours
26.4 seconds
One birth every
1.51 hours
22.7 seconds
One death every
7.13 hours
2.78 minutes
One migration net change every
3.62 hours
50.1 minutes
Annual migration change -2,421 -10,482
Daily growth/decline +5 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +1,805 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +0.34% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 145/197 14/197

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

Maldives
Population

Growth rate
Yemen
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Maldives Yemen Maldives Yemen
1960 91,189 5,532,301 - -
1961 93,450 5,655,232 2.48% 2.22%
1962 95,802 5,782,221 2.52% 2.25%
1963 98,222 5,911,135 2.53% 2.23%
1964 100,662 6,048,006 2.48% 2.32%
1965 104,102 6,195,593 3.42% 2.44%
1966 108,507 6,351,494 4.23% 2.52%
1967 112,528 6,516,444 3.71% 2.6%
1968 116,075 6,690,524 3.15% 2.67%
1969 119,564 6,875,859 3.01% 2.77%
1970 123,219 7,065,279 3.06% 2.75%
1971 127,035 7,257,462 3.1% 2.72%
1972 130,968 7,460,068 3.1% 2.79%
1973 134,952 7,672,796 3.04% 2.85%
1974 138,978 7,896,783 2.98% 2.92%
1975 143,158 8,133,598 3.01% 3%
1976 147,525 8,384,113 3.05% 3.08%
1977 151,930 8,648,222 2.99% 3.15%
1978 156,159 8,926,586 2.78% 3.22%
1979 160,360 9,224,194 2.69% 3.33%
1980 164,835 9,543,358 2.79% 3.46%
1981 169,532 9,882,362 2.85% 3.55%
1982 174,333 10,241,006 2.83% 3.63%
1983 179,128 10,621,499 2.75% 3.72%
1984 184,198 11,025,597 2.83% 3.8%
1985 190,169 11,453,825 3.24% 3.88%
1986 196,935 11,901,040 3.56% 3.9%
1987 203,944 12,369,912 3.56% 3.94%
1988 210,885 12,859,708 3.4% 3.96%
1989 217,738 13,364,174 3.25% 3.92%
1990 224,762 13,887,862 3.23% 3.92%
1991 231,802 14,430,201 3.13% 3.91%
1992 238,543 14,989,494 2.91% 3.88%
1993 244,884 15,563,914 2.66% 3.83%
1994 250,822 16,149,147 2.42% 3.76%
1995 256,649 16,740,058 2.32% 3.66%
1996 262,347 17,313,177 2.22% 3.42%
1997 267,707 17,873,936 2.04% 3.24%
1998 272,723 18,446,013 1.87% 3.2%
1999 277,412 19,029,420 1.72% 3.16%
2000 282,019 19,624,141 1.66% 3.13%
2001 286,767 20,226,147 1.68% 3.07%
2002 291,616 20,835,086 1.69% 3.01%
2003 296,491 21,456,379 1.67% 2.98%
2004 301,413 22,095,167 1.66% 2.98%
2005 306,429 22,790,085 1.66% 3.15%
2006 313,851 23,543,083 2.42% 3.3%
2007 324,479 24,318,082 3.39% 3.29%
2008 336,170 25,111,941 3.6% 3.26%
2009 348,275 25,927,724 3.6% 3.25%
2010 360,792 26,754,387 3.59% 3.19%
2011 373,674 27,582,897 3.57% 3.1%
2012 386,818 28,433,647 3.52% 3.08%
2013 400,070 29,312,952 3.43% 3.09%
2014 413,617 30,226,309 3.39% 3.12%
2015 428,154 31,159,379 3.51% 3.09%
2016 443,308 32,109,010 3.54% 3.05%
2017 458,287 33,090,921 3.38% 3.06%
2018 473,099 34,085,182 3.23% 3%
2019 487,731 35,111,408 3.09% 3.01%
2020 502,118 36,134,863 2.95% 2.91%
2021 516,154 37,140,230 2.8% 2.78%
2022 524,106 38,222,876 1.54% 2.92%
2023 525,994 39,390,799 0.36% 3.06%
2024 527,799 40,583,164 0.34% 3.03%
2025 529,677 41,773,871 0.36% 2.93%
2026 531,514 42,961,650 0.35% 2.84%
2027 533,433 44,145,620 0.36% 2.76%
2028 535,502 45,323,685 0.39% 2.67%
2029 537,574 46,497,573 0.39% 2.59%
2030 539,667 47,667,649 0.39% 2.52%
2031 541,929 48,827,503 0.42% 2.43%
2032 544,288 49,979,089 0.44% 2.36%
2033 546,723 51,129,867 0.45% 2.3%
2034 549,162 52,279,989 0.45% 2.25%
2035 551,599 53,429,308 0.44% 2.2%
2036 554,092 54,578,046 0.45% 2.15%
2037 556,637 55,724,259 0.46% 2.1%
2038 559,231 56,872,152 0.47% 2.06%
2039 561,958 58,024,713 0.49% 2.03%
2040 564,800 59,181,514 0.51% 1.99%
2041 567,606 60,345,667 0.5% 1.97%
2042 570,381 61,517,965 0.49% 1.94%
2043 573,138 62,696,517 0.48% 1.92%
2044 575,811 63,880,172 0.47% 1.89%
2045 578,459 65,066,344 0.46% 1.86%
2046 581,026 66,253,578 0.44% 1.82%
2047 583,393 67,438,796 0.41% 1.79%
2048 585,720 68,620,844 0.4% 1.75%
2049 587,988 69,799,794 0.39% 1.72%
2050 589,960 70,976,389 0.34% 1.69%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Maldives increased by 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth), while Yemen gained 8,369,294 people (a 36.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Maldives gained 102,998 (a 24.1% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,568,609 (a 37.1% growth).

Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2005 and is 168th in 2025. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2005 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 66.1% to 70,976,389 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Biggest cities by population

Maldives
City Population
Male 133K
Hulhumale 50K
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Aden 507K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

Population

Growth rate visualization in other countries

Growth rate

Population comparisons

Population vs Maldives vs Yemen
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare