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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Maldives	Zambia	Maldives	Zambia
1960	91,189	3,153,729	-	-
1961	93,450	3,254,086	2.48%	3.18%
1962	95,802	3,358,099	2.52%	3.2%
1963	98,222	3,465,907	2.53%	3.21%
1964	100,662	3,577,017	2.48%	3.21%
1965	104,102	3,692,086	3.42%	3.22%
1966	108,507	3,812,003	4.23%	3.25%
1967	112,528	3,936,343	3.71%	3.26%
1968	116,075	4,065,593	3.15%	3.28%
1969	119,564	4,197,116	3.01%	3.24%
1970	123,219	4,321,718	3.06%	2.97%
1971	127,035	4,442,525	3.1%	2.8%
1972	130,968	4,569,309	3.1%	2.85%
1973	134,952	4,702,693	3.04%	2.92%
1974	138,978	4,842,746	2.98%	2.98%
1975	143,158	4,990,086	3.01%	3.04%
1976	147,525	5,143,842	3.05%	3.08%
1977	151,930	5,302,480	2.99%	3.08%
1978	156,159	5,465,374	2.78%	3.07%
1979	160,360	5,631,728	2.69%	3.04%
1980	164,835	5,802,833	2.79%	3.04%
1981	169,532	5,983,289	2.85%	3.11%
1982	174,333	6,178,637	2.83%	3.26%
1983	179,128	6,381,038	2.75%	3.28%
1984	184,198	6,580,490	2.83%	3.13%
1985	190,169	6,780,953	3.24%	3.05%
1986	196,935	6,986,471	3.56%	3.03%
1987	203,944	7,191,282	3.56%	2.93%
1988	210,885	7,391,440	3.4%	2.78%
1989	217,738	7,589,216	3.25%	2.68%
1990	224,762	7,786,169	3.23%	2.6%
1991	231,802	7,981,650	3.13%	2.51%
1992	238,543	8,176,680	2.91%	2.44%
1993	244,884	8,373,921	2.66%	2.41%
1994	250,822	8,576,269	2.42%	2.42%
1995	256,649	8,785,763	2.32%	2.44%
1996	262,347	9,004,053	2.22%	2.48%
1997	267,707	9,237,063	2.04%	2.59%
1998	272,723	9,482,408	1.87%	2.66%
1999	277,412	9,740,005	1.72%	2.72%
2000	282,019	10,017,631	1.66%	2.85%
2001	286,767	10,325,185	1.68%	3.07%
2002	291,616	10,647,949	1.69%	3.13%
2003	296,491	10,983,595	1.67%	3.15%
2004	301,413	11,338,198	1.66%	3.23%
2005	306,429	11,718,819	1.66%	3.36%
2006	313,851	12,129,553	2.42%	3.5%
2007	324,479	12,565,085	3.39%	3.59%
2008	336,170	13,021,324	3.6%	3.63%
2009	348,275	13,490,389	3.6%	3.6%
2010	360,792	13,965,594	3.59%	3.52%
2011	373,674	14,437,796	3.57%	3.38%
2012	386,818	14,913,629	3.52%	3.3%
2013	400,070	15,398,997	3.43%	3.25%
2014	413,617	15,895,315	3.39%	3.22%
2015	428,154	16,399,089	3.51%	3.17%
2016	443,308	16,914,423	3.54%	3.14%
2017	458,287	17,441,320	3.38%	3.12%
2018	473,099	17,973,569	3.23%	3.05%
2019	487,731	18,513,839	3.09%	3.01%
2020	502,118	19,059,395	2.95%	2.95%
2021	516,154	19,603,607	2.8%	2.86%
2022	524,106	20,152,938	1.54%	2.8%
2023	525,994	20,723,965	0.36%	2.83%
2024	527,799	21,314,956	0.34%	2.85%
2025	529,677	21,913,869	0.36%	2.81%
2026	531,514	22,521,905	0.35%	2.77%
2027	533,433	23,138,716	0.36%	2.74%
2028	535,502	23,761,368	0.39%	2.69%
2029	537,574	24,389,681	0.39%	2.64%
2030	539,667	25,024,887	0.39%	2.6%
2031	541,929	25,666,496	0.42%	2.56%
2032	544,288	26,311,946	0.44%	2.51%
2033	546,723	26,960,073	0.45%	2.46%
2034	549,162	27,611,621	0.45%	2.42%
2035	551,599	28,266,887	0.44%	2.37%
2036	554,092	28,925,103	0.45%	2.33%
2037	556,637	29,583,482	0.46%	2.28%
2038	559,231	30,240,549	0.47%	2.22%
2039	561,958	30,895,586	0.49%	2.17%
2040	564,800	31,550,394	0.51%	2.12%
2041	567,606	32,204,340	0.5%	2.07%
2042	570,381	32,856,596	0.49%	2.03%
2043	573,138	33,510,500	0.48%	1.99%
2044	575,811	34,165,920	0.47%	1.96%
2045	578,459	34,821,101	0.46%	1.92%
2046	581,026	35,475,795	0.44%	1.88%
2047	583,393	36,129,270	0.41%	1.84%
2048	585,720	36,782,260	0.4%	1.81%
2049	587,988	37,434,667	0.39%	1.77%
2050	589,960	38,083,369	0.34%	1.73%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Maldives increased by 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Maldives gained 88,226 (a 19.9% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,614,223 (a 33.2% growth).

Maldives was ranked 171st most populous country in 2006 and is 168th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 69% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.