Maldives Population

Population now

525,008

World: 167th
Asia: 45th

Male:	314,726	(60.49 %)
Female:	208,855	(39.51 %)

Births in 2024:	8,757
Deaths in 2024:	2,132

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	78.95 years
Female:	81.92 years
Total:	80.28 years
Median Age:	32.11 years

Birth Rate:	11.62
Death Rate:	2.83
Growth Rate:	3.11 %
Fertility Rate:	1.75

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Maldives Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	90k	49k	41k	1.2	0.95%	54.71	28.04	7.02	37.34	37.14	37.41	19.26	11.17%	299.58
1961	92k	50k	42k	1.19	0.99%	54.93	27.63	7.08	37.94	37.77	37.95	19.18	11.23%	307.76
1962	95k	51k	44k	1.18	1.03%	54.94	27.12	7.12	38.56	38.45	38.52	19.15	11.29%	316.34
1963	98k	53k	45k	1.17	1.06%	54.77	26.55	7.15	39.21	39.14	39.12	19.11	11.35%	325.13
1964	100k	54k	46k	1.16	1.10%	54.45	25.91	7.18	39.88	39.86	39.75	19.01	11.40%	333.92
1965	103k	55k	48k	1.15	1.14%	54.00	25.22	7.20	40.56	40.59	40.39	18.80	11.46%	342.37
1966	105k	56k	49k	1.13	1.18%	53.45	24.49	7.22	41.25	41.34	41.04	18.41	11.39%	350.43
1967	107k	57k	51k	1.11	1.23%	52.79	23.72	7.23	41.95	42.09	41.71	17.90	11.34%	358.27
1968	110k	57k	53k	1.09	1.27%	52.03	22.92	7.24	42.67	42.87	42.39	17.33	11.52%	366.31
1969	113k	58k	54k	1.08	1.32%	51.21	22.09	7.24	43.40	43.66	43.09	16.79	11.70%	375.27
1970	116k	60k	56k	1.07	1.37%	50.35	21.25	7.23	44.14	44.48	43.80	16.35	11.89%	385.63
1971	119k	62k	58k	1.07	1.42%	49.43	20.40	7.20	44.91	45.32	44.52	16.11	12.84%	397.68
1972	123k	64k	59k	1.08	1.48%	48.47	19.53	7.16	45.70	46.18	45.26	16.00	13.86%	411.16
1973	128k	67k	61k	1.09	1.55%	47.52	18.67	7.10	46.52	47.07	46.02	15.97	14.94%	425.67
1974	132k	69k	63k	1.1	1.62%	46.63	17.82	7.04	47.37	47.99	46.81	16.01	16.09%	440.34
1975	136k	72k	65k	1.11	1.70%	45.90	17.00	6.98	48.25	48.93	47.61	16.08	17.30%	454.73
1976	141k	74k	67k	1.11	1.80%	45.45	16.22	6.94	49.17	49.91	48.45	16.03	18.60%	468.54
1977	145k	76k	69k	1.11	1.92%	45.33	15.50	6.94	50.12	50.91	49.33	16.04	19.96%	482.08
1978	149k	78k	71k	1.1	2.07%	45.51	14.83	6.96	51.09	51.94	50.22	16.08	20.98%	495.91
1979	153k	80k	73k	1.1	2.24%	45.97	14.21	7.01	52.07	52.96	51.14	16.12	21.61%	510.92
1980	158k	83k	76k	1.1	2.41%	46.59	13.65	7.08	53.05	53.98	52.06	16.12	22.25%	527.57
1981	164k	86k	78k	1.09	2.60%	47.26	13.13	7.15	54.00	54.96	52.96	16.09	22.91%	546.07
1982	170k	89k	81k	1.09	2.78%	47.82	12.65	7.20	54.91	55.91	53.83	16.01	23.57%	566.16
1983	176k	92k	84k	1.09	2.95%	48.14	12.18	7.22	55.79	56.80	54.67	15.90	24.26%	587.52
1984	183k	95k	88k	1.09	3.11%	48.13	11.71	7.19	56.62	57.63	55.49	15.81	24.95%	609.49
1985	190k	99k	91k	1.08	3.25%	47.75	11.24	7.11	57.42	58.41	56.31	15.75	25.49%	631.80
1986	196k	102k	94k	1.08	3.37%	46.97	10.76	6.97	58.21	59.14	57.16	15.53	25.57%	654.21
1987	203k	105k	98k	1.07	3.48%	45.87	10.25	6.78	59.01	59.83	58.08	15.40	25.65%	676.75
1988	210k	108k	102k	1.07	3.57%	44.51	9.74	6.56	59.82	60.50	59.07	15.32	25.73%	699.29
1989	217k	111k	105k	1.06	3.66%	42.92	9.21	6.30	60.66	61.16	60.13	15.26	25.81%	721.67
1990	223k	114k	109k	1.05	3.74%	41.13	8.68	6.00	61.53	61.82	61.25	15.21	25.84%	743.86
1991	230k	117k	112k	1.05	3.80%	39.14	8.15	5.68	62.41	62.49	62.40	15.22	25.78%	765.81
1992	236k	120k	116k	1.04	3.84%	36.99	7.64	5.33	63.30	63.17	63.55	15.25	25.71%	787.57
1993	243k	123k	119k	1.03	3.87%	34.75	7.14	4.97	64.19	63.86	64.66	15.32	25.65%	808.65
1994	249k	126k	123k	1.03	3.86%	32.47	6.68	4.60	65.06	64.57	65.73	15.47	25.59%	828.61
1995	254k	129k	126k	1.02	3.84%	30.24	6.25	4.24	65.92	65.30	66.75	15.70	25.64%	847.15
1996	259k	131k	128k	1.02	3.80%	28.10	5.85	3.89	66.78	66.06	67.73	16.07	26.01%	863.93
1997	264k	133k	131k	1.02	3.74%	26.09	5.50	3.56	67.64	66.85	68.67	16.46	26.38%	879.45
1998	268k	135k	133k	1.02	3.69%	24.27	5.18	3.26	68.50	67.64	69.59	16.88	26.76%	894.82
1999	274k	138k	136k	1.02	3.64%	22.68	4.89	2.99	69.35	68.44	70.49	17.30	27.13%	911.74
2000	279k	141k	138k	1.02	3.61%	21.39	4.64	2.77	70.17	69.23	71.36	17.73	27.71%	931.32
2001	286k	146k	141k	1.03	3.62%	20.44	4.42	2.60	70.96	69.99	72.18	18.33	28.86%	954.36
2002	294k	150k	144k	1.05	3.66%	19.82	4.25	2.47	71.71	70.71	72.94	18.95	30.04%	980.62
2003	303k	156k	147k	1.06	3.75%	19.49	4.10	2.37	72.40	71.39	73.65	19.73	31.25%	1008.94
2004	311k	162k	150k	1.08	3.86%	19.40	3.99	2.31	73.03	72.01	74.30	20.47	32.49%	1037.55
2005	320k	167k	153k	1.09	4.01%	19.47	3.89	2.28	73.61	72.57	74.89	21.15	33.75%	1065.35
2006	327k	172k	156k	1.11	4.15%	19.63	3.81	2.26	74.14	73.08	75.44	21.68	34.79%	1091.63
2007	335k	177k	158k	1.12	4.29%	19.79	3.74	2.25	74.62	73.54	75.96	22.22	35.20%	1117.24
2008	343k	182k	161k	1.13	4.41%	19.87	3.67	2.25	75.07	73.96	76.44	22.76	35.61%	1144.83
2009	353k	189k	164k	1.15	4.50%	19.81	3.60	2.23	75.50	74.35	76.92	23.32	36.02%	1177.97
2010	366k	199k	167k	1.19	4.55%	19.59	3.53	2.21	75.91	74.71	77.38	23.92	36.43%	1219.10
2011	380k	210k	170k	1.23	4.56%	19.17	3.45	2.17	76.29	75.06	77.83	24.62	36.85%	1268.31
2012	397k	224k	174k	1.29	4.55%	18.60	3.35	2.13	76.66	75.39	78.27	25.36	37.27%	1324.10
2013	416k	239k	177k	1.35	4.50%	17.94	3.26	2.08	77.02	75.71	78.69	26.11	37.69%	1385.31
2014	435k	255k	180k	1.41	4.44%	17.20	3.16	2.04	77.36	76.02	79.10	26.85	38.11%	1450.06
2015	455k	271k	184k	1.48	4.37%	16.42	3.06	1.99	77.69	76.32	79.49	27.59	38.53%	1516.38
2016	476k	289k	187k	1.55	4.27%	15.64	2.97	1.95	78.01	76.63	79.85	27.65	38.95%	1585.02
2017	496k	307k	189k	1.62	4.17%	14.89	2.88	1.91	78.33	76.93	80.19	27.82	39.38%	1654.66
2018	516k	324k	192k	1.68	4.05%	14.20	2.81	1.87	78.63	77.23	80.50	28.09	39.81%	1719.01
2019	531k	336k	195k	1.72	3.92%	13.58	2.76	1.84	78.92	77.52	80.78	28.45	40.24%	1769.86
2020	541k	343k	198k	1.74	3.78%	13.06	2.73	1.82	79.21	77.82	81.04	28.91	40.67%	1801.81
2021	544k	343k	200k	1.71	3.78%	13.06	2.73	1.82	79.21	77.82	81.04	29.78	41.10%	1812.07
2022	541k	338k	203k	1.67	3.78%	13.06	2.73	1.82	79.21	77.82	81.04	30.58	41.54%	1803.33
2023	535k	329k	206k	1.6	3.28%	11.98	2.80	1.77	80.01	78.67	81.70	31.41	41.97%	1783.33
2024	528k	319k	208k	1.53	3.11%	11.62	2.83	1.75	80.28	78.95	81.92	32.11	42.41%	1760.00

Maldives Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	522k	311k	211k	1.47	2.95%	11.26	2.85	1.73	80.55	79.23	82.14	33.03	42.85%	1740.00
2026	519k	306k	213k	1.44	2.78%	11.05	2.92	1.72	80.79	79.49	82.34	33.54	43.28%	1730.00
2027	517k	302k	215k	1.4	2.61%	10.84	3.00	1.71	81.03	79.75	82.54	34.34	43.72%	1723.33
2028	517k	300k	217k	1.38	2.46%	10.62	3.07	1.70	81.26	80.01	82.74	34.83	44.16%	1723.33
2029	518k	299k	219k	1.37	2.30%	10.41	3.15	1.69	81.50	80.27	82.94	35.44	44.61%	1726.67
2030	519k	298k	221k	1.35	2.17%	10.20	3.22	1.68	81.74	80.53	83.14	36.18	45.05%	1730.00
2031	522k	299k	223k	1.34	2.06%	10.14	3.31	1.68	81.95	80.78	83.32	36.55	45.49%	1740.00
2032	525k	301k	225k	1.34	1.96%	10.08	3.40	1.68	82.16	81.02	83.50	37.35	45.93%	1750.00
2033	530k	303k	226k	1.34	1.87%	10.01	3.49	1.67	82.38	81.27	83.68	37.98	46.37%	1766.67
2034	534k	306k	228k	1.34	1.78%	9.95	3.58	1.67	82.59	81.51	83.86	38.63	46.82%	1780.00
2035	538k	308k	230k	1.34	1.69%	9.89	3.67	1.67	82.80	81.76	84.04	39.09	47.26%	1793.33
2036	542k	311k	231k	1.35	1.62%	9.92	3.79	1.67	82.99	81.99	84.20	39.40	47.70%	1806.67
2037	546k	313k	233k	1.34	1.54%	9.95	3.91	1.67	83.18	82.21	84.36	40.06	48.15%	1820.00
2038	549k	315k	235k	1.34	1.48%	9.99	4.03	1.67	83.38	82.44	84.53	40.57	48.59%	1830.00
2039	553k	316k	236k	1.34	1.41%	10.02	4.15	1.67	83.57	82.66	84.69	41.06	49.03%	1843.33
2040	556k	318k	238k	1.34	1.35%	10.05	4.27	1.67	83.76	82.89	84.85	41.70	49.47%	1853.33
2041	560k	320k	240k	1.33	1.25%	10.01	4.44	1.67	83.93	83.08	85.00	42.06	49.91%	1866.67
2042	563k	322k	241k	1.34	1.16%	9.98	4.61	1.67	84.09	83.26	85.15	42.71	50.35%	1876.67
2043	567k	324k	243k	1.33	1.08%	9.94	4.77	1.68	84.26	83.45	85.29	42.79	50.79%	1890.00
2044	570k	325k	245k	1.33	1.01%	9.91	4.94	1.68	84.42	83.63	85.44	43.35	51.24%	1900.00
2045	573k	327k	246k	1.33	0.93%	9.87	5.11	1.68	84.59	83.82	85.59	43.75	51.68%	1910.00
2046	576k	329k	248k	1.33	0.82%	9.72	5.33	1.68	84.73	83.97	85.73	43.53	52.12%	1920.00
2047	579k	330k	249k	1.33	0.72%	9.57	5.55	1.68	84.87	84.11	85.87	43.92	52.56%	1930.00
2048	582k	331k	250k	1.32	0.64%	9.42	5.76	1.68	85.02	84.26	86.02	44.16	53.00%	1940.00
2049	584k	333k	251k	1.33	0.55%	9.27	5.98	1.68	85.16	84.40	86.16	44.00	53.44%	1946.67
2050	586k	334k	252k	1.33	0.47%	9.12	6.20	1.68	85.30	84.55	86.30	45.33	53.87%	1953.33

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