Maldives Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of Maldives population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Maldives in 2024 is 517,887, a 0.6% decline from 2023.
- The population of Maldives in 2023 was 521,021, a 0.53% decline from 2022.
- The population of Maldives in 2022 was 523,787, a 0.45% increase from 2021.
- The population of Maldives in 2021 was 521,457, a 1.36% increase from 2020.
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| Country Name |
2024 Population |
| China |
1,425,178,782 |
| Brazil |
217,637,297 |
| Russia |
143,957,079 |
| Mexico |
129,388,467 |
| Iran |
89,809,781 |
| Thailand |
71,885,799 |
| South Africa |
61,020,221 |
| Colombia |
52,340,774 |
| Iraq |
46,523,657 |
| Algeria |
46,278,751 |
| Peru |
34,683,444 |
| Malaysia |
34,671,895 |
| Venezuela |
29,395,334 |
| Kazakhstan |
19,828,165 |
| Romania |
19,618,996 |
| Ecuador |
18,377,367 |
| Guatemala |
18,358,430 |
| Dominican Republic |
11,434,005 |
| Jordan |
11,384,922 |
| Cuba |
11,174,587 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,462,904 |
| Belarus |
9,455,037 |
| Serbia |
7,097,028 |
| Libya |
6,964,197 |
| Paraguay |
6,947,270 |
| Bulgaria |
6,618,615 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,598,071 |
| Costa Rica |
5,246,714 |
| Lebanon |
5,219,044 |
| Albania |
2,826,020 |
| Jamaica |
2,824,738 |
| Armenia |
2,777,979 |
| Botswana |
2,719,694 |
| Namibia |
2,645,805 |
| Gabon |
2,484,557 |
| North Macedonia |
2,082,706 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,754,993 |
| Mauritius |
1,301,978 |
| Fiji |
943,072 |
| Guyana |
819,594 |
| Suriname |
628,785 |
| Montenegro |
626,102 |
| Maldives |
517,887 |
| Belize |
416,656 |
| Samoa |
228,966 |
| Grenada |
126,887 |
| Tonga |
108,683 |
| Dominica |
73,368 |
| American Samoa |
43,544 |
| Marshall Islands |
42,415 |
| Nauru |
12,884 |
| Tuvalu |
11,478 |
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Maldives - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
517,887 |
-0.60% |
| 2023 |
521,021 |
-0.53% |
| 2022 |
523,787 |
0.45% |
| 2021 |
521,457 |
1.36% |
| 2020 |
514,438 |
1.97% |
| 2019 |
504,508 |
3.01% |
| 2018 |
489,758 |
3.67% |
| 2017 |
472,442 |
4.00% |
| 2016 |
454,252 |
4.29% |
| 2015 |
435,582 |
4.52% |
| 2014 |
416,738 |
4.00% |
| 2013 |
400,728 |
3.40% |
| 2012 |
387,539 |
3.50% |
| 2011 |
374,440 |
3.56% |
| 2010 |
361,575 |
3.59% |
| 2009 |
349,037 |
3.61% |
| 2008 |
336,883 |
3.62% |
| 2007 |
325,126 |
3.41% |
| 2006 |
314,401 |
2.40% |
| 2005 |
307,018 |
1.62% |
| 2004 |
302,135 |
1.65% |
| 2003 |
297,226 |
1.69% |
| 2002 |
292,284 |
1.73% |
| 2001 |
287,324 |
1.71% |
| 2000 |
282,507 |
1.58% |
| 1999 |
278,111 |
1.58% |
| 1998 |
273,796 |
1.77% |
| 1997 |
269,040 |
1.97% |
| 1996 |
263,841 |
2.18% |
| 1995 |
258,208 |
2.38% |
| 1994 |
252,201 |
2.59% |
| 1993 |
245,845 |
2.81% |
| 1992 |
239,136 |
3.01% |
| 1991 |
232,150 |
3.20% |
| 1990 |
224,957 |
3.22% |
| 1989 |
217,937 |
3.21% |
| 1988 |
211,160 |
3.38% |
| 1987 |
204,256 |
3.56% |
| 1986 |
197,225 |
3.59% |
| 1985 |
190,383 |
3.25% |
| 1984 |
184,388 |
2.82% |
| 1983 |
179,339 |
2.76% |
| 1982 |
174,523 |
2.86% |
| 1981 |
169,663 |
2.90% |
| 1980 |
164,887 |
2.84% |
| 1979 |
160,326 |
2.76% |
| 1978 |
156,025 |
2.79% |
| 1977 |
151,792 |
2.93% |
| 1976 |
147,468 |
3.03% |
| 1975 |
143,126 |
3.01% |
| 1974 |
138,944 |
2.97% |
| 1973 |
134,940 |
3.02% |
| 1972 |
130,990 |
3.09% |
| 1971 |
127,066 |
3.10% |
| 1970 |
123,243 |
3.07% |
| 1969 |
119,569 |
3.03% |
| 1968 |
116,049 |
3.11% |
| 1967 |
112,547 |
3.53% |
| 1966 |
108,713 |
3.97% |
| 1965 |
104,566 |
3.28% |
| 1964 |
101,241 |
2.50% |
| 1963 |
98,775 |
2.54% |
| 1962 |
96,332 |
2.53% |
| 1961 |
93,952 |
2.51% |
| 1960 |
91,650 |
2.45% |
| 1959 |
89,459 |
2.37% |
| 1958 |
87,387 |
2.31% |
| 1957 |
85,417 |
2.22% |
| 1956 |
83,559 |
2.12% |
| 1955 |
81,823 |
2.03% |
| 1954 |
80,193 |
1.95% |
| 1953 |
78,659 |
1.88% |
| 1952 |
77,211 |
1.84% |
| 1951 |
75,816 |
1.79% |
| 1950 |
74,484 |
0.00% |
