Maldives's population rose from 262,347 in 1996 to 529,676 in 2025.
Maldives · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
23 indicators · 22 with data
Maldives's population growth fell from 2.2 % in 1996 to 0.4 % in 2025.
Maldives's population density rose from 836.1 in 1994 to 1,765 in 2023.
Maldives's population, female (% of total) fell from 47.6 % in 1996 to 38.3 % in 2025.
Maldives's urbanisation rose from 25.7 % in 1996 to 42.5 % in 2025.
Maldives's urban population rose from 67,427 in 1996 to 225,145 in 2025.
Maldives's rural population rose from 194,920 in 1996 to 304,531 in 2025.
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- Fertilitydown −1.0 %139th of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −3.9 %148th of 217
- Death rate, crudeup +1.1 %211th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −7.3 %32nd of 217
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- Median ageup +0.8 yrs108th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.6 pts129th of 217
- Working age (15–64)up +0.2 pts5th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.3 pts149th of 217
- Age dependency ratiodown −0.4 pts213th of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.4 pts167th of 217
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- Net migrationup +5.7 %121st of 217
- Migrant stockup +0.2 pts62nd of 216
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- Life expectancyup +0.2 yrs44th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.2 yrs51st of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.3 yrs34th of 217
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- Refugees hostedNo data