Population growth in Maldives
Maldives: Population growth was 0.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Maldives, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.4% for population growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Maldives peaked at 4.1% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
That places Maldives 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Maldives
- Population, total 529,676 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 225,145 (2025)
- Urban population 42.5% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.0047 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 15.7% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 3.0% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.1% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.1% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.1 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Maldives?
- Population growth in Maldives was 0.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1966.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for population growth?
- Maldives ranks 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.