Population growth rate in Maldives
Maldives: Population growth rate was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population growth rate in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rate in Maldives stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Maldives peaked at 4.3% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
That places Maldives 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.3% | 2.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Maldives?
- Population growth rate in Maldives was 0.3% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1965.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for population growth rate?
- Maldives ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.