Maldives vs Niue: Total population (thousands), annual growth rate
Maldives
0.3625 % change on previous year
in 2025
Niue
0.3857 % change on previous year
in 2025
Maldives rank
156th
Niue rank
153rd
Total population (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Maldives
- Niue
How they compare
Niue currently reports 0.3857 % change on previous year against 0.3625 % change on previous year in Maldives, a difference of 0.0232 % change on previous year.
That makes Niue's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 156th and Niue ranks 153rd of 233 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.99 % change on previous year | -3.54 % change on previous year | 6.53 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 1980s | 3.08 % change on previous year | -3.75 % change on previous year | 6.83 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 1990s | 2.53 % change on previous year | -1.64 % change on previous year | 4.17 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.21 % change on previous year | -1.84 % change on previous year | 4.04 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2010s | 3.45 % change on previous year | 0.0853 % change on previous year | 3.37 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.62 % change on previous year | 0.2689 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total population (thousands), annual growth rate, Maldives or Niue?
- Niue, at 0.3857 % change on previous year against 0.3625 % change on previous year in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total population (thousands), annual growth rate between Maldives and Niue?
- 0.0232 % change on previous year, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Niue?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Niue rank globally for total population (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Maldives ranks 156th and Niue ranks 153rd of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total population (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.