Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Maldives
Maldives: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 1.75 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Maldives, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.75 Persons per square kilometre for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Maldives peaked at 1.75 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7499 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 4th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7499 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.7738 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7971 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8195 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8407 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8607 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8795 Persons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8968 Persons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9127 Persons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.927 Persons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9417 Persons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9577 Persons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9743 Persons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9908 Persons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 Persons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.02 Persons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.05 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.08 Persons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.12 Persons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.16 Persons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.21 Persons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.25 Persons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.29 Persons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.34 Persons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.39 Persons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.45 Persons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.51 Persons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.57 Persons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.63 Persons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.68 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.71 Persons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.74 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.75 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.75 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.75 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.085 Persons per square kilometre, 20.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.75 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.4172 Persons per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8458 Persons per square kilometre | 0.7499 Persons per square kilometre | 0.927 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 Persons per square kilometre | 0.9417 Persons per square kilometre | 1.16 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 Persons per square kilometre | 1.21 Persons per square kilometre | 1.68 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 Persons per square kilometre | 1.71 Persons per square kilometre | 1.75 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 1 Monaco 17.42 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 2 Singapore 8.38 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 3 Bahrain 1.86 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 5 Malta 1.67 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bangladesh 1.33 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 7 Barbados 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Maldives
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 569.91 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.378 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 21,159 people (2100)
- Population density 1,583 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Maldives?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Maldives was 1.75 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7499 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.