Population growth in Maldives
Maldives: Population growth was 0.3% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Population growth in Maldives, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2024, population growth in Maldives stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Maldives peaked at 3.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 152nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.6% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More population data for Maldives
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.305 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 21,159 (2100)
- Population density 1,583 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.305 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.56 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.56 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.56 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.868 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.57 (2023)
- Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity 1.57 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Maldives?
- Population growth in Maldives was 0.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2008.
- 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 152nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release