Population growth rate with and without migration in Maldives

Maldives: Population growth rate with and without migration was 0.323 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.323
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
161st
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.27
in 1965
All-time low
0.323
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Population growth rate with and without migration in Maldives, 1950–2023

01234195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.323 for population growth rate with and without migration in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.4% on the previous year and down 90.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population growth rate with and without migration in Maldives peaked at 4.27 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.323, in 2023.

Maldives ranks 161st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Population growth rate with and without migration in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Population growth rate with and without migration in Maldives, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 1.64 —
1951 1.73 +5.9%
1952 1.8 +3.9%
1953 1.87 +3.8%
1954 1.93 +3.4%
1955 2.03 +5.1%
1956 2.1 +3.5%
1957 2.2 +4.6%
1958 2.27 +3.0%
1959 2.31 +1.9%
1960 2.42 +4.9%
1961 2.47 +2.1%
1962 2.5 +1.1%
1963 2.49 -0.4%
1964 2.42 -2.9%
1965 4.27 +76.6%
1966 4.02 -5.9%
1967 3.27 -18.7%
1968 2.94 -10.0%
1969 2.98 +1.3%
1970 3.04 +2.0%
1971 3.06 +0.6%
1972 3.04 -0.7%
1973 2.96 -2.7%
1974 2.92 -1.1%
1975 3 +2.6%
1976 3.01 +0.3%
1977 2.88 -4.4%
1978 2.62 -9.0%
1979 2.69 +2.9%
1980 2.81 +4.4%
1981 2.81 -0.1%
1982 2.78 -1.1%
1983 2.65 -4.4%
1984 2.92 +10.3%
1985 3.45 +17.8%
1986 3.54 +2.8%
1987 3.45 -2.6%
1988 3.25 -6.0%
1989 3.15 -2.8%
1990 3.2 +1.4%
1991 2.98 -6.9%
1992 2.76 -7.2%
1993 2.49 -9.9%
1994 2.31 -7.4%
1995 2.29 -0.7%
1996 2.1 -8.0%
1997 1.94 -7.7%
1998 1.77 -8.8%
1999 1.64 -7.5%
2000 1.65 +0.9%
2001 1.69 +1.9%
2002 1.67 -1.0%
2003 1.65 -1.2%
2004 1.65 -0.2%
2005 1.66 +0.7%
2006 3.11 +87.9%
2007 3.54 +13.7%
2008 3.54 -0.1%
2009 3.54 -0.0%
2010 3.52 -0.3%
2011 3.49 -0.9%
2012 3.42 -1.9%
2013 3.31 -3.2%
2014 3.34 +0.9%
2015 3.56 +6.5%
2016 3.4 -4.6%
2017 3.25 -4.4%
2018 3.11 -4.2%
2019 2.98 -4.3%
2020 2.84 -4.9%
2021 2.68 -5.5%
2022 0.396 -85.2%
2023 0.323 -18.4%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 0.323 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5505, 59% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 0.323 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.637, 51% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population growth rate with and without migration in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +87.9% 1.66 3.11
2022 -85.2% 2.68 0.396
1965 +76.6% 2.42 4.27

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.99 1.64 2.31 10
1960s 2.98 2.42 4.27 10
1970s 2.92 2.62 3.06 10
1980s 3.08 2.65 3.54 10
1990s 2.35 1.64 3.2 10
2000s 2.37 1.65 3.54 10
2010s 3.34 2.98 3.56 10
2020s 1.56 0.323 2.84 4

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 158 Venezuela 0.354 compare
  2. 159 Argentina 0.349 compare
  3. 159 Germany 0.349 compare
  4. 162 North Korea 0.319 compare
  5. 163 Saint Lucia 0.266 compare
  6. 164 Belgium 0.253 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population growth rate with and without migration in Maldives?
Population growth rate with and without migration in Maldives was 0.323 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 4.27 in 1965.
What is the lowest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.323 in 2023.
How does Maldives rank for population growth rate with and without migration?
Maldives ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population growth rate with and without migration 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population growth rate with and without migration
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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