Population growth rate with and without migration in Maldives
Maldives: Population growth rate with and without migration was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population growth rate with and without migration in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.3% 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 4.3% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, 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.
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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More population data for Maldives
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 1,583 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 21,159 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.56 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 5.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate with and without migration in Maldives?
- Population growth rate with and without migration in Maldives was 0.3% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1965.
- What is the lowest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by 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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The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.