World population growth in Maldives
Maldives: World population growth was -0.3% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.3%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
128th
of 239 countries
All-time high
4.3%
in 1965
All-time low
-0.8%
in 2081
Years of data
161
1900–2100
World population growth in Maldives, 1900–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded -0.3% for world population growth in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Maldives peaked at 4.3% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2081.
That places Maldives 128th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.5% | — |
| 1905 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -74.0% |
| 1915 | -0.4% | -425.9% |
| 1920 | 0.3% | -179.7% |
| 1925 | 1.2% | +279.7% |
| 1930 | 1.1% | -12.0% |
| 1935 | 0.8% | -20.2% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | -78.5% |
| 1945 | -0.8% | -543.9% |
| 1950 | 1.6% | -301.7% |
| 1951 | 1.7% | +5.9% |
| 1952 | 1.8% | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 1.9% | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 1.9% | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 2.0% | +5.1% |
| 1956 | 2.1% | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 2.2% | +4.6% |
| 1958 | 2.3% | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 2.3% | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 2.4% | +4.9% |
| 1961 | 2.5% | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 2.4% | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 4.3% | +76.6% |
| 1966 | 4.0% | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 3.3% | -18.7% |
| 1968 | 2.9% | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 3.0% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +87.9% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -85.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +12.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2026 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2027 | 0.4% | +7.8% |
| 2028 | 0.4% | +7.0% |
| 2029 | 0.4% | -5.8% |
| 2030 | 0.4% | +7.2% |
| 2031 | 0.4% | +6.9% |
| 2032 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2033 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2034 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2035 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2036 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2037 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2038 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2039 | 0.5% | +9.0% |
| 2040 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2041 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2042 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2043 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2044 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2045 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2046 | 0.4% | -8.6% |
| 2047 | 0.4% | -7.6% |
| 2048 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2049 | 0.4% | -9.9% |
| 2050 | 0.3% | -15.6% |
| 2051 | 0.3% | -16.9% |
| 2052 | 0.2% | -9.8% |
| 2053 | 0.2% | -27.3% |
| 2054 | 0.1% | -19.6% |
| 2055 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 2056 | 0.1% | -38.0% |
| 2057 | 0.0% | -85.3% |
| 2058 | -0.0% | -481.8% |
| 2059 | -0.1% | +128.6% |
| 2060 | -0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2061 | -0.2% | +90.5% |
| 2062 | -0.2% | +29.3% |
| 2063 | -0.3% | +20.1% |
| 2064 | -0.3% | +11.0% |
| 2065 | -0.3% | +8.0% |
| 2066 | -0.4% | +17.2% |
| 2067 | -0.4% | +13.2% |
| 2068 | -0.5% | +7.2% |
| 2069 | -0.5% | +7.1% |
| 2070 | -0.6% | +8.8% |
| 2071 | -0.6% | +7.2% |
| 2072 | -0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2073 | -0.7% | +8.2% |
| 2074 | -0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2075 | -0.7% | +5.6% |
| 2076 | -0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2077 | -0.8% | +5.8% |
| 2078 | -0.8% | +5.2% |
| 2079 | -0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2080 | -0.8% | +0.6% |
| 2081 | -0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2082 | -0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2083 | -0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2084 | -0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2085 | -0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2086 | -0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2087 | -0.7% | -5.6% |
| 2088 | -0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2089 | -0.7% | -11.0% |
| 2090 | -0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2091 | -0.6% | -11.8% |
| 2092 | -0.5% | -2.7% |
| 2093 | -0.5% | -9.7% |
| 2094 | -0.4% | -10.8% |
| 2095 | -0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2096 | -0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2097 | -0.4% | -8.6% |
| 2098 | -0.3% | -11.1% |
| 2099 | -0.3% | -5.1% |
| 2100 | -0.3% | +2.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's -0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.6%, 52% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's -0.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is -0.5%, 57% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | -543.9% | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2058 | -481.8% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -425.9% | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1950 | +301.7% | -0.8% | 1.6% |
| 1925 | +279.7% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| 1920 | +179.7% | -0.4% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1910s | -0.1% | -0.4% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1940s | -0.3% | -0.8% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 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 | 0.8% | 0.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.3% | -0.5% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.8% | -0.8% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.4% | -0.6% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Maldives?
- World population growth in Maldives was -0.3% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1965.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2081.
- How does Maldives rank for world population growth?
- Maldives ranks 128th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.