Population growth rates in Maldives
Maldives: Population growth rates was 0.323 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population growth rates in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rates in Maldives stood at 0.323. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rates in Maldives peaked at 4.27 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.323, in 2023.
That places Maldives 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rates in Maldives, year by year
| 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 rates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +87.9% | 1.66 | 3.11 |
| 2022 | -85.2% | 2.68 | 0.396 |
| 1965 | +76.6% | 2.42 | 4.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More population data for Maldives
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.378 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 569.91 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1872 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.305 (2100)
- Population density 1,583 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 21,159 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rates in Maldives?
- Population growth rates in Maldives was 0.323 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rates recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 in 1965.
- What is the lowest population growth rates recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.323 in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for population growth rates?
- Maldives ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rates 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 rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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