Maldives Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Maldives population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Maldives in 2020 is 540,544, a 1.81% increase from 2019.
- The population of Maldives in 2019 was 530,953, a 2.96% increase from 2018.
- The population of Maldives in 2018 was 515,696, a 3.89% increase from 2017.
- The population of Maldives in 2017 was 496,402, a 4.39% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| China | 1,439,323,776 |
| Brazil | 212,559,417 |
| Russia | 145,934,462 |
| Mexico | 128,932,753 |
| Turkey | 84,339,067 |
| Iran | 83,992,949 |
| Thailand | 69,799,978 |
| South Africa | 59,308,690 |
| Colombia | 50,882,891 |
| Algeria | 43,851,044 |
| Iraq | 40,222,493 |
| Peru | 32,971,854 |
| Malaysia | 32,365,999 |
| Venezuela | 28,435,940 |
| Romania | 19,237,691 |
| Kazakhstan | 18,776,707 |
| Guatemala | 17,915,568 |
| Ecuador | 17,643,054 |
| Cuba | 11,326,616 |
| Dominican Republic | 10,847,910 |
| Jordan | 10,203,134 |
| Azerbaijan | 10,139,177 |
| Belarus | 9,449,323 |
| Serbia | 8,737,371 |
| Paraguay | 7,132,538 |
| Bulgaria | 6,948,445 |
| Libya | 6,871,292 |
| Lebanon | 6,825,445 |
| Turkmenistan | 6,031,200 |
| Costa Rica | 5,094,118 |
| Armenia | 2,963,243 |
| Jamaica | 2,961,167 |
| Albania | 2,877,797 |
| Namibia | 2,540,905 |
| Botswana | 2,351,627 |
| Gabon | 2,225,734 |
| North Macedonia | 2,083,374 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,402,985 |
| Mauritius | 1,271,768 |
| Fiji | 896,445 |
| Guyana | 786,552 |
| Montenegro | 628,066 |
| Suriname | 586,632 |
| Maldives | 540,544 |
| Belize | 397,628 |
| Samoa | 198,414 |
| Grenada | 112,523 |
| Tonga | 105,695 |
| Dominica | 71,986 |
| Marshall Islands | 59,190 |
| American Samoa | 55,191 |
| Tuvalu | 11,792 |
| Nauru | 10,824 |
| Maldives - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 540,544 | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 530,953 | 2.96% |
| 2018 | 515,696 | 3.89% |
| 2017 | 496,402 | 4.39% |
| 2016 | 475,512 | 4.53% |
| 2015 | 454,915 | 4.57% |
| 2014 | 435,015 | 4.67% |
| 2013 | 415,593 | 4.62% |
| 2012 | 397,237 | 4.40% |
| 2011 | 380,495 | 4.04% |
| 2010 | 365,734 | 3.49% |
| 2009 | 353,398 | 2.90% |
| 2008 | 343,452 | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 335,169 | 2.35% |
| 2006 | 327,487 | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 319,608 | 2.68% |
| 2004 | 311,265 | 2.84% |
| 2003 | 302,683 | 2.89% |
| 2002 | 294,186 | 2.75% |
| 2001 | 286,306 | 2.47% |
| 2000 | 279,398 | 2.15% |
| 1999 | 273,527 | 1.89% |
| 1998 | 268,455 | 1.75% |
| 1997 | 263,842 | 1.80% |
| 1996 | 259,183 | 1.98% |
| 1995 | 254,139 | 2.23% |
| 1994 | 248,588 | 2.47% |
| 1993 | 242,605 | 2.68% |
| 1992 | 236,265 | 2.84% |
| 1991 | 229,751 | 2.95% |
| 1990 | 223,158 | 3.07% |
| 1989 | 216,510 | 3.21% |
| 1988 | 209,785 | 3.33% |
| 1987 | 203,028 | 3.45% |
| 1986 | 196,264 | 3.55% |
| 1985 | 189,537 | 3.66% |
| 1984 | 182,850 | 3.75% |
| 1983 | 176,244 | 3.76% |
| 1982 | 169,851 | 3.68% |
| 1981 | 163,824 | 3.51% |
| 1980 | 158,272 | 3.26% |
| 1979 | 153,276 | 3.02% |
| 1978 | 148,780 | 2.87% |
| 1977 | 144,631 | 2.89% |
| 1976 | 140,563 | 3.04% |
| 1975 | 136,417 | 3.26% |
| 1974 | 132,104 | 3.45% |
| 1973 | 127,701 | 3.52% |
| 1972 | 123,354 | 3.40% |
| 1971 | 119,302 | 3.12% |
| 1970 | 115,691 | 2.76% |
| 1969 | 112,582 | 2.45% |
| 1968 | 109,891 | 2.25% |
| 1967 | 107,478 | 2.23% |
| 1966 | 105,136 | 2.35% |
| 1965 | 102,718 | 2.54% |
| 1964 | 100,171 | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 97,551 | 2.79% |
| 1962 | 94,905 | 2.79% |
| 1961 | 92,325 | 2.74% |
| 1960 | 89,863 | 2.61% |
| 1959 | 87,577 | 2.51% |
| 1958 | 85,435 | 2.41% |
| 1957 | 83,421 | 2.34% |
| 1956 | 81,514 | 2.27% |
| 1955 | 79,703 | 2.17% |
| 1954 | 78,011 | 2.00% |
| 1953 | 76,482 | 1.72% |
| 1952 | 75,188 | 1.30% |
| 1951 | 74,221 | 0.69% |
| 1950 | 73,712 | 0.00% |
