Maldives Population 1950-2020
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.
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| 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 |
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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% |
