Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Maldives
Maldives: Population growth (annual %) (World Population) was 0.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Maldives, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.4% for population growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Maldives peaked at 4.1% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
That places Maldives 151st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.4% | — |
| 1962 | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 3.4% | +36.9% |
| 1966 | 4.1% | +23.3% |
| 1967 | 3.6% | -12.2% |
| 1968 | 3.1% | -14.7% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +45.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +39.2% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -44.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -76.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 76% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5%, 71% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth (annual %) (World Population) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -76.5% | 1.5% | 0.4% |
| 2006 | +45.0% | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| 2022 | -44.5% | 2.8% | 1.5% |
| 2007 | +39.2% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| 1965 | +36.9% | 2.5% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More climate change data for Maldives
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 207,727 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0044 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0043 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0033 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Maldives?
- Population growth in Maldives was 0.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1966.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for population growth?
- Maldives ranks 151st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.