Population, total, annual growth rate in Maldives
Maldives: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.3556 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, total, annual growth rate in Maldives, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.3556 % change on previous year for population, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Maldives peaked at 4.23 % change on previous year in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.3432 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 151st of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.48 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 2.53 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 3.42 % change on previous year | +37.6% |
| 1966 | 4.23 % change on previous year | +23.8% |
| 1967 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1969 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 3.06 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 3.01 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 3.05 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 2.85 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 2.83 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 3.24 % change on previous year | +14.5% |
| 1986 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.4 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.68 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.69 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.66 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.42 % change on previous year | +45.5% |
| 2007 | 3.39 % change on previous year | +39.8% |
| 2008 | 3.6 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.51 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.54 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3602 % change on previous year | -76.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3432 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 0.3556 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate 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 | -76.6% | 1.54 % change on previous year | 0.3602 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +45.5% | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -44.9% | 2.8 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +39.8% | 2.42 % change on previous year | 3.39 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | +37.6% | 2.48 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.06 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | 4.23 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.11 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.45 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 3.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 % change on previous year | 3.09 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 % change on previous year | 0.3432 % change on previous year | 2.95 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 148 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3922 % change on previous year compare
- 149 San Marino 0.3885 % change on previous year compare
- 150 Brazil 0.3835 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Argentina 0.3396 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Austria 0.3288 % change on previous year compare
- 154 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2973 % change on previous year compare
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, total, annual growth rate in Maldives?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Maldives was 0.3556 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 % change on previous year in 1966.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3432 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Maldives ranks 151st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.