Maldives
Population in Maldives
Population in Maldives: 74,450 people in 1950 and 526,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 526,000 people
- Since 1950
- +451,550 people
- Rank, 2023
- 173 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 474,900 people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 474,900 people in 2100, between 158,400 people and 1.74 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 42,380 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Maldives | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 526,000 | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 524,100 | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 516,200 | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 502,100 | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 487,700 | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 473,100 | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 458,300 | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 443,300 | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 428,200 | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 413,600 | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 400,100 | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 386,800 | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 373,700 | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 360,800 | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 348,300 | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 336,200 | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 324,500 | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 313,900 | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 306,400 | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 301,400 | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 296,500 | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 291,600 | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 286,800 | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 282,000 | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 277,400 | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 272,700 | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 267,700 | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 262,300 | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 256,600 | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 250,800 | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 244,900 | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 238,500 | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 231,800 | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 224,800 | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 217,700 | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 210,900 | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 203,900 | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 196,900 | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 190,200 | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 184,200 | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 179,100 | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 174,300 | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 169,500 | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 164,800 | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 160,400 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 156,200 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 151,900 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 147,500 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 143,200 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 139,000 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 135,000 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 131,000 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 127,000 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 123,200 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 119,600 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 116,100 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 112,500 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 108,500 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 104,100 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 100,700 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 98,220 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 95,800 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 93,450 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 91,190 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 89,060 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 87,040 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 85,120 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 83,310 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 81,600 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 80,000 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 78,490 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 77,060 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 75,710 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 74,450 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 74,400 | – |
| 1948 | 74,660 | – |
| 1947 | 75,260 | – |
| 1946 | 75,880 | – |
| 1945 | 76,500 | – |
| 1944 | 77,120 | – |
| 1943 | 77,750 | – |
| 1942 | 78,380 | – |
| 1941 | 78,760 | – |
| 1940 | 78,870 | – |
| 1939 | 78,730 | – |
| 1938 | 78,330 | – |
| 1937 | 77,660 | – |
| 1936 | 77,010 | – |
| 1935 | 76,360 | – |
| 1934 | 75,710 | – |
| 1933 | 75,070 | – |
| 1932 | 74,440 | – |
| 1931 | 73,750 | – |
| 1930 | 73,030 | – |
| 1929 | 72,250 | – |
| 1928 | 71,440 | – |
| 1927 | 70,580 | – |
| 1926 | 69,730 | – |
| 1925 | 68,890 | – |
| 1924 | 68,070 | – |
| 1923 | 67,250 | – |
| 1922 | 66,440 | – |
| 1921 | 65,830 | – |
| 1920 | 65,430 | – |
| 1919 | 65,220 | – |
| 1918 | 65,210 | – |
| 1917 | 65,390 | – |
| 1916 | 65,650 | – |
| 1915 | 65,920 | – |
| 1914 | 66,180 | – |
| 1913 | 66,450 | – |
| 1912 | 66,710 | – |
| 1911 | 66,860 | – |
| 1910 | 66,900 | – |
| 1909 | 66,820 | – |
| 1908 | 66,620 | – |
| 1907 | 66,310 | – |
| 1906 | 65,990 | – |
| 1905 | 65,680 | – |
| 1904 | 65,370 | – |
| 1903 | 65,070 | – |
| 1902 | 64,760 | – |
| 1901 | 64,450 | – |
| 1900 | 64,150 | – |
| 1899 | 63,850 | – |
| 1898 | 63,550 | – |
| 1897 | 63,250 | – |
| 1896 | 62,950 | – |
| 1895 | 62,650 | – |
| 1894 | 62,360 | – |
| 1893 | 62,060 | – |
| 1892 | 61,770 | – |
| 1891 | 61,480 | – |
| 1890 | 61,190 | – |
| 1889 | 60,900 | – |
| 1888 | 60,610 | – |
| 1887 | 60,320 | – |
| 1886 | 60,040 | – |
| 1885 | 59,750 | – |
| 1884 | 59,470 | – |
| 1883 | 59,190 | – |
| 1882 | 58,910 | – |
| 1881 | 58,630 | – |
| 1880 | 58,350 | – |
| 1879 | 58,070 | – |
| 1878 | 57,800 | – |
| 1877 | 57,520 | – |
| 1876 | 57,250 | – |
| 1875 | 56,980 | – |
| 1874 | 56,710 | – |
| 1873 | 56,440 | – |
| 1872 | 56,170 | – |
| 1871 | 55,900 | – |
| 1870 | 55,640 | – |
| 1869 | 55,370 | – |
| 1868 | 55,110 | – |
| 1867 | 54,850 | – |
| 1866 | 54,590 | – |
| 1865 | 54,330 | – |
| 1864 | 54,070 | – |
| 1863 | 53,810 | – |
| 1862 | 53,560 | – |
| 1861 | 53,300 | – |
| 1860 | 53,050 | – |
| 1859 | 52,790 | – |
| 1858 | 52,540 | – |
| 1857 | 52,290 | – |
| 1856 | 52,040 | – |
| 1855 | 51,790 | – |
| 1854 | 51,550 | – |
| 1853 | 51,300 | – |
| 1852 | 51,060 | – |
| 1851 | 50,810 | – |
| 1850 | 50,570 | – |
| 1849 | 50,270 | – |
| 1848 | 49,980 | – |
| 1847 | 49,680 | – |
| 1846 | 49,390 | – |
| 1845 | 49,100 | – |
| 1844 | 48,810 | – |
| 1843 | 48,530 | – |
| 1842 | 48,240 | – |
| 1841 | 47,960 | – |
| 1840 | 47,680 | – |
| 1839 | 47,400 | – |
| 1838 | 47,120 | – |
| 1837 | 46,840 | – |
| 1836 | 46,570 | – |
| 1835 | 46,290 | – |
| 1834 | 46,020 | – |
| 1833 | 45,750 | – |
| 1832 | 45,480 | – |
| 1831 | 45,220 | – |
| 1830 | 44,950 | – |
| 1829 | 44,690 | – |
| 1828 | 44,420 | – |
| 1827 | 44,160 | – |
| 1826 | 43,900 | – |
| 1825 | 43,650 | – |
| 1824 | 43,390 | – |
| 1823 | 43,140 | – |
| 1822 | 42,880 | – |
| 1821 | 42,680 | – |
| 1820 | 42,530 | – |
| 1819 | 42,430 | – |
| 1818 | 42,380 | – |
| 1817 | 42,380 | – |
| 1816 | 42,380 | – |
| 1815 | 42,380 | – |
| 1814 | 42,380 | – |
| 1813 | 42,380 | – |
| 1812 | 42,380 | – |
| 1811 | 42,380 | – |
| 1810 | 42,380 | – |
| 1809 | 42,380 | – |
| 1808 | 42,380 | – |
| 1807 | 42,380 | – |
| 1806 | 42,380 | – |
| 1805 | 42,380 | – |
| 1804 | 42,380 | – |
| 1803 | 42,380 | – |
| 1802 | 42,380 | – |
| 1801 | 42,380 | – |
| 1800 | 42,380 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Maldives | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 527,800525,300–530,000 | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 529,700522,100–536,600 | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 531,500518,400–544,100 | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 533,400513,900–552,300 | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 535,500508,800–561,100 | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 537,600503,800–570,400 | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 539,700498,800–580,400 | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 541,900493,700–591,500 | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 544,300488,700–601,600 | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 546,700483,300–611,200 | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 549,200477,900–622,400 | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 551,600473,500–634,500 | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 554,100469,100–646,000 | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 556,600464,700–656,800 | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 559,200461,300–667,600 | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 562,000457,600–679,100 | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 564,800452,700–690,500 | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 567,600447,200–702,100 | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 570,400442,100–714,400 | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 573,100436,900–727,100 | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 575,800430,900–742,700 | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 578,500425,600–757,000 | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 581,000420,300–770,700 | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 583,400414,600–786,900 | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 585,700409,200–802,500 | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 588,000403,100–816,500 | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 590,000397,300–829,300 | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 591,600391,100–843,500 | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 593,100383,600–857,300 | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 594,300377,400–873,000 | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 595,200371,800–887,700 | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 595,900366,700–903,300 | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 596,500362,400–919,300 | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 596,800358,400–931,100 | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 596,700354,200–946,100 | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 596,300350,000–961,200 | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 595,700345,600–979,800 | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 594,900340,200–1.01 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 593,600333,200–1.03 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 592,100326,300–1.05 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 590,400321,700–1.07 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 588,400319,200–1.08 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 586,300314,600–1.09 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 583,800308,900–1.11 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 581,100303,500–1.13 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 578,300296,400–1.15 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 575,200288,200–1.16 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 571,900279,500–1.17 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 568,400270,700–1.19 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 564,700262,500–1.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 560,900255,900–1.22 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 557,000247,600–1.24 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 552,900239,300–1.25 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 548,700232,300–1.26 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 544,300225,300–1.28 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 539,800219,700–1.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 535,400214,300–1.31 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 530,900209,000–1.32 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 526,500203,500–1.34 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 522,300198,000–1.37 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 518,000193,700–1.39 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 513,900189,300–1.42 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 509,800184,000–1.46 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 505,900179,100–1.48 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 502,200175,600–1.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 498,800173,000–1.52 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 495,600171,100–1.53 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 492,600169,300–1.54 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 489,900166,900–1.56 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 487,400165,000–1.58 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 485,100161,800–1.62 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 483,100158,500–1.65 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 481,200158,300–1.65 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 479,400159,500–1.68 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 477,800160,000–1.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 476,300159,500–1.72 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 474,900158,400–1.74 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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