Demographics of Maldives | |
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Population | 515,122 (2022) [1] |
Growth rate | -0.14% (2022) |
Birth rate | 15.54 births/1,000 population (2022) |
Death rate | 4.15 deaths/1,000 population (2022) |
Life expectancy | 76.94 years |
• male | 74.57 years |
• female | 79.42 years |
Fertility rate | 1.71 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | 25.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | -12.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 19.72% |
15–64 years | 76.94% |
65 and over | 3.34% |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Maldivian |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1911 | 72,237 | — |
1921 | 70,413 | −0.26% |
1931 | 79,281 | +1.19% |
1946 | 82,068 | +0.23% |
1953 | 77,273 | −0.86% |
1957 | 83,075 | +1.83% |
1962 | 92,744 | +2.23% |
1967 | 103,801 | +2.28% |
1972 | 122,673 | +3.40% |
1977 | 142,832 | +3.09% |
1985 | 180,088 | +2.94% |
1990 | 213,215 | +3.43% |
1995 | 244,814 | +2.80% |
2000 | 270,101 | +1.99% |
2006 | 298,968 | +1.71% |
2014 | 344,023 | +1.77% |
2022 | 382,639 | +1.34% |
Source: [2] |
This is a demography of the population of Maldives, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
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Total | 151 459 | 147 509 | 298 968 | 100 |
0–4 | 13 362 | 12 809 | 26 171 | 8.75 |
5–9 | 15 352 | 14 515 | 29 867 | 9.99 |
10–14 | 19 111 | 17 888 | 36 999 | 12.38 |
15–19 | 20 155 | 19 749 | 39 904 | 13.35 |
20–24 | 16 933 | 17 876 | 34 809 | 11.64 |
25–29 | 11 915 | 12 666 | 24 581 | 8.22 |
30–34 | 10 022 | 10 613 | 20 635 | 6.90 |
35–39 | 8 780 | 9 394 | 18 174 | 6.08 |
40–44 | 7 828 | 8 043 | 15 871 | 5.31 |
45–49 | 6 872 | 6 697 | 13 569 | 4.54 |
50–54 | 4 147 | 3 789 | 7 936 | 2.65 |
55–59 | 3 046 | 2 813 | 5 859 | 1.96 |
60–64 | 2 852 | 2 714 | 5 566 | 1.86 |
65–69 | 3 014 | 2 664 | 5 678 | 1.90 |
70–74 | 2 333 | 1 853 | 4 186 | 1.40 |
75–79 | 1 444 | 933 | 2 377 | 0.80 |
80–84 | 617 | 447 | 1 064 | 0.36 |
85–89 | 241 | 155 | 396 | 0.13 |
90–94 | 89 | 70 | 159 | 0.05 |
95+ | 52 | 32 | 84 | 0.03 |
unknown | 3 294 | 1 789 | 5 083 | 1.70 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 47 825 | 45 212 | 93 037 | 31.12 |
15–64 | 92 550 | 94 354 | 186 904 | 62.52 |
65+ | 7 790 | 6 154 | 13 944 | 4.66 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 169 800 | 166 424 | 336 224 | 100 |
0–4 | 16 714 | 16 429 | 33 143 | 9.86 |
5–9 | 13 826 | 13 318 | 27 144 | 8.07 |
10–14 | 14 498 | 13 671 | 28 169 | 8.38 |
15–19 | 18 153 | 16 795 | 34 948 | 10.39 |
20–24 | 20 743 | 19 640 | 40 383 | 12.01 |
25–29 | 19 091 | 19 401 | 38 492 | 11.45 |
30–34 | 14 054 | 14 828 | 28 882 | 8.59 |
35–39 | 10 761 | 11 263 | 22 024 | 6.55 |
40–44 | 9 409 | 9 935 | 19 344 | 5.75 |
45–49 | 8 270 | 8 587 | 16 857 | 5.01 |
50–54 | 7 421 | 7 340 | 14 761 | 4.39 |
55–59 | 5 105 | 4 799 | 9 904 | 2.95 |
60–64 | 3 118 | 2 884 | 6 002 | 1.79 |
65–69 | 2 542 | 2 495 | 5 037 | 1.50 |
70–74 | 2 430 | 2 338 | 4 768 | 1.42 |
75–79 | 1 971 | 1 648 | 3 619 | 1.08 |
80+ | 1 693 | 1 054 | 2 747 | 0.82 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 45 038 | 43 418 | 88 456 | 26.31 |
15–64 | 116 126 | 115 471 | 231 597 | 68.88 |
65+ | 8 636 | 7 535 | 16 171 | 4.81 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
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Total | 356 149 | 201 277 | 557 426 | 100 |
0–4 | 20 612 | 18 798 | 39 411 | 7.07 |
5–9 | 19 345 | 17 242 | 36 587 | 6.56 |
10–14 | 17 446 | 16 495 | 33 941 | 6.09 |
15–19 | 17 354 | 13 032 | 30 386 | 5.45 |
20–24 | 48 242 | 16 763 | 65 005 | 11.66 |
25–29 | 65 935 | 21 387 | 87 322 | 15.67 |
30–34 | 51 583 | 22 366 | 73 949 | 13.27 |
35–39 | 36 844 | 19 016 | 55 859 | 10.02 |
40–44 | 24 838 | 13 365 | 38 203 | 6.85 |
45–49 | 17 124 | 10 950 | 28 074 | 5.04 |
50–54 | 11 939 | 9 187 | 21 126 | 3.79 |
55–59 | 8 754 | 7 754 | 16 508 | 2.96 |
60–64 | 6 450 | 6 008 | 12 458 | 2.23 |
65–69 | 3 351 | 2 958 | 6 309 | 1.13 |
70–74 | 2 232 | 2 200 | 4 432 | 0.80 |
75–79 | 1 832 | 1 848 | 3 680 | 0.66 |
80+ | 2 269 | 1 908 | 4 177 | 0.75 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 57 403 | 52 535 | 109 938 | 19.72 |
15–64 | 289 062 | 139 828 | 428 890 | 76.94 |
65+ | 9 684 | 8 914 | 18 598 | 3.34 |
Period [5] | Live births per year | Deaths per year | Natural change per year | CBR1 | CDR1 | NC1 | TFR1 | IMR1 |
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1950–1955 | 3 000 | 2 000 | 1 000 | 43.2 | 27.7 | 15.5 | 6.03 | 233.4 |
1955–1960 | 4 000 | 2 000 | 2 000 | 53.0 | 28.2 | 24.8 | 6.81 | 221.6 |
1960–1965 | 5 000 | 3 000 | 3 000 | 55.0 | 27.2 | 27.9 | 7.12 | 205.5 |
1965–1970 | 6 000 | 3 000 | 3 000 | 52.2 | 23.4 | 28.8 | 7.22 | 175.5 |
1970–1975 | 6 000 | 2 000 | 4 000 | 47.4 | 19.3 | 28.1 | 7.17 | 146.5 |
1975–1980 | 6 000 | 2 000 | 4 000 | 44.1 | 15.7 | 28.3 | 6.86 | 121.5 |
1980–1985 | 8 000 | 2 000 | 6 000 | 47.8 | 12.7 | 35.1 | 7.26 | 97.2 |
1985–1990 | 9 000 | 2 000 | 7 000 | 45.4 | 10.5 | 34.8 | 6.81 | 77.1 |
1990–1995 | 8 000 | 2 000 | 6 000 | 35.6 | 8.0 | 27.6 | 5.25 | 62.5 |
1995–2000 | 7 000 | 1 000 | 5 000 | 25.1 | 5.5 | 19.6 | 3.52 | 41.7 |
2000–2005 | 6 000 | 1 000 | 4 000 | 19.7 | 4.1 | 15.6 | 2.49 | 26.5 |
2005–2010 | 5 000 | 1 000 | 4 000 | 17.2 | 3.7 | 13.5 | 1.90 | 9.8 |
1CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births |
[6] | Average estimated population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | TFR |
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1980 | 157,000 | 6,822 | 1,787 | 5,035 | 43.6 | 11.4 | 32.1 | |
1981 | 162,000 | 7,010 | 1,963 | 5,047 | 43.3 | 12.1 | 31.2 | |
1982 | 168,000 | 7,402 | 2,129 | 5,273 | 44.1 | 12.7 | 31.4 | |
1983 | 174,000 | 7,236 | 1,748 | 5,488 | 41.6 | 10.1 | 31.6 | |
1984 | 180,000 | 8,255 | 1,640 | 6,615 | 45.8 | 9.1 | 36.7 | |
1985 | 187,000 | 8,968 | 1,607 | 7,361 | 48.0 | 8.6 | 39.4 | |
1986 | 193,000 | 8,615 | 1,511 | 7,104 | 44.6 | 7.8 | 36.8 | |
1987 | 200,000 | 8,364 | 1,525 | 6,839 | 41.8 | 7.6 | 34.2 | |
1988 | 207,000 | 8,297 | 1,526 | 6,771 | 40.2 | 7.4 | 32.8 | |
1989 | 213,000 | 8,726 | 1,476 | 7,250 | 41.0 | 6.9 | 34.0 | |
1990 | 219,000 | 8,639 | 1,355 | 7,284 | 39.4 | 6.2 | 33.2 | |
1991 | 226,000 | 8,390 | 1,366 | 7,024 | 37.2 | 6.1 | 31.1 | |
1992 | 232,000 | 8,139 | 1,330 | 6,809 | 35.1 | 5.7 | 29.4 | |
1993 | 238,000 | 7,780 | 1,319 | 6,461 | 32.7 | 5.6 | 27.2 | |
1994 | 243,000 | 7,382 | 1,240 | 6,142 | 30.3 | 5.1 | 25.2 | |
1995 | 249,000 | 6,849 | 1,151 | 5,698 | 27.5 | 4.6 | 22.9 | |
1996 | 254,000 | 6,772 | 1,213 | 5,559 | 26.7 | 4.8 | 21.9 | |
1997 | 259,000 | 6,184 | 1,175 | 5,009 | 23.9 | 4.5 | 19.3 | |
1998 | 264,000 | 5,687 | 1,121 | 4,566 | 21.6 | 4.2 | 17.3 | |
1999 | 269,000 | 5,225 | 1,037 | 4,188 | 19.5 | 3.9 | 15.6 | |
2000 | 273,000 | 5,399 | 1,032 | 4,367 | 19.8 | 3.8 | 16.0 | |
2001 | 278,000 | 4,897 | 1,081 | 3,816 | 17.6 | 3.9 | 13.7 | |
2002 | 282,000 | 5,003 | 1,113 | 3,890 | 17.7 | 3.9 | 13.8 | |
2003 | 287,000 | 5,157 | 1,030 | 4,127 | 18.0 | 3.6 | 14.4 | |
2004 | 291,000 | 5,220 | 1,015 | 4,205 | 17.9 | 3.5 | 14.5 | |
2005 | 295,000 | 5,543 | 1,027 | 4,516 | 18.8 | 3.5 | 15.3 | |
2006 | 300,000 | 5,829 | 1,083 | 4,746 | 19.5 | 3.6 | 15.9 | |
2007 | 305,000 | 6,569 | 1,118 | 5,451 | 21.6 | 3.7 | 18.0 | |
2008 | 310,000 | 6,946 | 1,061 | 5,885 | 22.6 | 3.4 | 19.1 | |
2009 | 315,000 | 7,423 | 1,163 | 6,260 | 23.6 | 3.7 | 19.9 | 2.400 |
2010 | 320,000 | 7,115 | 1,105 | 6,010 | 22.3 | 3.5 | 18.8 | 2.263 |
2011 | 325,000 | 7,180 | 1,137 | 6,043 | 22.1 | 3.5 | 18.6 | 2.239 |
2012 | 331,000 | 7,431 | 1,135 | 6,296 | 22.5 | 3.4 | 19.0 | 2.259 |
2013 | 336,000 | 7,153 | 1,120 | 6,033 | 21.3 | 3.3 | 18.0 | 2.133 |
2014 | 437,535 | 7,245 | 1,143 | 6,102 | 16.6 | 2.6 | 14.0 | 2.007 |
2015 | 454,434 | 6,896 | 1,130 | 5,766 | 15.2 | 2.5 | 12.7 | 1.907 |
2016 | 472,426 | 6,756 | 1,226 | 5,530 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 11.7 | 1.805 |
2017 | 491,589 | 6,723 | 1,241 | 5,482 | 13.7 | 2.5 | 11.2 | 1.718 |
2018 | 512,038 | 6,586 | 1,300 | 5,286 | 12.9 | 2.5 | 10.4 | 1.651 |
2019 | 533,941 | 6,153 | 1,132 | 5,021 | 11.5 | 2.1 | 9.4 | 1.557 |
2020 | 557,426 | 6,293 | 1,275 | 5,018 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 9.0 | 1.572 |
2021 | 568,362 | 5,914 | 1,552 | 4,362 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 1.506 |
Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate): [7]
Year | Total | Urban | Rural | |||
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CBR | TFR | CBR | TFR | CBR | TFR | |
2009 | 24.7 | 2.5 (2.2) | 22.9 | 2.1 (1.9) | 25.5 | 2.8 (2.4) |
2016–17 | 22.0 | 2.1 (1.9) | 19.9 | 1.8 (1.5) | 23.0 | 2.5 (2.2) |
The total fertility rate differs greatly from as low as 2.05 children per woman in Malé to a maximum of 3.88 children in Faafu.
Code Name | Official Name | Population (2014 census) [8] | Reg. Population (31 December 2018) [8] | TFR (2014 census) [9] |
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Malé | Malé City | 133,412 | 64,742 | 2.05 |
Haa Alif | Thiladhunmathi Uthuruburi | 13,004 | 22,761 | 2.91 |
Haa Dhaalu | Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi | 18,570 | 27,259 | 2.91 |
Shaviyani | Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi | 12,127 | 18,274 | 2.66 |
Noonu | Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi | 10,556 | 16,789 | 2.83 |
Raa | Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi | 14,934 | 23,721 | 2.93 |
Baa | Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi | 8,919 | 14,624 | 2.45 |
Lhaviyani | Faadhippolhu | 7,996 | 13,238 | 2.59 |
Kaafu | Malé Atholhu | 12,232 | 12,036 | 2.70 |
Alif Alif | Ari Atholhu Uthuruburi | 5,915 | 7,614 | 2.94 |
Alif Dhaal | Ari Atholhu Dhekunuburi | 8,183 | 11,439 | 3.30 |
Vaavu | Felidhu Atholhu | 1,622 | 2,599 | 2.34 |
Meemu | Mulak Atholhu | 4,711 | 7,415 | 2.75 |
Faafu | Nilandhe Atholhu Uthuruburi | 4,140 | 6,264 | 3.88 |
Dhaalu | Nilandhe Atholhu Dhekunuburi | 5,329 | 7,932 | 2.62 |
Thaa | Kolhumadulu | 8,923 | 16,161 | 2.97 |
Laamu | Haddhunmathi | 11,841 | 16,977 | 2.67 |
Gaafu Alif | Huvadhu Atholhu Uthuruburi | 8,477 | 14,057 | 2.80 |
Gaafu Dhaalu | Huvadhu Atholhu Dhekunuburi | 11,653 | 21,096 | 3.13 |
Gnaviyani | Fuvahmulah City | 8,095 | 13,037 | 2.76 |
Addu City | Addu City | 19,827 | 33,876 | 2.49 |
Maldives | Republic of Maldives | 344,023 | 374,775 | 2.46 |
Period | Life expectancy in Years | Period | Life expectancy in Years |
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1950–1955 | 34.5 | 1985–1990 | 59.3 |
1955–1960 | 36.1 | 1990–1995 | 63.5 |
1960–1965 | 39.0 | 1995–2000 | 67.6 |
1965–1970 | 42.4 | 2000–2005 | 72.2 |
1970–1975 | 46.2 | 2005–2010 | 75.6 |
1975–1980 | 50.7 | 2010–2015 | 76.3 |
1980–1985 | 55.5 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects [10]
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