Maldives

Population estimates and projections 525,994 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 31.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.58 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.32% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 529,676 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.35% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 5.0% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 19.0% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.56 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 10.6 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 2.4 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 42.5% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 5.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 31.6 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 1,771.1 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 1.56% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -5.5 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -2,283 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 14.2% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 0.1% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 4.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 15.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 63.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 40.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 60.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 11.3% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 16.9% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 71.8% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$7.7 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$14,615 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$24,401 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$12,950 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 6.3% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 69.9% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 30.8% 2024 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 11.2% 2024 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$6,072 per person 2024 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 4.0% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 150.4 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 3.3% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 15.416 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 34.8% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 24.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 98.2% 2017 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 90.7% 2017 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 40.3% 2017 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 0.9% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 9.5% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 42.9% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 99.1% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 98.7% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 86.6% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 9.6% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 5.2% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 99.7% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 48.5% 2022 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 98.2% 2019 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 93.8% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 79.4% 2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 81.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 18.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 69.6 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 71 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 1.38 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 17.9% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 34.1% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 3.3 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 14.4% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 22.6% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 99% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 43.4% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.2 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 59.6 per 10,000 people 2021 · WHO Dentists 1.02 per 10,000 people 2020 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 81.3 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 83.0 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 79.9 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 9.2% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 5.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 4.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 32 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 2.24 per 1,000 people 2019 · World Bank Hospital beds 4.6 per 1,000 people 2021 · World Bank Measles immunisation 99% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 25.5% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 18.0% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$1,159 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 9.5% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 3.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 15.3% 2017 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 40 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 85.2% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 148 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 19.6 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 9.3% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 1,928 companies 2023 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 2.6% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 1.8% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 78.2% 2024 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 78.3% 2024 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 156.5% 2024 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 11.1% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -6.2% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 0.0% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 1.6 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 1,414,194 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 1.2% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 94.2% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 0.91e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 1.60e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 2.1 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 4.0 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 3.57 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 0.2 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.04 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 10.1 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 12.5% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 0.1% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 11.2 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 3.0% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 99.8% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 99.7% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 15.7% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 57 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.45e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 4.2%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 23.67e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 29.8e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 4.6% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 2,442 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 19.8% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 107,414 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Food production index 101.7 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 70.5 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 298 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 29.3 (0 to 100) 2019 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 23.3% 2019 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 0.0% 2019 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 5.4% 2019 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2019 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 11.2% 2019 · World Bank

Tax revenue 19.5% 2021 · World Bank Central government expense 29.5% 2021 · World Bank

Scientific and technical journal articles 32 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 0.6 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 3.2% 2025 · World Bank