Population in Maldives
The population of Maldives was 529,676 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Maldives, 2025
529,676
Change from 2024
+0.4%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
171st of 217
Population in Maldives over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Maldives | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 529,676 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 527,799 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 525,994 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 524,106 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 516,154 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 502,118 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 487,731 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 473,099 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 458,287 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 443,308 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 428,154 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 413,617 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 400,070 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 386,818 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 373,674 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 360,792 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 348,275 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 336,170 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 324,479 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 313,851 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 306,429 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 301,413 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 296,491 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 291,616 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 286,767 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 527,799 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 428,154 people, the figure has changed by +23.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Maldives has the 171st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Maldives
All statistics for Maldives
Population growth
0.35%
2025 · World Bank
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 aged 65 and over
5.0%
2025 · World Bank