Maldives - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Maldives was 540,542 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 540,542 in 2020 and a minimum value of 89,873 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 89,873
1961 92,328
1962 94,902
1963 97,540
1964 100,177
1965 102,710
1966 105,129
1967 107,481
1968 109,893
1969 112,582
1970 115,688
1971 119,303
1972 123,347
1973 127,700
1974 132,102
1975 136,418
1976 140,563
1977 144,625
1978 148,774
1979 153,276
1980 158,271
1981 163,821
1982 169,849
1983 176,255
1984 182,848
1985 189,540
1986 196,262
1987 203,024
1988 209,787
1989 216,502
1990 223,159
1991 229,743
1992 236,271
1993 242,596
1994 248,582
1995 254,144
1996 259,178
1997 263,836
1998 268,445
1999 273,522
2000 279,396
2001 286,309
2002 294,185
2003 302,681
2004 311,265
2005 319,604
2006 327,489
2007 335,172
2008 343,448
2009 353,391
2010 365,730
2011 380,493
2012 397,231
2013 415,592
2014 435,018
2015 454,914
2016 475,505
2017 496,398
2018 515,704
2019 530,957
2020 540,542

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Maldives was 197,614 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 197,614 in 2020 and a minimum value of 40,933 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 40,933
1961 42,217
1962 43,544
1963 44,929
1964 46,374
1965 47,850
1966 49,385
1967 50,973
1968 52,594
1969 54,241
1970 55,902
1971 57,588
1972 59,293
1973 61,051
1974 62,856
1975 64,715
1976 66,639
1977 68,631
1978 70,745
1979 73,029
1980 75,524
1981 78,246
1982 81,176
1983 84,288
1984 87,542
1985 90,914
1986 94,386
1987 97,940
1988 101,546
1989 105,159
1990 108,761
1991 112,327
1992 115,857
1993 119,273
1994 122,512
1995 125,515
1996 128,241
1997 130,739
1998 133,103
1999 135,507
2000 138,056
2001 140,796
2002 143,696
2003 146,701
2004 149,712
2005 152,656
2006 155,510
2007 158,300
2008 161,102
2009 163,989
2010 167,029
2011 170,246
2012 173,599
2013 177,005
2014 180,346
2015 183,547
2016 186,567
2017 189,425
2018 192,177
2019 194,887
2020 197,614

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Maldives was 36.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.58 in 1998, while its lowest value was 36.56 in 2020.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 45.55
1961 45.73
1962 45.88
1963 46.06
1964 46.29
1965 46.59
1966 46.98
1967 47.43
1968 47.86
1969 48.18
1970 48.32
1971 48.27
1972 48.07
1973 47.81
1974 47.58
1975 47.44
1976 47.41
1977 47.45
1978 47.55
1979 47.65
1980 47.72
1981 47.76
1982 47.79
1983 47.82
1984 47.88
1985 47.97
1986 48.09
1987 48.24
1988 48.40
1989 48.57
1990 48.74
1991 48.89
1992 49.04
1993 49.17
1994 49.28
1995 49.39
1996 49.48
1997 49.55
1998 49.58
1999 49.54
2000 49.41
2001 49.18
2002 48.85
2003 48.47
2004 48.10
2005 47.76
2006 47.49
2007 47.23
2008 46.91
2009 46.40
2010 45.67
2011 44.74
2012 43.70
2013 42.59
2014 41.46
2015 40.35
2016 39.24
2017 38.16
2018 37.26
2019 36.70
2020 36.56

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Maldives was 342,928 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 342,928 in 2020 and a minimum value of 48,940 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 48,940
1961 50,111
1962 51,358
1963 52,611
1964 53,803
1965 54,860
1966 55,744
1967 56,508
1968 57,299
1969 58,341
1970 59,786
1971 61,715
1972 64,054
1973 66,649
1974 69,246
1975 71,703
1976 73,924
1977 75,994
1978 78,029
1979 80,247
1980 82,747
1981 85,575
1982 88,673
1983 91,967
1984 95,306
1985 98,626
1986 101,876
1987 105,084
1988 108,241
1989 111,343
1990 114,398
1991 117,416
1992 120,414
1993 123,323
1994 126,070
1995 128,629
1996 130,937
1997 133,097
1998 135,342
1999 138,015
2000 141,340
2001 145,513
2002 150,489
2003 155,980
2004 161,553
2005 166,948
2006 171,979
2007 176,872
2008 182,346
2009 189,402
2010 198,701
2011 210,247
2012 223,632
2013 238,587
2014 254,672
2015 271,367
2016 288,938
2017 306,973
2018 323,527
2019 336,070
2020 342,928

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Maldives was 63.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 63.44 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.42 in 1998.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 54.45
1961 54.27
1962 54.12
1963 53.94
1964 53.71
1965 53.41
1966 53.02
1967 52.57
1968 52.14
1969 51.82
1970 51.68
1971 51.73
1972 51.93
1973 52.19
1974 52.42
1975 52.56
1976 52.59
1977 52.55
1978 52.45
1979 52.35
1980 52.28
1981 52.24
1982 52.21
1983 52.18
1984 52.12
1985 52.03
1986 51.91
1987 51.76
1988 51.60
1989 51.43
1990 51.26
1991 51.11
1992 50.96
1993 50.83
1994 50.72
1995 50.61
1996 50.52
1997 50.45
1998 50.42
1999 50.46
2000 50.59
2001 50.82
2002 51.15
2003 51.53
2004 51.90
2005 52.24
2006 52.51
2007 52.77
2008 53.09
2009 53.60
2010 54.33
2011 55.26
2012 56.30
2013 57.41
2014 58.54
2015 59.65
2016 60.76
2017 61.84
2018 62.74
2019 63.30
2020 63.44

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population