Maldives
Population 2026
531,516
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.35%
- Density
- 1,784 per km²
- Land area
- 298 km²
- Capital
- Male
- Currency
- Rufiyaa (MVR)
- Official languages
- DV, EN
- Urban population
- 42.5%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 5,2242026
- Deaths
- 1,3132026
- Birth rate
- 10.6per 1,000
- Death rate
- 2.4per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.56
- Life expectancy
- 81.3At birth, years
- Median age
- 33.4
- Net migration
- -2,283
Age distribution
- 0–1419.0%
- 15–6476.0%
- 65+5.0%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $7.7B
- GDP per capita
- $14.6K
- GDP growth
- +6.3%
- Inflation
- 4.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Exports
- $5.5B
- Imports
- $5.5B
- Tourism receipts
- 78.9%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture4.6%
- Industry9.3%
- Manufacturing1.8%
- Services69.9%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture11.3%
- Industry16.9%
- Services71.8%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MaleKaafu Atoll | 103,6932025 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 531,516 | 5.2K | 1.3K |
| 2020 | 502,127 | 6.1K | 1.5K |
| 2010 | 360,802 | 7.5K | 1.2K |
| 2000 | 282,025 | 5.6K | 1.2K |
| 1990 | 224,772 | 9.3K | 1.8K |
| 1980 | 164,844 | 7.7K | 2.1K |
| 1970 | 123,240 | 5.9K | 2.5K |
| 1960 | 91,203 | 4.7K | 2.4K |
| 1950 | 74,461 | 3.0K | 1.8K |