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Maldives

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
529,676 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 436,330in 2017[4]
Land area
298 km²[5]
Total area
298 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Currency
Coast
Yes[10]
Continent
Official names
  • ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމުހޫރިއްޔާ[11]
  • ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ[12]
  • la République des Maldives[13]

Parts of Maldives

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Through time

Population over time[3]
19602025529.7K

91,189 in 1960, 529,676 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
196091,189
196193,450
196295,802
196398,222
1964100,662
1965104,102
1966108,507
1967112,528
1968116,075
1969119,564
1970123,219
1971127,035
1972130,968
1973134,952
1974138,978
1975143,158
1976147,525
1977151,930
1978156,159
1979160,360
1980164,835
1981169,532
1982174,333
1983179,128
1984184,198
1985190,169
1986196,935
1987203,944
1988210,885
1989217,738
1990224,762
1991231,802
1992238,543
1993244,884
1994250,822
1995256,649
1996262,347
1997267,707
1998272,723
1999277,412
2000282,019
2001286,767
2002291,616
2003296,491
2004301,413
2005306,429
2006313,851
2007324,479
2008336,170
2009348,275
2010360,792
2011373,674
2012386,818
2013400,070
2014413,617
2015428,154
2016443,308
2017458,287
2018473,099
2019487,731
2020502,118
2021516,154
2022524,106
2023525,994
2024527,799
2025529,676

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
MV[14]
ISO alpha-3
MDV[15]
ISO numeric
462[16]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Maldives (Q826), capital: Malé (revision 2563750767) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Maldives (Q826), population (revision 2563750767) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Maldives (Q826), area (revision 2563750767) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Maldives (Q826), official language: Maldivian (revision 2563750767) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Maldives (Q826), currency: Maldivian rufiyaa (revision 2563750767) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Maldives (Q826), continent: Asia (revision 2563750767) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  10. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  11. Wikidata: Maldives (Q826), official name (revision 2563750767) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: Maldives (Q826), official name (revision 2563750767) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Maldives (Q826), official name (revision 2563750767) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  14. Wikidata: Maldives (Q826), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2563750767) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Maldives (Q826), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2563750767) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Maldives (Q826), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2563750767) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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