Maldives Population Pyramid 1968
Maldives in 1968
The population of the Maldives in 1968 was 116,074. A decade earlier, in 1958, the population was 87,043; it has grown by 33.4% since.
Half of the population was younger than 17.8 years; 45.2% were children under 15 and 2.1% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in the Maldives had on average 1.57 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 81.0 years in 2023: 82.8 for women and 79.7 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
70,178 immigrants live in Maldives, 13.3% of the population.
| Bangladesh | 43,282 |
| India | 15,642 |
| Sri Lanka | 7,912 |
| Philippines | 1,062 |
| Pakistan | 353 |
2,772 people born in Maldives live in other countries.
| Sri Lanka | 1,424 |
| Australia | 712 |
| India | 574 |
| Seychelles | 38 |
| Denmark | 14 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 116,075 | 17.8 | |
| Bhutan | 288,311 | 19.3 | |
| Afghanistan | 10,756,922 | 18.3 | |
| Sri Lanka | 11,736,088 | 19.8 | |
| Nepal | 11,906,267 | 19.7 |





