Maldives Population Pyramid 2000
Maldives in 2000
In 2000, the Maldives had a total population of 282,018 people. A decade earlier, in 1990, the population was 224,762; it has grown by 25.5% since.
With a median age of 18.9 years, the Maldives had a youth dependency ratio of 71.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.7 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 | 282,019 | 18.9 | |
| Bhutan | 596,863 | 20.0 | |
| Sri Lanka | 19,293,054 | 27.2 | |
| Afghanistan | 20,130,327 | 15.0 | |
| Nepal | 24,546,509 | 19.3 |





