Maldives Population Pyramid 2001
Maldives in 2001
In 2001, the Maldives had a total population of 286,768 people. A decade earlier, in 1991, the population was 231,802; it has grown by 23.7% since.
The median age was 19.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 67.3 children under 15 and 6.8 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 286,768 | 19.3 | |
| Bhutan | 610,795 | 20.4 | |
| Sri Lanka | 19,600,363 | 27.6 | |
| Afghanistan | 20,284,307 | 14.9 | |
| Nepal | 24,946,748 | 19.4 |





