Maldives Population Pyramid 2007
Maldives in 2007
As of 2007, the Maldives counted 324,479 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 21.2%, up from 267,707 in 1997.
With a median age of 22.7 years, the Maldives had a youth dependency ratio of 44.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.1 per 100 people of working age. The narrow base of the pyramid marks a constrictive age structure: fertility below replacement level and a rising share of older people.
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 | 324,479 | 22.7 | |
| Bhutan | 678,641 | 22.9 | |
| Sri Lanka | 20,492,545 | 29.3 | |
| Afghanistan | 25,909,852 | 15.2 | |
| Nepal | 26,788,492 | 20.5 |





