Maldives Population Pyramid 2010
Maldives in 2010
In 2010, the Maldives had a total population of 360,792 people. A decade earlier, in 2000, the population was 282,018; it has grown by 27.9% since.
The median age was 24.4 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 36.7 children under 15 and 6.4 people aged 65 or over. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
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 | 360,792 | 24.4 | |
| Bhutan | 701,632 | 24.0 | |
| Sri Lanka | 20,879,089 | 30.2 | |
| Nepal | 27,341,953 | 21.3 | |
| Afghanistan | 28,284,089 | 15.7 |





