Maldives Population Pyramid 2048
Maldives in 2048
By 2048, the population of the Maldives is expected to reach 585,720. Compared with 2038, when the projection stands at 559,229, that represents growth of 4.7% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 49.6 years, the Maldives would have a youth dependency ratio of 19.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 27.5 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 | 585,720 | 49.6 | |
| Bhutan | 880,491 | 42.3 | |
| Sri Lanka | 24,800,754 | 40.6 | |
| Nepal | 34,352,080 | 35.2 | |
| Afghanistan | 74,109,735 | 23.5 |





