Demographics & population — Maldives
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Maldives: 391,904
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Population overview
- Population
391,904
- Population Growth Rate
-0.11%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
MALE (capital) 132,000
Age & family
- Age Structure
- Median Age
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
15
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
3.8
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
1.78
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
34.7%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
34.7%
- Mean Age for Mother's First Birth (age 25-49)
23.9
- Mother's mean age at first birth
23.9
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-12.65
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs
- Nationality Noun
Maldivian(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
93.8%
- Literacy - male
97.1%
- Literacy - female
94.7%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
6.8%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
60
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
1.6
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
4.3
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
8.5%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
12.9%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
17.8%