MDV / South Asia

Maldives

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Capital
Malé
Currency
Maldivian rufiyaa
Continent
Asia
Area
298 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q826 · Official languages: Maldivian
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
529.68K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
7.74B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
14.61K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
4.01 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
4.51 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.56 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
81.29 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Maldives: 529.68K
Maldives · Population292.27K357.02K421.76K486.51K551.26K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Maldives · Population · people
YearMaldives
2025529,676
2024527,799
2023525,994
2022524,106
2021516,154
2020502,118
2019487,731
2018473,099
2017458,287
2016443,308
2015428,154
2014413,617
2013400,070
2012386,818
2011373,674
2010360,792
2009348,275
2008336,170
2007324,479
2006313,851
current US$ · 20062025
2025Maldives: 7.74B
Maldives · GDP958.61M2.81B4.66B6.51B8.36B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Maldives · GDP · current US$
YearMaldives
20257,741,066,860.63
20247,061,608,267.25
20236,621,008,703.96
20226,177,123,352.26
20215,252,457,369.55
20203,712,604,583.37
20195,726,094,799.38
20185,404,344,162.7
20174,816,426,256.53
20164,409,942,623.86
20154,129,505,319.13
20143,697,353,039.2
20133,295,009,237.5
20122,886,163,997.21
20112,774,350,240.05
20102,588,176,054.69
20092,345,294,875
20082,271,646,187.5
20071,868,383,460.94
20061,575,200,390.63

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Maldives: 14.61K
Maldives · GDP per capita4,059.376,938.19,816.8312.7K15.57K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Maldives · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearMaldives
202514,614.72
202413,379.35
202312,587.61
202211,786.02
202110,176.14
20207,393.89
201911,740.27
201811,423.28
201710,509.63
20169,947.81
20159,644.91
20148,939.07
20138,236.08
20127,461.3
20117,424.52
20107,173.6
20096,734.03
20086,757.43
20075,758.1
20065,018.94
% · 20062025
2025Maldives: 4.01
Maldives · Inflation-2.711.315.349.3613.382006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Maldives · Inflation · %
YearMaldives
20254.01
20241.41
20232.9
20222.33
20210.54
2020-1.37
20190.22
2018-0.13
20172.82
20160.5
20150.95
20142.12
20133.81
201210.88
201111.27
20106.15
20094.53
200812.04
20076.79
20062.74

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Maldives: 4.51
Maldives · Unemployment3.255.557.8610.1612.462006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Maldives · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearMaldives
20254.51
20244.28
20234.02
20224.3
20215.02
20205.42
20194.56
20184.96
20175.38
20165.77
20156.61
20147.46
20138.3
20129.13
201110.04
201010.88
200911.7
200810.36
20079.42
20068.35

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Maldives:
Maldives · Fertility rate1.481.731.982.222.472006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Maldives · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearMaldives
2025No data available
20241.56
20231.58
20221.58
20211.6
20201.61
20191.64
20181.71
20171.8
20161.9
20152
20142.09
20132.17
20122.25
20112.31
20102.35
20092.39
20082.37
20072.29
20062.2

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Maldives:
Maldives · Life expectancy74.6576.4678.2780.0881.892006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Maldives · Life expectancy · years
YearMaldives
2025No data available
202481.29
202381.04
202280.76
202178.05
202078.71
201979.71
201879.43
201779.23
201678.91
201578.61
201478.19
201377.85
201277.51
201177.14
201076.76
200976.37
200876
200775.71
200675.26
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology