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🇲🇻 Maldives

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3MDV
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2MV
UN M49 numeric462
IOC codeMDV
Official nameRepublic of the Maldives
Native name(s)div: official: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ; common: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ
Alt spellingsMV, Maldive Islands, Republic of the Maldives, Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyya
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAsia
SubregionSouthern Asia
UN regional groupAsia and the Pacific Group
CapitalMalé
Area (km²)300
Lat / Lng3.2500, 73.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.mv
Calling coderoot: +9; suffixes: 60

Demographics

Population (World Bank)529,676 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)81.285 (2024)
Languagesdiv: Maldivian
Demonymseng: f: Maldivan; m: Maldivan; fra: f: Maldivienne; m: Maldivien
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)7,741,066,860.634 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)14,614.721 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)4.514 (2025)
CurrenciesMVR: name: Maldivian rufiyaa; symbol: .ރ

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
195074,448
195175,713
195277,063
195378,491
195479,999
195581,602
195683,308
195785,121
195887,043
195989,057
196091,189
196193,450
196295,802
196398,222
1964100,662
1965104,102
1966108,507
1967112,528
1968116,075
1969119,564
1970123,219
1971127,035
1972130,968
1973134,952
1974138,978
1975143,158
1976147,525
1977151,930
1978156,159
1979160,360
1980164,835
1981169,532
1982174,333
1983179,128
1984184,198
1985190,169
1986196,935
1987203,944
1988210,885
1989217,738
1990224,762
1991231,802
1992238,543
1993244,884
1994250,822
1995256,649
1996262,347
1997267,707
1998272,723
1999277,412
2000282,019
2001286,767
2002291,616
2003296,491
2004301,413
2005306,429
2006313,851
2007324,479
2008336,170
2009348,275
2010360,792
2011373,674
2012386,818
2013400,070
2014413,617
2015428,154
2016443,308
2017458,287
2018473,099
2019487,731
2020502,118
2021516,154
2022524,106
2023525,994

Full raw record (JSON)

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