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Maldives

Asia · 2024

Maldives Overview & Key Indicators

Maldives is in the Asia region. Population is 527,799. Total GDP is $7.1B. GDP per capita is $13,379. Life expectancy is 81.3 years.

Population

527,799

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.TOTL · 2024

Total GDP

$7.1B

World Bank World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · 2024

GDP per Capita

$13,379

World Bank World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · 2024

Life Expectancy

81.3

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024

Historical Trends
World Bank and UNDP series from 2000 through 2024. Missing years are omitted.
Maldives Demographics

Median Age (years)

31.9

UN World Population Prospects · MedianAgePop · 2024

Population Growth

0.34%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.GROW · 2024

Urbanization

42.0%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2024

Net Migration

-4.6

World Bank World Development Indicators · derived · 2024

Maldives Economy

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2024

Inflation Rate

1.4%

World Bank World Development Indicators · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2024

Gini Index

29.3

Data year 2019

World Bank World Development Indicators · SI.POV.GINI · 2019

Poverty Rate

0.0%

Data year 2019

World Bank World Development Indicators · SI.POV.DDAY · 2019

Maldives Social & Health

Life Expectancy

81.3

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024

Literacy Rate

98.2%

Data year 2019

World Bank World Development Indicators · SE.ADT.LITR.ZS · 2019

Human Development Index

0.766

Data year 2023

UNDP Human Development Report · hdi · 2023

Education Index

0.602

Data year 2023

UNDP Human Development Report · education_index · 2023

Maldives Environment

CO₂ Emissions

3.57

World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.CO2E.PC · 2024

Renewable Energy Share

1.2%

Data year 2022

World Bank World Development Indicators · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2022

Forest Area

2.8%

Data year 2023

World Bank World Development Indicators · AG.LND.FRST.ZS · 2023

PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)

11.2

Data year 2023

World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · 2023

Maldives Technology

Internet Users

85.2%

World Bank World Development Indicators · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024

Mobile Subscriptions

148.1

World Bank World Development Indicators · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024

Data Sources & Accuracy

World Development Indicators, The World Bank, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Human Development Index and Education Index inputs, UNDP Human Development Report Office, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Median age, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO.

Headline figures use 2024 where available. Older values show their year on the card. Missing values are shown as “No data”; they are never filled in with zeros.

Last checked: September 30, 2026