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Population in Maldives
402 071
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Maldives is 402 071 people, including children under the age of 6 - 40 559 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 47 093 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 48 600 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 172 539 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 75 589 people, and the centenarians in Maldives over 80 years old - 17 691 people.
Population size in Maldives by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 40 559 / 10.09% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 47 093 / 11.71% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 48 600 / 12.09% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 172 539 / 42.91% |
| Elderly over 60 | 75 589 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 17 691 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Maldives
Total in Maldives permanent residents 188 169 men (46.8%) and 213 902 women (53.2%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 12 283 / 6% | 9 827 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 12 283 / 6% | 9 638 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 10 960 / 5.3% | 8 693 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 9 259 / 4.4% | 7 559 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 10 960 / 5.3% | 9 071 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 16 251 / 8.1% | 13 607 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 15 873 / 7.9% | 13 607 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 14 550 / 7.2% | 13 229 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 13 417 / 6.6% | 12 473 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 12 283 / 6% | 11 528 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 13 984 / 6.9% | 13 985 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 14 739 / 7.3% | 16 063 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 12 283 / 6% | 14 362 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 8 503 / 4% | 11 339 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 3 590 / 1.4% | 6 048 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 4 535 / 1.9% | 9 449 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 3 212 / 1.2% | 8 504 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Maldives: have higher education 22.6% (90 868 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (12 062 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (143 137 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (62 723 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (34 578 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (33 372 people), have no education — 0.3% (1 206 people), illiterate — 0.7% (2 814 people).
| Higher education | 90 868 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 12 062 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 143 137 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 62 723 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 34 578 / 8.6% |
| High school | 33 372 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 1 206 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 2 814 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Maldives
Total in Maldives the number of officially employed population is 255 717 people (63.6%), pensioners 108 559 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 25 733 people (6.4%).
| Employed population | 255 717 / 63.6% |
| Unemployed | 25 733 / 6.4% |
| Pensioners | 108 559 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Maldives have a disability 39 926 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 6 313 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 15 359 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 14 756 (3.67.%), disabled children 3 498 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 39 926 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 6 313 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 15 359 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 14 756 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 3 498 / 0.87% |