Population in Maldives

Maldives

402 071

people

As of September 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.

164

place is occupied by Maldives in the ranking of countries by population

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%

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