๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ป Maldivesvs๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ World

Total Population
531,516
8,300,678,396
World is 15,617ร— Maldives
Median age
34.4 years
32.1 years
2.3 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
5.29%
10.60%
5.3 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
0.35%
0.84%
0.49 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ป Maldives ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ World
Maldives World
Young Population 18.43%97,934 24.09%1,999,255,031
Working Age Population 76.28%405,453 65.31%5,421,227,665
Elderly Population 5.29%28,129 10.60%880,195,700

In 2026, the median age is 34.4 years in Maldives and 32.1 years in World.Maldives already reached Worldโ€™s current median age in 2023, about 3 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Maldives peaks in 2057 at 596,759.The total population of World peaks in 2084 at 10,289,315,239.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Maldives will be 53.0%, and 21.49% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of World will be 58.0%, and 16.33% of the population will be elderly.

Maldives World
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) 2008โ€“2049 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2031 29 years later 2002
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 2044 5 years later 2039
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) 2049 2070 21 years later