# Population density in Maldives

Population density in Maldives was 1,771.1 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `mv`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/maldives
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/maldives.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=mv

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 1,771.1 |
| 2023 | 1,765.1 |
| 2022 | 1,747 |
| 2021 | 1,720.5 |
| 2020 | 1,673.7 |
| 2019 | 1,625.8 |
| 2018 | 1,577 |
| 2017 | 1,527.6 |
| 2016 | 1,477.7 |
| 2015 | 1,427.2 |
| 2014 | 1,378.7 |
| 2013 | 1,333.6 |
| 2012 | 1,289.4 |
| 2011 | 1,245.6 |
| 2010 | 1,202.6 |
| 2009 | 1,160.9 |
| 2008 | 1,120.6 |
| 2007 | 1,081.6 |
| 2006 | 1,046.2 |
| 2005 | 1,021.4 |
| 2004 | 1,004.7 |
| 2003 | 988.3 |
| 2002 | 972.1 |
| 2001 | 955.9 |
| 2000 | 940.1 |
| 1999 | 924.7 |
| 1998 | 909.1 |
| 1997 | 892.4 |
| 1996 | 874.5 |
| 1995 | 855.5 |
| 1994 | 836.1 |
| 1993 | 816.3 |
| 1992 | 795.1 |
| 1991 | 772.7 |
| 1990 | 749.2 |
| 1989 | 725.8 |
| 1988 | 703 |
| 1987 | 679.8 |
| 1986 | 656.5 |
| 1985 | 633.9 |
| 1984 | 614 |
| 1983 | 597.1 |
| 1982 | 581.1 |
| 1981 | 565.1 |
| 1980 | 549.5 |
| 1979 | 534.5 |
| 1978 | 520.5 |
| 1977 | 506.4 |
| 1976 | 491.8 |
| 1975 | 477.2 |
| 1974 | 463.3 |
| 1973 | 449.8 |
| 1972 | 436.6 |
| 1971 | 423.5 |
| 1970 | 410.7 |
| 1969 | 398.5 |
| 1968 | 386.9 |
| 1967 | 375.1 |
| 1966 | 361.7 |
| 1965 | 347 |
| 1964 | 335.5 |
| 1963 | 327.4 |
| 1962 | 319.3 |
| 1961 | 311.5 |