People OFFICIAL SERIES

A changing population

See how population, health, and education trends are reshaping the country’s long-term opportunity.

KEY READ581k residents

581,053 people in 2025, 33% of them foreign residents. 204,917 expatriates were employed in 2025 (+13.6%).

DATA COVERAGE2006 — 2025

Annual series from the Statistical Pocketbook 2026, with monthly and daily series synced from the MMA and the Ministry of Tourism.

SOURCENSO · MMA

Official statistics, with live series from the MMA Statistics API.

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TIME SERIES

Annual · 2025

Population keeps growing

Resident population · thousands

MaldiviansForeign

No 2026 figure yet · next release expected Sep 2027

TIME SERIES

Annual · 2025

An imported workforce

Expatriate employment and government employees · thousands

ExpatriatesGovernment

No 2026 figure yet · next release expected Sep 2027

TIME SERIES

Annual · 2025

Child health signals

Infant and under-5 mortality · per 1,000 live births

InfantUnder 5

No 2026 figure yet · next release expected Sep 2027