NationMaster - Time Series > People > Population growth > annual %

DEFINITION
Annual population growth rate. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.

People Statistics > Population growth > annual % > Maldives (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2005

2.46

#29

2004

2.47

#29

2003

2.5

#28

2002

2.55

#29

2001

2.62

#28

2000

2.7

#27

1999

2.78

#28

1998

2.85

#25

1997

2.91

#22

1996

2.96

#22

1995

3.01

#21

1994

3.06

#22

1993

3.1

#25

1992

3.14

#23

1991

3.18

#21

1990

3.21

#26

1989

3.24

#25

1988

3.25

#25

1987

3.22

#29

1986

3.17

#32

1985

3.1

#37

1984

3.03

#43

1983

2.97

#40

1982

2.93

#45

1981

2.91

#48

1980

2.9

#50

1979

2.88

#49

1978

2.84

#53

1977

2.78

#48

1976

2.7

#54

1975

2.61

#62

1974

2.53

#69

1973

2.45

#74

1972

2.38

#83

1971

2.33

#87

1970

2.27

#92

1969

2.21

#100

1968

2.17

#109

1967

2.12

#114

1966

2.09

#117

1965

2.06

#117

1964

2.03

#118

1963

2.01

#114

1962

1.98

#115

1961

1.96

#114

1960

1.94

#112

DEFINITION: Annual population growth rate. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.