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Maldives: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 540,542 (2020)
Population Growth Rate 1.789 annual % (2020)
Age Dependency Ratio 30.197 % of working-age population (2020)
Urban Population 40.669 % of total (2020)
Infant Mortality Rate 6.5 per 1,000 live births (2019)
Life Expectancy at Birth 78.921 years (2019)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2020)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.608 billion kWh (2019) #157
Consumption 0.587 billion kWh (2019) #160
Exports 0 billion kWh (2020) #98
Imports 0 billion kWh (2020) #116
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.003 billion kWh (2020) #182

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2020) #121
Consumption 15.271 thousand bbl/day (2019) #144
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #99

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #119
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #85
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 9 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 857,934 (2018 est.)
Highways 93 km (2018)
Internet Users 232,210 (2016 est.)
Telephones 18,754 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
Total Area298 sq. km
Land Area298 sq. km
Water Area0 sq. km
Coastline644 km
Climatetropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
Terrainflat, with white sandy beaches
Lowest PointIndian Ocean 0 m
Highest Point 8th tee, golf course, Villingi Island 5 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 10/3/2021
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020