Maldives population to near a million by 2054
The population projection means there will be twice as many people living in the Maldives.
11 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives population is expected to reach almost one million by 2054, with more than half of the country’s nationals living in the Greater Malé area, a United Nations report published Wednesday said.
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) also said the 2054 population figure would consist of 57 percent Maldivians and 43 percent foreigners.
Its overall population projection of 974,359 means there will be twice as many people living in the Maldives, according to the report.
Another key finding says that many of the bigger atolls will lose close to one-third of their population due to internal migration and a declining fertility rate, whereas the 2014 census showed that the majority of the population was living in the atolls.
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