What share of the Maldives's population lives in Malé?

That is about 49.8% of the Maldives's 2024 population as estimated by the World Bank (527,799).

Malé: population and official figures

Population (city proper)

262,925

1 July 2024

What is the population of Malé?

Malé, the capital of the Maldives, had 262,925 inhabitants (city proper) on 1 July 2024, according to an official estimate (people present) reported to the United Nations.

Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copy

How many women and men live in Malé?

Women and girls made up 37.5% of residents (98,640 female, 164,285 male).

Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copy

Who runs Malé?

In the Maldives, cities and towns are run by administrative atolls: Elected; members drawn from the atoll's islands. Coordinate island councils and atoll-wide services. Their future has been under debate.

How local power works in the Maldives

Up a level: all cities in the Maldives · the Maldives · government and power

Sources

United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, technical notes to Table 8, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b0d2d6d8ccd6…)

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