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Maldives Population Growth Rate 1960 - 2021

Maldives 2008

Posted on March 27, 2021April 22, 2021 by payhelpcenter

Yearbook 2008

Maldives. The transition to a democratic system that has been incremental since 2004 was completed in August, when President Maumun Abdul Gayum signed a new constitution. The new Constitution is inspired by the US, with a strong executive presidential power and with a clear distinction between legislative, executive and judicial bodies.

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Economy

Inflation rate 2.30%
Unemployment rate 2.9%
Gross domestic product (GDP) 6,901,000,000 USD
GDP growth rate 4.80%
GDP per capita $ 19,200
GDP by sector
Agriculture 3.00%
Industry 16.00%
Service 81.00%
State budget
Revenue 508 million
Expenditure 671 million
Proportion of the population below the national poverty line 16%
Distribution of household income
Top 10% k. A.
Lower 10% k. A.
Industrial production growth rate 14.00%
Investment volume
National debt 63.90% of GDP
Foreign exchange reserves $ 565,500,000
Tourism 2014
Visitors 1,205,000
Revenue 2,645,000,000 USD

In October, the Maldives’ first democratic presidential election was held. President Gayum, who has been in power since 1978 and re-elected without a counter-candidate repeatedly, ran for a seventh term. He clearly got the most votes in the first round but not an absolute majority and was therefore forced into a decisive round, where he faced his former worst enemy, Mohamed Nashid. He was for many years the most well-known political prisoner of the Maldives, classified by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience, and represented the dominant opposition party Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).

In the second round, all opposition groups joined behind Nashid, who won with 54 percent of the vote. The 70-year-old Gayum, long regarded as one of Asia’s most authoritarian leaders, immediately acknowledged being defeated and pledged to work for a trouble-free power shift. On November 11, Nashid was installed, the day 30 years after Gayum took power.

Population 2008

According to Countryaah reports, the population of Maldives in 2008 was 365,623, ranking number 177 in the world. The population growth rate was 2.730% yearly, and the population density was 1219.1133 people per km2.

Maldives Population Growth Rate 1960 - 2021

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