Maldivians

Maldivians
  • ދިވެހިން
  • Dhivēhin
Flag of the Maldives
Feyli (the ethnic attire of the Maldivian) was worn both by men and women in Maldives during the monarchy.
Total population
c. 382,639[1] (2022)
Regions with significant populations
 Maldives344,023 (2014)[2]
 Sri Lanka20,000 (2013)[3]
 India~15,000[a] (2011)[4][5]
 Malaysia1,500 (2008)[6]
 Singapore1,000 (2008)[6]
 United Kingdom1,000 (2006)[7]
 United States733 (2020)[8]
 Pakistan450 (2010)[9]
 Australia680 (2021)[10]
 Egypt150 (2011)[11]
 Colombia90 (2019)
 Netherlands39[12]
 Taiwan3 (2023)[13]
 Philippines2 (2010)[14]
 Russia1 (2019)[15]
Languages
Maldivian (Dhivehi)
Religion
Sunni Islam[16][17][18]
Related ethnic groups
Sinhalese
a. ^ Excluding a smaller number of foreign nationals and ambassadors.

Maldivians (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިން, romanized: Dhivēhin, pronounced [diˈʋehiŋ]) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group and nation native to the Maldive Islands, constituting the Republic of Maldives and the island of Minicoy (within Lakshadweep, a union territory of India). They share a common ancestry, history, culture and language.[19]

  1. ^ "Census 2022: Combined summary" (PDF). census.gov.mv. Maldives Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Total Maldivian Population by Islands, Census 2014" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics, Maldives.
  3. ^ "Sri Lankan govt distances itself from minister's "deportation"". minivannewsarchive.com. 20 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Maldivians in India and Sri Lanka want to vote in the Referendum". Archived from the original on 20 May 2011.
  5. ^ Ethnologue. "India". Ethnologue.
  6. ^ a b "Sinhalaya's Coverage – Provincial Council Elections on 14th February". Sinhalaya.com. 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  7. ^ "SINHALAya's FULL COVERAGE - Maldivians to vote in India, Sri Lanka - News Stories". Archived from the original on 17 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Asian Indian Was The Largest Asian Alone Population Group in 2020". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "Strategic Insight – Protests in the Maldives over settling 2 Guantanamo Bay terrorists". Policy Research Group. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Table 6 Australia Bureau of Statistics profile – Australian Bureau of Statistics". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013.
  11. ^ "HaveeruOnline: Maldives News, Sports, Travel, Business, Technology, Entertainment, Politics, and Breaking News". Haveeru.com.mv. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011.
  12. ^ "CBS Statline".
  13. ^ "2023.12 Foreign Residents by Nationality". 內政部移民署. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Household Population by Country of Citizenship: Philippines, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Статистические сведения по миграционной ситуации". Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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  18. ^ "About the Maldives". Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the UN.
  19. ^ Cain, B.D. (2000). Dhivehi (Maldivian): A Synchronic and Diachronic Study (Ph.D. dissertation). Cornell University.


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