1998

1999

Name of Atoll

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Total

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Male

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Total

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Haa Alifu

2,643

2.60%

2,687

4.39%

5,330

3.50%

2,869

8.55%

2,950

9.79%

5,819

9.17%

Haa Dhaalu

3,384

6.21%

3,379

10.32%

6,763

8.23%

3,491

3.16%

3,504

3.70%

6,995

3.43%

Shaviyani

1,801

1.12%

1,837

2.57%

3,638

1.85%

1,880

4.39%

1,896

3.21%

3,776

3.79%

Noonu

2,002

1.78%

1,879

4.56%

3,881

3.11%

2,037

1.75%

2,031

8.09%

4,068

4.82%

Raa

2,447

5.16%

2,619

6.12%

5,066

5.65%

2,582

5.52%

2,779

6.11%

5,361

5.82%

Baa

1,711

5.10%

1,866

7.24%

3,577

6.21%

1,787

4.44%

1,938

3.86%

3,725

4.14%

Lhaviyani

1,577

3.96%

1,639

0.37%

3,216

2.10%

1,581

0.25%

1,685

2.81%

3,266

1.55%

Kaafu

1,416

2.39%

1,502

1.01%

2,918

1.67%

1,415

-0.07%

1,623

8.06%

3,038

4.11%

Alifu Alifu

746

-9.79%

770

-5.64%

1,516

-7.73%

754

1.07%

770

0.00%

1,524

0.53%

Alifu Dhaalu

1,209

1.09%

1,338

6.11%

2,547

3.66%

1,285

6.29%

1,411

5.46%

2,696

5.85%

Vaavu

290

2.47%

324

5.19%

614

3.89%

275

-5.17%

304

-6.17%

579

-5.70%

Meemu

853

3.14%

876

0.00%

1,729

1.53%

923

8.21%

933

6.51%

1,856

7.35%

Faafu

744

13.24%

731

11.94%

1,475

12.60%

704

-5.38%

720

-1.50%

1,424

-3.46%

Dhaalu

850

-0.58%

922

4.06%

1,772

1.78%

859

1.06%

921

-0.11%

1,780

0.45%

Thaa

1,928

5.53%

1,874

4.87%

3,802

5.20%

1,882

-2.39%

1,922

2.56%

3,804

0.05%

Laamu

1,825

9.87%

1,981

9.99%

3,806

9.94%

2,004

9.81%

2,219

12.01%

4,223

10.96%

Gaafu Alifu

1,276

1.11%

1,339

1.75%

2,615

1.44%

1,452

13.79%

1,457

8.81%

2,909

11.24%

Gaafu Dhaalu

2,346

3.08%

2,384

2.27%

4,730

2.67%

2,427

3.45%

2,521

5.75%

4,948

4.61%

Gnaviyani

1,874

0.16%

1,788

4.62%

3,662

2.29%

1,829

-2.40%

1,811

1.29%

3,640

-0.60%

Seenu

3,773

7.89%

3,836

10.10%

7,609

9.00%

3,978

5.43%

3,958

3.18%

7,936

4.30%

Male'

13,201

4.79%

13,856

1.94%

27,057

3.31%

13,673

3.58%

14,041

1.34%

27,714

2.43%

TOTAL

47,896

4.12%

49,427

4.34%

97,323

4.23%

49,687

3.74%

51,394

3.98%

101,081

3.86%