Maldivian Americans are
Americans
Americans are the Citizenship of the United States, citizens and United States nationality law, nationals of the United States, United States of America.; ; Law of the United States, U.S. federal law does not equate nationality with Race (hu ...
whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in any part of the
Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, abou ...
.
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2000, there were 51 Maldivians in the United States.
By 2010, the population of Maldivians in the United States increased to 127.
In 2020 the Maldivians in the USA were 733 people.
See also
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Maldives–United States relations
References
Asian diaspora in the United States
South Asian diaspora in the United States
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