Luxembourg vs Maldives: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Luxembourg
197,272 people
in 2020
Maldives
218,611 people
in 2020
Luxembourg rank
158th
Maldives rank
155th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Luxembourg
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 218,611 people against 197,272 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 21,339 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 158th and Maldives ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 6 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 133,932 people | 67,574 people | 66,358 people | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 139,705 people | 82,030 people | 57,675 people | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 145,981 people | 106,233 people | 39,748 people | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 151,008 people | 121,748 people | 29,259 people | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 163,052 people | 142,518 people | 20,533 people | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 182,661 people | 165,673 people | 16,988 people | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 198,430 people | 199,620 people | 1,189 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 197,272 people | 218,611 people | 21,339 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Luxembourg or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 218,611 people against 197,272 people in Luxembourg as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Luxembourg and Maldives?
- 21,339 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Maldives?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Luxembourg and Maldives rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Luxembourg ranks 158th and Maldives ranks 155th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.