Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.4251 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Maldives, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Maldives is 0.4251 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.4251 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1133 people per person, in 1967.
That places Maldives 167th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1137 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.114 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1143 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1144 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1146 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1146 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1139 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1133 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1142 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1163 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1191 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1248 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1347 people per person | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1474 people per person | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1618 people per person | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1765 people per person | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1903 people per person | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2017 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.211 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2197 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2282 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2363 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2434 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2491 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2531 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2551 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2563 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2573 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.258 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2585 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2585 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.258 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2572 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2562 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2556 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2555 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.257 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2603 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2647 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.27 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.276 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2855 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2989 people per person | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3139 people per person | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3285 people per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3407 people per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3487 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3543 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3593 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3637 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3676 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3713 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3748 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3783 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3819 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3858 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3896 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3933 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3969 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4005 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.404 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4074 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4106 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4151 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.42 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4251 people per person | +1.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.4251 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 65% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.4251 people per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.391 people per person, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1143 people per person | 0.1133 people per person | 0.1163 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1687 people per person | 0.1191 people per person | 0.2197 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2495 people per person | 0.2282 people per person | 0.2585 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2593 people per person | 0.2555 people per person | 0.27 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.327 people per person | 0.276 people per person | 0.3637 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.384 people per person | 0.3676 people per person | 0.4005 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4137 people per person | 0.404 people per person | 0.4251 people per person | 6 |
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More population data for Maldives
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.378 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 569.91 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1872 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 1,583 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 21,159 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Maldives?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Maldives was 0.4251 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4251 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1133 people per person in 1967.
- How does Maldives rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 167th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.