Maldives - Rural population

Rural population

The value for Rural population in Maldives was 320,709 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 320,709 in 2020 and a minimum value of 79,831 in 1960.

Definition: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 79,831
1961 81,960
1962 84,189
1963 86,474
1964 88,753
1965 90,941
1966 93,152
1967 95,297
1968 97,238
1969 99,412
1970 101,929
1971 103,982
1972 106,254
1973 108,627
1974 110,853
1975 112,812
1976 114,424
1977 115,761
1978 117,564
1979 120,158
1980 123,056
1981 126,298
1982 129,809
1983 133,501
1984 137,220
1985 141,224
1986 146,078
1987 150,952
1988 155,815
1989 160,631
1990 165,495
1991 170,524
1992 175,519
1993 180,373
1994 184,980
1995 188,987
1996 191,771
1997 194,239
1998 196,623
1999 199,305
2000 201,987
2001 203,683
2002 205,806
2003 208,087
2004 210,135
2005 211,738
2006 213,542
2007 217,191
2008 221,146
2009 226,096
2010 232,480
2011 240,285
2012 249,195
2013 258,976
2014 269,250
2015 279,640
2016 290,277
2017 300,916
2018 310,413
2019 317,311
2020 320,709

Rural population (% of total population)

Rural population (% of total population) in Maldives was 59.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 88.83 in 1960, while its lowest value was 59.33 in 2020.

Definition: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 88.83
1961 88.77
1962 88.71
1963 88.66
1964 88.60
1965 88.54
1966 88.61
1967 88.66
1968 88.48
1969 88.30
1970 88.11
1971 87.16
1972 86.14
1973 85.06
1974 83.92
1975 82.70
1976 81.40
1977 80.04
1978 79.02
1979 78.39
1980 77.75
1981 77.10
1982 76.43
1983 75.74
1984 75.05
1985 74.51
1986 74.43
1987 74.35
1988 74.27
1989 74.19
1990 74.16
1991 74.22
1992 74.29
1993 74.35
1994 74.41
1995 74.36
1996 73.99
1997 73.62
1998 73.25
1999 72.87
2000 72.29
2001 71.14
2002 69.96
2003 68.75
2004 67.51
2005 66.25
2006 65.21
2007 64.80
2008 64.39
2009 63.98
2010 63.57
2011 63.15
2012 62.73
2013 62.32
2014 61.89
2015 61.47
2016 61.05
2017 60.62
2018 60.19
2019 59.76
2020 59.33

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization