Maldives - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Maldives was 219,833 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 219,833 in 2020 and a minimum value of 10,042 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. 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 10,042
1961 10,368
1962 10,713
1963 11,066
1964 11,424
1965 11,769
1966 11,977
1967 12,184
1968 12,655
1969 13,170
1970 13,759
1971 15,321
1972 17,093
1973 19,073
1974 21,249
1975 23,606
1976 26,139
1977 28,864
1978 31,210
1979 33,118
1980 35,215
1981 37,523
1982 40,040
1983 42,754
1984 45,628
1985 48,316
1986 50,184
1987 52,072
1988 53,972
1989 55,871
1990 57,664
1991 59,219
1992 60,752
1993 62,223
1994 63,602
1995 65,157
1996 67,407
1997 69,597
1998 71,822
1999 74,217
2000 77,409
2001 82,626
2002 88,379
2003 94,594
2004 101,130
2005 107,866
2006 113,947
2007 117,981
2008 122,302
2009 127,295
2010 133,250
2011 140,208
2012 148,036
2013 156,616
2014 165,768
2015 175,274
2016 185,228
2017 195,482
2018 205,291
2019 213,646
2020 219,833

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Maldives was 40.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 40.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 11.17 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 11.17
1961 11.23
1962 11.29
1963 11.35
1964 11.40
1965 11.46
1966 11.39
1967 11.34
1968 11.52
1969 11.70
1970 11.89
1971 12.84
1972 13.86
1973 14.94
1974 16.09
1975 17.30
1976 18.60
1977 19.96
1978 20.98
1979 21.61
1980 22.25
1981 22.91
1982 23.57
1983 24.26
1984 24.95
1985 25.49
1986 25.57
1987 25.65
1988 25.73
1989 25.81
1990 25.84
1991 25.78
1992 25.71
1993 25.65
1994 25.59
1995 25.64
1996 26.01
1997 26.38
1998 26.76
1999 27.13
2000 27.71
2001 28.86
2002 30.04
2003 31.25
2004 32.49
2005 33.75
2006 34.79
2007 35.20
2008 35.61
2009 36.02
2010 36.43
2011 36.85
2012 37.27
2013 37.69
2014 38.11
2015 38.53
2016 38.95
2017 39.38
2018 39.81
2019 40.24
2020 40.67

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization