Rural population in the Maldives in 2025 — 304,531 people. Ranked 158 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 276.8%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 304,531 | −1,602 | −0.52% |
| 2024 | 306,133 | −1,523 | −0.5% |
| 2023 | 307,656 | −1,230 | −0.4% |
| 2022 | 308,886 | +3,012 | +0.98% |
| 2021 | 305,874 | +6,604 | +2.21% |
| 2020 | 299,270 | +6,872 | +2.35% |
| 2019 | 292,398 | +7,083 | +2.48% |
| 2018 | 285,315 | +7,263 | +2.61% |
| 2017 | 278,052 | +7,439 | +2.75% |
| 2016 | 270,613 | +7,629 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 262,984 | +7,343 | +2.87% |
| 2014 | 255,641 | +6,900 | +2.77% |
| 2013 | 248,741 | +6,887 | +2.85% |
| 2012 | 241,854 | +6,916 | +2.94% |
| 2011 | 234,938 | +6,790 | +2.98% |
| 2010 | 228,148 | +6,547 | +2.95% |
| 2009 | 221,601 | +6,229 | +2.89% |
| 2008 | 215,372 | +5,869 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 209,503 | +5,085 | +2.49% |
| 2006 | 204,418 | +2,394 | +1.19% |
| 2005 | 202,024 | −362 | −0.18% |
| 2004 | 202,386 | −1,033 | −0.51% |
| 2003 | 203,419 | −1,038 | −0.51% |
| 2002 | 204,457 | −438 | −0.21% |
| 2001 | 204,895 | +724 | +0.35% |
| 2000 | 204,171 | +1,663 | +0.82% |
| 1999 | 202,508 | +1,986 | +0.99% |
| 1998 | 200,522 | +2,488 | +1.26% |
| 1997 | 198,034 | +3,114 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 194,920 | +3,839 | +2.01% |
| 1995 | 191,081 | +4,358 | +2.33% |
| 1994 | 186,723 | +4,590 | +2.52% |
| 1993 | 182,133 | +4,936 | +2.79% |
| 1992 | 177,197 | +5,207 | +3.03% |
| 1991 | 171,990 | +5,334 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 166,656 | +5,197 | +3.22% |
| 1989 | 161,459 | +4,989 | +3.19% |
| 1988 | 156,470 | +4,998 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 151,472 | +5,007 | +3.42% |
| 1986 | 146,465 | +4,813 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 141,652 | +4,079 | +2.96% |
| 1984 | 137,573 | +3,067 | +2.28% |
| 1983 | 134,506 | +2,597 | +1.97% |
| 1982 | 131,909 | +2,429 | +1.88% |
| 1981 | 129,480 | +2,264 | +1.78% |
| 1980 | 127,216 | +2,080 | +1.66% |
| 1979 | 125,136 | +1,922 | +1.56% |
| 1978 | 123,214 | +1,934 | +1.59% |
| 1977 | 121,280 | +1,830 | +1.53% |
| 1976 | 119,450 | +1,556 | +1.32% |
| 1975 | 117,894 | +1,399 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 116,495 | +1,441 | +1.25% |
| 1973 | 115,054 | +1,730 | +1.53% |
| 1972 | 113,324 | +2,148 | +1.93% |
| 1971 | 111,176 | +2,633 | +2.43% |
| 1970 | 108,543 | +2,880 | +2.73% |
| 1969 | 105,663 | +2,839 | +2.76% |
| 1968 | 102,824 | +3,045 | +3.05% |
| 1967 | 99,779 | +3,633 | +3.78% |
| 1966 | 96,146 | +3,975 | +4.31% |
| 1965 | 92,171 | +3,042 | +3.41% |
| 1964 | 89,129 | +2,148 | +2.47% |
| 1963 | 86,981 | +2,125 | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 84,856 | +2,058 | +2.49% |
| 1961 | 82,798 | +1,973 | +2.44% |
| 1960 | 80,825 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
