Maldives Rural Population 1960-2023
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.
- Maldives rural population for 2021 was 307,128, a 0.62% increase from 2020.
- Maldives rural population for 2020 was 305,221, a 1.23% increase from 2019.
- Maldives rural population for 2019 was 301,504, a 2.28% increase from 2018.
- Maldives rural population for 2018 was 294,795, a 2.93% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| China |
529,465,517 |
| Russia |
35,956,998 |
| Thailand |
34,251,820 |
| Brazil |
27,182,995 |
| Mexico |
24,053,703 |
| Iran |
20,798,288 |
| Turkey |
19,863,725 |
| South Africa |
19,096,392 |
| Iraq |
12,572,937 |
| Algeria |
11,370,967 |
| Colombia |
9,406,924 |
| Romania |
8,732,240 |
| Guatemala |
8,170,759 |
| Kazakhstan |
8,014,427 |
| Malaysia |
7,488,317 |
| Peru |
7,248,826 |
| Ecuador |
6,342,935 |
| Azerbaijan |
4,381,941 |
| Venezuela |
3,292,334 |
| Turkmenistan |
2,980,799 |
| Serbia |
2,962,612 |
| Cuba |
2,556,097 |
| Paraguay |
2,514,193 |
| Belarus |
1,876,469 |
| Dominican Republic |
1,866,357 |
| Bosnia |
1,654,279 |
| Bulgaria |
1,648,939 |
| Libya |
1,280,107 |
| Jamaica |
1,225,749 |
| Namibia |
1,189,044 |
| Albania |
1,041,188 |
| Armenia |
1,020,631 |
| Costa Rica |
957,348 |
| Jordan |
933,557 |
| North Macedonia |
851,107 |
| Mauritius |
749,824 |
| Botswana |
736,148 |
| Lebanon |
609,988 |
| Guyana |
588,163 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
432,136 |
| Fiji |
390,740 |
| Maldives |
307,128 |
| Gabon |
224,215 |
| Belize |
215,213 |
| Suriname |
207,072 |
| Montenegro |
199,225 |
| Samoa |
179,951 |
| St. Lucia |
145,625 |
| Tonga |
81,523 |
| Grenada |
78,886 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
48,564 |
| Dominica |
20,713 |
| Marshall Islands |
9,183 |
| American Samoa |
5,778 |
| Tuvalu |
3,945 |
| Nauru |
0 |
| Maldives Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
307,128 |
58.90 |
0.62% |
| 2020 |
305,221 |
59.33 |
1.23% |
| 2019 |
301,504 |
59.76 |
2.25% |
| 2018 |
294,795 |
60.19 |
2.89% |
| 2017 |
286,394 |
60.62 |
3.23% |
| 2016 |
277,303 |
61.05 |
3.50% |
| 2015 |
267,757 |
61.47 |
3.74% |
| 2014 |
257,936 |
61.89 |
3.24% |
| 2013 |
249,714 |
62.32 |
2.68% |
| 2012 |
243,115 |
62.73 |
2.77% |
| 2011 |
236,463 |
63.15 |
2.84% |
| 2010 |
229,839 |
63.57 |
2.88% |
| 2009 |
223,310 |
63.98 |
2.90% |
| 2008 |
216,919 |
64.39 |
2.92% |
| 2007 |
210,682 |
64.80 |
2.73% |
| 2006 |
205,008 |
65.21 |
0.79% |
| 2005 |
203,399 |
66.25 |
-0.28% |
| 2004 |
203,971 |
67.51 |
-0.18% |
| 2003 |
204,337 |
68.75 |
-0.07% |
| 2002 |
204,476 |
69.96 |
0.03% |
| 2001 |
204,405 |
71.14 |
0.08% |
| 2000 |
204,236 |
72.29 |
0.78% |
| 1999 |
202,648 |
72.87 |
1.04% |
| 1998 |
200,542 |
73.25 |
1.24% |
| 1997 |
198,070 |
73.62 |
1.45% |
| 1996 |
195,221 |
73.99 |
1.66% |
| 1995 |
192,009 |
74.36 |
2.28% |
| 1994 |
187,673 |
74.41 |
2.64% |
| 1993 |
182,788 |
74.35 |
2.85% |
| 1992 |
177,647 |
74.29 |
3.05% |
| 1991 |
172,311 |
74.22 |
3.23% |
| 1990 |
166,828 |
74.16 |
3.12% |
| 1989 |
161,696 |
74.19 |
3.05% |
| 1988 |
156,835 |
74.27 |
3.22% |
| 1987 |
151,868 |
74.35 |
3.40% |
| 1986 |
146,795 |
74.43 |
3.43% |
| 1985 |
141,852 |
74.51 |
2.48% |
| 1984 |
138,376 |
75.05 |
1.85% |
| 1983 |
135,837 |
75.74 |
1.82% |
| 1982 |
133,381 |
76.43 |
1.95% |
| 1981 |
130,802 |
77.10 |
2.01% |
| 1980 |
128,200 |
77.75 |
1.98% |
| 1979 |
125,684 |
78.39 |
1.92% |
| 1978 |
123,294 |
79.02 |
1.47% |
| 1977 |
121,497 |
80.04 |
1.20% |
| 1976 |
120,045 |
81.40 |
1.41% |
| 1975 |
118,359 |
82.70 |
1.50% |
| 1974 |
116,595 |
83.92 |
1.56% |
| 1973 |
114,785 |
85.06 |
1.71% |
| 1972 |
112,837 |
86.14 |
1.87% |
| 1971 |
110,748 |
87.16 |
1.97% |
| 1970 |
108,586 |
88.11 |
2.81% |
| 1969 |
105,582 |
88.30 |
2.78% |
| 1968 |
102,685 |
88.48 |
2.86% |
| 1967 |
99,789 |
88.66 |
3.53% |
| 1966 |
96,327 |
88.61 |
3.96% |
| 1965 |
92,585 |
88.54 |
3.17% |
| 1964 |
89,695 |
88.60 |
2.40% |
| 1963 |
87,569 |
88.66 |
2.44% |
| 1962 |
85,458 |
88.71 |
2.44% |
| 1961 |
83,401 |
88.77 |
2.42% |
| 1960 |
81,410 |
88.83 |
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