Urban population growth in Maldives
The urban population of Maldives changed by 1.56% in 2025.
Maldives, 2025
1.56%
Change from 2024
+0.04percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
90th of 217
Urban population growth in Maldives over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Maldives | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.56% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 1.51% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 1.44% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 2.32% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 3.60% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 3.78% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 3.94% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 4.10% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 4.27% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 4.46% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 4.45% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 4.30% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 4.30% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 4.39% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 4.49% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 4.61% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 4.75% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 4.94% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 4.94% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 4.70% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 5.29% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 6.20% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 6.56% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 6.26% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 5.04% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.04 percentage points from 1.51% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.45%, the figure has changed by −2.90 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Maldives has the 90th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Maldives
All statistics for Maldives
Urban population share
42.5%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.35%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
525,994 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
31.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.58 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.32%
2023 · UN Population Division