Urban population share in Maldives
42.5% of people in Maldives lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Maldives, 2025
42.5%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
168th of 217
Urban population share in Maldives over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Maldives | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.5% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 42.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 38.6%, the figure has changed by +3.9 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Maldives has the 168th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Maldives
All statistics for Maldives
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
Population
529,676 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.35%
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