Maldives Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2022 was 306,227, a 0.29% decline from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Maldives Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 306,227 58.46 -0.29%
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 %