Rural population, female in Maldives
Maldives: Rural population, female was 26.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Maldives, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 26.9% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Maldives peaked at 37.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2015.
That places Maldives 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.4% | — |
| 1985 | 36.4% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 36.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 37.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.9% | 36.4% | 37.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 36.6% | 37.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 32.7% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 26.9% | 29.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,953 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,854 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,036 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Maldives?
- Rural population, female in Maldives was 26.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2015.
- How does Maldives rank for rural population, female?
- Maldives ranks 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.