Rural population, male (% of total) in Maldives
Maldives: Rural population, male (% of total) was 27.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Maldives, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 27.5% for rural population, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Maldives peaked at 40.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2015.
Maldives ranks 67th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male (% of total) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.0% | — |
| 1985 | 38.0% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 37.5% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 37.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | -9.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 27.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.5%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 27.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 33.5%, 82% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.0% | 38.0% | 40.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 37.1% | 37.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 33.7% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 27.5% | 30.5% | 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)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Maldives?
- Rural population, male in Maldives was 27.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2015.
- How does Maldives rank for rural population, male?
- Maldives ranks 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.