Urban population, male in Maldives
Maldives: Urban population, male was 23.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Maldives, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 23.0% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Maldives peaked at 23.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1980.
Maldives ranks 125th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.9% | — |
| 1985 | 14.7% | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8% | 12.9% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 13.9% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 14.3% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 20.0% | 23.0% | 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 urban population, male in Maldives?
- Urban population, male in Maldives was 23.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for urban population, male?
- Maldives ranks 125th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.