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Urban population share in Maldives

Urban population share in the Maldives was 42.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 167th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202542.5%
Change on 2024+0.5 pts
Rank167th of 215Countries ranked
Series high42.52025
Series low11.31967

Urban population share in Maldives, 1960 to 2025

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1020304050196019701980199020002010202020251960: 11.4 %1961: 11.4 %1962: 11.4 %1963: 11.4 %1964: 11.5 %1965: 11.5 %1966: 11.4 %1967: 11.3 %1968: 11.4 %1969: 11.6 %1970: 11.9 %1971: 12.5 %1972: 13.5 %1973: 14.7 %1974: 16.2 %1975: 17.6 %1976: 19 %1977: 20.2 %1978: 21.1 %1979: 22 %1980: 22.8 %1981: 23.6 %1982: 24.3 %1983: 24.9 %1984: 25.3 %1985: 25.5 %1986: 25.6 %1987: 25.7 %1988: 25.8 %1989: 25.8 %1990: 25.9 %1991: 25.8 %1992: 25.7 %1993: 25.6 %1994: 25.6 %1995: 25.5 %1996: 25.7 %1997: 26 %1998: 26.5 %1999: 27 %2000: 27.6 %2001: 28.5 %2002: 29.9 %2003: 31.4 %2004: 32.9 %2005: 34.1 %2006: 34.9 %2007: 35.4 %2008: 35.9 %2009: 36.4 %2010: 36.8 %2011: 37.1 %2012: 37.5 %2013: 37.8 %2014: 38.2 %2015: 38.6 %2016: 39 %2017: 39.3 %2018: 39.7 %2019: 40 %2020: 40.4 %2021: 40.7 %2022: 41.1 %2023: 41.5 %2024: 42 %2025: 42.5 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202542.5
202442
202341.5
202241.1
202140.7
202040.4
201940
201839.7
201739.3
201639
201538.6
201438.2
201337.8
201237.5
201137.1
201036.8
200936.4
200835.9
200735.4
200634.9
200534.1
200432.9
200331.4
200229.9
200128.5
200027.6
199927
199826.5
199726
199625.7
199525.5
199425.6
199325.6
199225.7
199125.8
199025.9
198925.8
198825.8
198725.7
198625.6
198525.5
198425.3
198324.9
198224.3
198123.6
198022.8
197922
197821.1
197720.2
197619
197517.6
197416.2
197314.7
197213.5
197112.5
197011.9
196911.6
196811.4
196711.3
196611.4
196511.5
196411.5
196311.4
196211.4
196111.4
196011.4

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Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Maldives?

Urban population share in the Maldives was 42.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 167th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Maldives?

42.5% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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