Austria vs Maldives: Rural population growth
Austria
-0.5%
in 2025
Maldives
-0.5%
in 2025
Austria rank
137th
Maldives rank
139th
Rural population growth over time
- Austria
- Maldives
How they compare
Austria currently reports -0.5% against -0.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
Austria ranks 137th and Maldives ranks 139th of 209 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 3.0% | 2.7% | Maldives |
| 1970s | -0.5% | 1.7% | 2.1% | Maldives |
| 1980s | -2.1% | 2.5% | 4.7% | Maldives |
| 1990s | -0.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 2.8% | 2.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | -0.1% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Austria or Maldives?
- Austria, at -0.5% against -0.5% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Austria and Maldives?
- 0.0%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Maldives?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Maldives rank globally for rural population growth?
- Austria ranks 137th and Maldives ranks 139th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. 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.