Rural population, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Rural population, per capita was 0.5749 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Maldives, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Maldives stood at 0.5749 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.8867 units per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.5749 units per person, in 2025.
Maldives ranks 49th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8863 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.886 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.8857 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8856 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8854 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8854 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8861 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8867 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8858 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8837 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8809 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8752 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8653 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8526 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8382 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8235 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8097 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7983 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.789 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7803 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7718 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7638 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7567 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7509 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7469 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7449 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7437 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7427 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.742 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7415 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7415 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.742 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7428 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7438 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7444 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7445 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.743 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7397 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7353 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.73 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.724 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7145 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7011 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6861 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6715 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6593 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6513 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6457 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6407 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6363 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6324 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6287 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6252 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6217 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6181 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6142 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6104 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6067 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6031 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5995 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.596 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5926 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5894 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5849 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.58 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5749 units per person | -0.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.5749 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3456 units per person, 1.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.5749 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.609 units per person, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8857 units per person | 0.8837 units per person | 0.8867 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8313 units per person | 0.7803 units per person | 0.8809 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7505 units per person | 0.7415 units per person | 0.7718 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7407 units per person | 0.73 units per person | 0.7445 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.673 units per person | 0.6363 units per person | 0.724 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.616 units per person | 0.5995 units per person | 0.6324 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5863 units per person | 0.5749 units per person | 0.596 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More agriculture & rural data for Maldives
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 670.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5233 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 57.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Maldives?
- Rural population, per capita in Maldives was 0.5749 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8867 units per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5749 units per person in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for rural population, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 49th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.