Maldives - Urban Population 1988
25.80%
+0.07% from 1987
Maldives's urban population was 25.80% in 1988, increased +0.07% from 25.73% in 1987. This was the 37th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1988▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rwanda | 5.14% | 1.0% |
| 2nd | Burundi | 5.86% | 3.6% |
| 3rd | Uganda | 9.15% | 3.9% |
| 4th | Malawi | 10.91% | 2.7% |
| 5th | South Sudan | 11.15% | 7.1% |
| 6th | Lesotho | 11.80% | 3.0% |
| 7th | Burkina Faso | 12.61% | 2.8% |
| 8th | Solomon Islands | 13.38% | 1.7% |
| 9th | Lao PDR | 14.65% | 2.0% |
| 10th | Cambodia | 15.05% | 2.2% |
| 11th | Papua New Guinea | 15.12% | 1.8% |
| 12th | Niger | 15.27% | 0.8% |
| 13th | Mali | 16.21% | 1.5% |
| 14th | Eritrea | 16.68% | 3.0% |
| 15th | Afghanistan | 17.03% | 0.7% |
| 16th | Liechtenstein | 17.22% | -1.0% |
| 17th | Kenya | 17.91% | 1.0% |
| 18th | Vanuatu | 18.08% | 2.1% |
| 19th | Tanzania | 18.19% | 2.2% |
| 20th | Thailand | 18.28% | 1.0% |
| 21st | Yemen, Republic of | 18.56% | 4.5% |
| 22nd | Bhutan | 18.64% | 4.4% |
| 23rd | Nepal | 18.74% | 2.3% |
| 24th | Bangladesh | 19.02% | 2.4% |
| 25th | Sri Lanka | 19.04% | -2.3% |
| 26th | Viet Nam | 19.05% | 0.0% |
| 27th | Timor-Leste | 20.25% | 2.0% |
| 28th | Samoa | 20.62% | 0.5% |
| 29th | Mozambique | 20.95% | 5.8% |
| 30th | Chad | 20.96% | 0.7% |
| 31st | Madagascar | 21.25% | 1.6% |
| 32nd | Tonga | 21.88% | 0.8% |
| 33rd | Eswatini | 22.85% | 0.2% |
| 34th | Haiti | 22.87% | 2.9% |
| 35th | India | 25.20% | 0.7% |
| 36th | Myanmar | 25.50% | 0.6% |
| 37th | Maldives | 25.80% | 0.3% |
| 38th | China | 25.81% | 2.0% |
| 39th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 26.18% | -0.3% |
| 40th | Namibia | 26.51% | 0.6% |
| 41st | Sudan | 27.07% | 6.2% |
| 42nd | Guinea | 27.68% | 1.0% |
| 43rd | Comoros | 27.69% | 1.8% |
| 44th | Togo | 27.83% | 1.5% |
| 45th | Zimbabwe | 28.15% | 3.0% |
| 46th | Indonesia | 28.69% | 3.3% |
| 47th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 28.80% | 1.0% |
| 48th | Guinea-Bissau | 29.20% | 5.8% |
| 49th | St. Lucia | 29.22% | 0.9% |
| 50th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 29.49% | 1.3% |
| 51st | Guyana | 29.56% | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Pakistan | 30.27% | 0.8% |
| 53rd | Channel Islands | 31.64% | -0.3% |
| 54th | Equatorial Guinea | 31.72% | 5.4% |
| 55th | Tajikistan | 32.65% | -0.8% |
| 56th | Sierra Leone | 32.97% | 0.8% |
| 57th | Faroe Islands | 33.02% | 0.4% |
| 58th | Grenada | 33.28% | 0.1% |
| 59th | Guatemala | 33.46% | 0.6% |
| 60th | Benin | 33.58% | 2.1% |
| 61st | Nigeria | 33.62% | 2.4% |
| 62nd | Gambia, The | 34.11% | 1.5% |
| 63rd | Ghana | 34.27% | 1.9% |
| 64th | Kiribati | 34.39% | 0.9% |
| 65th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 34.98% | -0.5% |
| 66th | Angola | 35.13% | 4.1% |
| 67th | Albania | 35.28% | 0.7% |
| 68th | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.41% | 0.2% |
| 69th | Philippines | 35.52% | 0.6% |
| 70th | British Virgin Islands | 36.03% | 5.0% |
| 71st | Kosovo | 36.30% | 1.2% |
| 72nd | Central African Republic | 37.04% | 0.3% |
| 73rd | Tuvalu | 37.50% | 3.1% |
| 74th | Botswana | 37.58% | 11.0% |
| 75th | Kyrgyz Republic | 38.17% | -0.1% |
| 76th | Senegal | 38.50% | 0.7% |
| 77th | Cameroon | 38.69% | 1.9% |
| 78th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38.71% | 0.7% |
| 79th | Côte d'Ivoire | 39.11% | 0.7% |
| 80th | Honduras | 39.47% | 1.4% |
| 81st | Zambia | 39.53% | -0.2% |
| 82nd | Fiji | 39.58% | 1.4% |
| 83rd | Mauritania | 39.60% | 0.4% |
| 84th | Cabo Verde | 40.52% | 6.1% |
| 85th | Uzbekistan | 40.80% | 0.4% |
| 86th | São Tomé and Principe | 41.28% | 3.2% |
| 87th | Liberia | 41.32% | 1.4% |
| 88th | Mauritius | 43.46% | 1.0% |
| 89th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 43.78% | 0.1% |
| 90th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 43.87% | -0.2% |
| 91st | Turkmenistan | 45.24% | -0.4% |
| 92nd | Malaysia | 45.75% | 3.9% |
| 93rd | Moldova | 46.43% | 2.5% |
| 94th | Portugal | 46.46% | 1.4% |
| 95th | Costa Rica | 46.89% | 1.6% |
| 96th | Morocco | 46.95% | 1.7% |
| 97th | El Salvador | 47.67% | 1.4% |
| 98th | Montenegro | 47.80% | 0.6% |
| 99th | Belize | 47.87% | -0.8% |
| 100th | Paraguay | 48.15% | 2.1% |
| 101st | Syrian Arab Republic | 48.46% | 0.4% |
| 102nd | Türkiye | 48.96% | 2.3% |
| 103rd | Jamaica | 49.08% | 0.4% |
| 104th | Seychelles | 49.20% | -0.1% |
| 105th | Serbia | 49.55% | 0.8% |
| 106th | Algeria | 50.54% | 1.6% |
| 107th | South Africa | 50.73% | 1.3% |
| 108th | Slovenia | 50.97% | 0.1% |
| 109th | Isle of Man | 51.43% | 0.3% |
| 110th | Panama | 52.83% | 0.9% |
| 111th | Nicaragua | 53.09% | 0.4% |
| 112th | Croatia | 53.11% | 1.2% |
| 113th | Ecuador | 53.71% | 1.4% |
| 114th | Azerbaijan | 53.73% | 0.4% |
| 115th | Romania | 53.76% | 0.6% |
| 116th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 53.79% | 2.3% |
| 117th | Congo, Republic of | 53.80% | 0.8% |
| 118th | Dominican Republic | 54.45% | 0.4% |
| 119th | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.60% | 0.4% |
| 120th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 55.37% | 1.0% |
| 121st | Georgia | 55.44% | 1.0% |
| 122nd | Tunisia | 56.12% | 1.7% |
| 123rd | Slovak Republic | 56.36% | 0.7% |
| 124th | North Macedonia | 56.66% | 0.7% |
| 125th | Ireland | 56.67% | 0.2% |
| 126th | Mongolia | 57.01% | 0.4% |
| 127th | Kazakhstan | 57.22% | 0.3% |
| 128th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 58.07% | 0.3% |
| 129th | French Polynesia | 58.32% | -0.2% |
| 130th | New Caledonia | 59.33% | 0.2% |
| 131st | Hungary | 60.36% | 0.5% |
| 132nd | Poland | 61.13% | 0.3% |
| 133rd | Dominica | 61.52% | 3.2% |
| 134th | Austria | 62.40% | 1.8% |
| 135th | Virgin Islands (US) | 63.38% | 5.9% |
| 136th | Barbados | 63.56% | 0.0% |
| 137th | Brunei Darussalam | 63.79% | 1.7% |
| 138th | Finland | 63.80% | 0.2% |
| 139th | West Bank and Gaza | 64.67% | 0.5% |
| 140th | Belarus | 64.90% | 1.7% |
| 141st | Aruba | 65.57% | -0.1% |
| 142nd | Suriname | 66.30% | 0.1% |
| 143rd | Gabon | 66.38% | 2.1% |
| 144th | Cyprus | 66.50% | 0.6% |
| 145th | Ukraine | 66.63% | 0.8% |
| 146th | Marshall Islands | 66.66% | 0.9% |
| 147th | Bulgaria | 66.70% | 1.1% |
| 148th | Italy | 66.75% | 0.0% |
| 149th | Switzerland | 67.27% | 1.2% |
| 150th | Lithuania | 67.40% | 0.9% |
| 151st | Armenia | 67.81% | 0.1% |
| 152nd | Peru | 68.18% | 0.6% |
| 153rd | Netherlands | 68.43% | 0.4% |
| 154th | Oman | 68.51% | 1.8% |
| 155th | Colombia | 68.54% | 0.7% |
| 156th | Palau | 68.94% | 0.4% |
| 157th | European Union | 69.75% | 0.3% |
| 158th | Iraq | 70.17% | 0.0% |
| 159th | Korea | 70.59% | 3.0% |
| 160th | Mexico | 70.59% | 0.7% |
| 161st | Latvia | 70.81% | 0.1% |
| 162nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 70.94% | 3.2% |
| 163rd | Greece | 71.19% | 0.2% |
| 164th | Estonia | 71.41% | 0.1% |
| 165th | Norway | 71.57% | 0.2% |
| 166th | Jordan | 72.33% | 2.3% |
| 167th | Cuba | 72.68% | 0.7% |
| 168th | American Samoa | 73.21% | 1.8% |
| 169th | Russian Federation | 73.23% | 0.5% |
| 170th | Brazil | 73.61% | 0.9% |
| 171st | France | 73.83% | 0.1% |
| 172nd | Spain | 74.37% | 0.4% |
| 173rd | United States | 74.85% | 0.3% |
| 174th | Czechia | 75.31% | -0.1% |
| 175th | Saudi Arabia | 75.59% | 1.1% |
| 176th | Djibouti | 75.82% | 0.3% |
| 177th | Canada | 76.52% | 0.0% |
| 178th | Japan | 77.07% | 0.2% |
| 179th | Belgium | 77.81% | 0.5% |
| 180th | United Kingdom | 78.20% | -0.1% |
| 181st | Libya | 78.89% | 1.1% |
| 182nd | United Arab Emirates | 78.99% | -0.2% |
| 183rd | Greenland | 79.54% | 0.2% |
| 184th | Bahamas, The | 79.79% | 0.7% |
| 185th | Germany | 80.00% | 0.0% |
| 186th | Puerto Rico (US) | 80.30% | 2.4% |
| 187th | Luxembourg | 80.80% | 0.1% |
| 188th | Lebanon | 82.40% | 0.7% |
| 189th | Chile | 82.98% | 0.1% |
| 190th | Sweden | 83.23% | 0.1% |
| 191st | Curaçao | 83.50% | 0.4% |
| 192nd | New Zealand | 84.30% | 0.3% |
| 193rd | Denmark | 84.81% | 0.1% |
| 194th | Australia | 85.37% | 0.0% |
| 195th | Argentina | 86.22% | 0.5% |
| 196th | Bahrain | 86.87% | 1.0% |
| 197th | Uruguay | 88.35% | 0.4% |
| 198th | Northern Mariana Islands | 89.51% | 0.3% |
| 199th | Iceland | 90.12% | 0.3% |
| 200th | Israel | 90.24% | 0.1% |
| 201st | Guam | 90.25% | 0.3% |
| 202nd | Malta | 90.33% | 0.3% |
| 203rd | San Marino | 90.44% | 0.0% |
| 204th | Qatar | 91.76% | 0.7% |
| 205th | Andorra | 95.35% | 0.0% |
| 206th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 96.24% | 1.8% |
| 207th | Kuwait | 97.96% | 0.0% |
| 208th | Macao SAR, China | 99.41% | 0.1% |
| 209th | Bermuda | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 210th | Cayman Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 211th | Gibraltar | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 212th | St. Martin (French part) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 213th | Monaco | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 214th | Nauru | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 215th | Singapore | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 216th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was Maldives's urban population in 1988?▾
Maldives's urban population in 1988 was 25.80%. This ranked 37th globally.
How did Maldives's urban population change in 1988?▾
Maldives's urban population increased by 0.3% in 1988 compared to 1987.
Which country had the highest urban population in 1988?▾
Bermuda had the highest urban population in 1988 at 100.00%.
What is the urban population of Maldives in 1988?▾
The urban population of Maldives in 1988 was 25.80%. This ranked 37th globally.
How does 1988 compare to 1987 for Maldives's urban population?▾
Maldives's urban population went from 25.73% in 1987 to 25.80% in 1988, a 0.3% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Maldives matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1988. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 17.0%. View full analysis →
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