Maldives - Urban Population 2018
39.69%
+0.36% from 2017
Maldives's urban population was 39.69% in 2018, increased +0.36% from 39.33% in 2017. This was the 50th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2018▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Papua New Guinea | 13.71% | 1.4% |
| 2nd | Liechtenstein | 14.56% | 0.3% |
| 3rd | Malawi | 16.02% | 0.4% |
| 4th | Niger | 16.64% | 0.9% |
| 5th | Burundi | 17.68% | 6.4% |
| 6th | Samoa | 18.72% | -1.3% |
| 7th | Sri Lanka | 19.32% | 0.9% |
| 8th | South Sudan | 19.63% | 1.4% |
| 9th | Rwanda | 21.54% | 6.4% |
| 10th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22.34% | 0.1% |
| 11th | Tonga | 22.70% | -1.2% |
| 12th | St. Lucia | 22.93% | 5.2% |
| 13th | Chad | 23.85% | 1.7% |
| 14th | Eswatini | 24.06% | 1.1% |
| 15th | Vanuatu | 24.27% | -2.0% |
| 16th | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.78% | -0.3% |
| 17th | Afghanistan | 25.00% | 0.7% |
| 18th | Burkina Faso | 26.08% | 0.4% |
| 19th | Tajikistan | 26.23% | -0.1% |
| 20th | Solomon Islands | 26.29% | 3.6% |
| 21st | Guyana | 26.42% | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Uganda | 27.13% | 2.7% |
| 23rd | Mali | 27.70% | 2.3% |
| 24th | Timor-Leste | 29.25% | -0.4% |
| 25th | Madagascar | 29.92% | 0.8% |
| 26th | Myanmar | 29.99% | 0.3% |
| 27th | Bangladesh | 30.52% | 1.0% |
| 28th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 31.36% | 0.1% |
| 29th | Kenya | 31.39% | -0.5% |
| 30th | Comoros | 31.41% | 1.0% |
| 31st | Channel Islands | 32.81% | 0.1% |
| 32nd | Tanzania | 32.83% | 1.6% |
| 33rd | Mozambique | 32.99% | 1.1% |
| 34th | India | 33.50% | 1.0% |
| 35th | Viet Nam | 33.94% | 1.7% |
| 36th | Yemen, Republic of | 34.21% | 1.9% |
| 37th | Sudan | 34.38% | 0.3% |
| 38th | Kyrgyz Republic | 34.94% | -0.2% |
| 39th | Lao PDR | 35.21% | 2.0% |
| 40th | Eritrea | 35.35% | -0.3% |
| 41st | Zimbabwe | 35.41% | 2.0% |
| 42nd | Guinea | 35.86% | 0.8% |
| 43rd | Grenada | 36.07% | 0.2% |
| 44th | Pakistan | 36.75% | 0.9% |
| 45th | Lesotho | 37.57% | 2.8% |
| 46th | Cambodia | 37.64% | 7.5% |
| 47th | Faroe Islands | 38.41% | 0.2% |
| 48th | Bhutan | 38.47% | 1.6% |
| 49th | Mauritius | 39.35% | -0.3% |
| 50th | Maldives | 39.69% | 0.9% |
| 51st | Moldova | 40.33% | 0.9% |
| 52nd | Togo | 41.01% | 1.1% |
| 53rd | Central African Republic | 41.28% | 1.1% |
| 54th | Sierra Leone | 42.20% | 1.2% |
| 55th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 42.46% | 0.0% |
| 56th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 42.49% | 0.9% |
| 57th | Kosovo | 42.84% | 2.6% |
| 58th | Zambia | 43.11% | 0.9% |
| 59th | Belize | 43.16% | -0.6% |
| 60th | Guinea-Bissau | 43.44% | 1.0% |
| 61st | Seychelles | 43.74% | 0.6% |
| 62nd | Turkmenistan | 47.04% | 0.0% |
| 63rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 47.07% | 0.3% |
| 64th | Namibia | 47.42% | 1.3% |
| 65th | Benin | 48.00% | 1.5% |
| 66th | Senegal | 48.90% | 2.0% |
| 67th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48.97% | 1.0% |
| 68th | Uzbekistan | 50.58% | -0.2% |
| 69th | Côte d'Ivoire | 50.87% | 0.9% |
| 70th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 50.95% | 5.3% |
| 71st | Haiti | 51.37% | 1.3% |
| 72nd | British Virgin Islands | 51.63% | 1.4% |
| 73rd | Isle of Man | 52.17% | 0.0% |
| 74th | Liberia | 52.32% | 1.0% |
| 75th | Romania | 53.14% | -0.4% |
| 76th | Philippines | 53.21% | 1.2% |
| 77th | Slovak Republic | 53.49% | -0.2% |
| 78th | Cameroon | 53.63% | 0.6% |
| 79th | Guatemala | 53.85% | 0.1% |
| 80th | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.93% | 0.0% |
| 81st | Kiribati | 54.50% | 2.9% |
| 82nd | Thailand | 54.58% | 10.9% |
| 83rd | Indonesia | 55.10% | 1.2% |
| 84th | Mauritania | 55.13% | 1.7% |
| 85th | Slovenia | 55.19% | -0.1% |
| 86th | Ghana | 55.22% | 0.9% |
| 87th | Honduras | 55.89% | 0.9% |
| 88th | Croatia | 56.09% | 0.3% |
| 89th | Fiji | 56.23% | 0.9% |
| 90th | Jamaica | 56.30% | 0.7% |
| 91st | Albania | 56.38% | 0.7% |
| 92nd | Azerbaijan | 57.18% | 1.3% |
| 93rd | Nigeria | 58.16% | 1.4% |
| 94th | Kazakhstan | 58.24% | 1.4% |
| 95th | Georgia | 58.30% | 0.5% |
| 96th | Nicaragua | 58.37% | 0.3% |
| 97th | Barbados | 59.27% | 0.0% |
| 98th | Poland | 60.05% | -0.2% |
| 99th | North Macedonia | 60.16% | 0.7% |
| 100th | Tuvalu | 60.56% | 1.0% |
| 101st | Serbia | 60.84% | 0.4% |
| 102nd | Gambia, The | 61.06% | 1.0% |
| 103rd | Portugal | 61.12% | 0.0% |
| 104th | China | 61.50% | 2.1% |
| 105th | Morocco | 61.57% | 0.5% |
| 106th | French Polynesia | 61.79% | 0.0% |
| 107th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 62.08% | 0.4% |
| 108th | Aruba | 62.54% | -0.4% |
| 109th | Ecuador | 63.04% | 0.0% |
| 110th | Ireland | 63.08% | 0.3% |
| 111th | South Africa | 63.38% | 0.1% |
| 112th | Congo, Republic of | 63.44% | 0.1% |
| 113th | Paraguay | 63.92% | 1.5% |
| 114th | Armenia | 64.85% | 0.2% |
| 115th | Montenegro | 65.09% | 0.1% |
| 116th | Panama | 65.71% | 0.1% |
| 117th | Nepal | 65.81% | 0.4% |
| 118th | Angola | 65.87% | 1.2% |
| 119th | Suriname | 66.07% | -0.1% |
| 120th | Botswana | 66.16% | 0.3% |
| 121st | Cyprus | 66.83% | -0.1% |
| 122nd | New Caledonia | 67.06% | 0.1% |
| 123rd | Lithuania | 67.15% | 0.1% |
| 124th | São Tomé and Principe | 67.78% | 0.2% |
| 125th | Mongolia | 67.87% | -0.1% |
| 126th | Latvia | 68.02% | 0.1% |
| 127th | Austria | 68.10% | 0.3% |
| 128th | Tunisia | 68.55% | 0.4% |
| 129th | Estonia | 69.28% | 0.4% |
| 130th | Ukraine | 69.32% | 0.1% |
| 131st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 69.41% | 0.5% |
| 132nd | Italy | 69.48% | -0.1% |
| 133rd | Equatorial Guinea | 69.84% | 0.4% |
| 134th | Iraq | 69.88% | 0.0% |
| 135th | Cabo Verde | 70.40% | 1.7% |
| 136th | Hungary | 70.47% | 0.0% |
| 137th | Dominica | 71.04% | 0.6% |
| 138th | Djibouti | 71.52% | 0.3% |
| 139th | El Salvador | 71.76% | 0.9% |
| 140th | Algeria | 71.91% | 0.8% |
| 141st | Finland | 72.34% | 0.5% |
| 142nd | Czechia | 72.85% | -0.1% |
| 143rd | Bulgaria | 73.60% | 0.3% |
| 144th | Dominican Republic | 73.76% | -0.2% |
| 145th | Syrian Arab Republic | 74.06% | -0.6% |
| 146th | European Union | 74.33% | 0.2% |
| 147th | Russian Federation | 74.54% | 0.1% |
| 148th | Malaysia | 74.56% | 0.4% |
| 149th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 74.80% | 0.5% |
| 150th | Brunei Darussalam | 74.82% | 0.0% |
| 151st | Costa Rica | 76.55% | 0.7% |
| 152nd | Marshall Islands | 76.59% | 0.5% |
| 153rd | Cuba | 77.02% | 0.1% |
| 154th | Belarus | 77.21% | 0.2% |
| 155th | Colombia | 77.28% | 0.1% |
| 156th | Mexico | 78.03% | 0.4% |
| 157th | Greece | 78.05% | 0.2% |
| 158th | France | 78.67% | 0.0% |
| 159th | Oman | 78.97% | 0.8% |
| 160th | Switzerland | 79.29% | 1.8% |
| 161st | Palau | 79.55% | -0.3% |
| 162nd | Spain | 79.56% | 0.1% |
| 163rd | United States | 80.28% | -0.2% |
| 164th | Germany | 81.14% | 0.2% |
| 165th | Korea | 81.38% | -0.1% |
| 166th | Canada | 81.55% | 0.2% |
| 167th | Bahamas, The | 81.96% | -0.1% |
| 168th | Norway | 82.25% | 0.3% |
| 169th | United Kingdom | 82.45% | 0.3% |
| 170th | Peru | 82.69% | 0.6% |
| 171st | Saudi Arabia | 83.47% | 0.2% |
| 172nd | American Samoa | 83.48% | -0.5% |
| 173rd | New Zealand | 83.80% | -0.4% |
| 174th | United Arab Emirates | 84.86% | 0.2% |
| 175th | West Bank and Gaza | 85.54% | 0.2% |
| 176th | Brazil | 86.44% | 0.3% |
| 177th | Greenland | 86.73% | 0.4% |
| 178th | Belgium | 86.89% | 0.2% |
| 179th | Australia | 87.23% | 0.1% |
| 180th | Sweden | 87.47% | 0.3% |
| 181st | Libya | 87.82% | 0.0% |
| 182nd | Chile | 87.96% | 0.2% |
| 183rd | Denmark | 88.11% | 0.1% |
| 184th | Türkiye | 88.17% | 0.2% |
| 185th | Andorra | 88.51% | 0.0% |
| 186th | Lebanon | 89.27% | 0.2% |
| 187th | Gabon | 89.45% | 0.5% |
| 188th | Jordan | 91.20% | 0.4% |
| 189th | Curaçao | 91.36% | 0.0% |
| 190th | Northern Mariana Islands | 91.54% | 0.1% |
| 191st | Japan | 91.64% | 0.1% |
| 192nd | Israel | 91.65% | 0.0% |
| 193rd | Argentina | 91.77% | 0.1% |
| 194th | Netherlands | 92.61% | 1.6% |
| 195th | Luxembourg | 92.67% | 0.6% |
| 196th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 92.68% | 0.3% |
| 197th | Iceland | 93.85% | 0.1% |
| 198th | Puerto Rico (US) | 93.90% | 0.0% |
| 199th | Guam | 94.08% | 0.0% |
| 200th | Malta | 94.72% | 0.2% |
| 201st | Virgin Islands (US) | 95.07% | 0.0% |
| 202nd | Uruguay | 95.29% | 0.1% |
| 203rd | San Marino | 97.10% | 0.0% |
| 204th | Qatar | 99.08% | 0.0% |
| 205th | Bahrain | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 206th | Bermuda | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 207th | Cayman Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 208th | Gibraltar | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 209th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 210th | Kuwait | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 211th | Macao SAR, China | 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 2018?▾
Maldives's urban population in 2018 was 39.69%. This ranked 50th globally.
How did Maldives's urban population change in 2018?▾
Maldives's urban population increased by 0.9% in 2018 compared to 2017.
Which country had the highest urban population in 2018?▾
Bahrain had the highest urban population in 2018 at 100.00%.
What is the urban population of Maldives in 2018?▾
The urban population of Maldives in 2018 was 39.69%. This ranked 50th globally.
How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Maldives's urban population?▾
Maldives's urban population went from 39.33% in 2017 to 39.69% in 2018, a 0.9% increase.
Related
2017
2019
All years
Full ranking 2018
Population
Population Growth
Population Density
Life Expectancy
Birth Rate
Peak: 2025
Lowest: 1967
Urban Population 1990s
Urban Population 2000s
Urban Population 2010s
Urban Population 2020s
Highest ever
Lowest ever
Average
vs Costa Rica
vs Oman
vs Türkiye
vs Trinidad and Tobago
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Urban Population
Global Ranking