Maldives: housing

Are rents rising in the Maldives?

The index of actual rents for housing in the Maldives stood at 99.99 every month from January 2024 to June 2026, according to Maldives in Figures from the Maldives Bureau of Statistics (MBS). The consumer price index uses November 2022 as its base, when the index equals 100.

The rent index therefore shows no change in measured rents over that period. MBS also runs a Rental Survey.

Official sources: Maldives Bureau of Statistics: Maldives in Figures, June 2026 (PDF)

What share of the Maldives is urban?

In 2025, the share of people living in urban areas in the Maldives was 42.5%, according to the UN Population Division. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 3rd highest of 6 in South Asia, where the median is 39.1%. Worldwide: 146th of 193.

How common are informal settlements in the Maldives?

In 2022, the share of city dwellers living in slums in the Maldives was 34.8%, according to UN-Habitat. No year since 2006 has been lower. It is 5th highest of 5 in South Asia, where the median is 44.7%. Of 170 countries with 2022 data, 65th highest.

What share of people in the Maldives have electricity?

The World Bank puts the share of people with access to electricity in the Maldives at 100.0% in 2024. That is the highest since at least 2005. South Asia median: 100.0%; the Maldives is 1st highest of 6. World rank, highest first: 1st of 193.

How many people in the Maldives cook with wood or charcoal?

100.0%: that is the share of people using clean cooking fuels in the Maldives for 2024, according to the WHO. No year since 2005 has been higher. South Asia median: 63.0%; the Maldives is 1st highest of 6. World rank, highest first: 1st of 192.