Moldova — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Moldova, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Moldova was 43.73% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 47.18% in 1989. The lowest was 23.22% in 1960 (about 1.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.98% per year.
Moldova ranks 165 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 76%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 69.60%, so Moldova sits below it. It peaked in 1989 and has fallen 7% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 10%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 53 of 58 economies; Faroe Islands (39.64%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 9% in 1998. That is 5% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1989. Doubling roughly every 71 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 142nd of 217 in 1960 → 135th of 217 in 1970 → 127th of 217 in 1980 → 125th of 217 in 1990 → 150th of 217 in 2000 → 162nd of 217 in 2010 → 166th of 217 in 2020 → 165th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.73% | +0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 43.52% | +0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 43% | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 42.4% | +0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 41.81% | +0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 41.34% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 40.77% | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 40.33% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 39.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 39.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 39.63% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 39.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 39.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 39.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 39.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 39.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 39.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 39.43% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 39.22% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 39.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 39.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 39.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 39.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 39.67% | -0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 40.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 40.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 40.73% | -4.2 pp |
| 1997 | 44.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 45.09% | -0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 45.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 45.87% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 46.09% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 46.38% | -0.5 pp |
| 1991 | 46.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 46.98% | -0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 47.18% | +0.7 pp |
| 1988 | 46.43% | +1.1 pp |
| 1987 | 45.31% | +1.0 pp |
| 1986 | 44.28% | +0.8 pp |
| 1985 | 43.51% | +0.8 pp |
| 1984 | 42.76% | +0.8 pp |
| 1983 | 41.94% | +0.8 pp |
| 1982 | 41.17% | +0.6 pp |
| 1981 | 40.6% | +0.6 pp |
| 1980 | 40.02% | +0.6 pp |
| 1979 | 39.47% | +0.7 pp |
| 1978 | 38.8% | +0.9 pp |
| 1977 | 37.95% | +0.8 pp |
| 1976 | 37.19% | +0.8 pp |
| 1975 | 36.37% | +0.8 pp |
| 1974 | 35.52% | +0.7 pp |
| 1973 | 34.8% | +1.0 pp |
| 1972 | 33.84% | +1.1 pp |
| 1971 | 32.77% | +0.8 pp |
| 1970 | 31.96% | +0.9 pp |
| 1969 | 31.09% | +1.0 pp |
| 1968 | 30.1% | +0.9 pp |
| 1967 | 29.19% | +0.7 pp |
| 1966 | 28.48% | +1.3 pp |
| 1965 | 27.15% | +1.4 pp |
| 1964 | 25.75% | +0.7 pp |
| 1963 | 25.07% | +0.6 pp |
| 1962 | 24.46% | +0.4 pp |
| 1961 | 24.02% | +0.8 pp |
| 1960 | 23.22% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Moldova’s Urban population in 1961?
24.02% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Moldova’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +88.3% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 43.73%; 2024: 43.52%; 2023: 43%; 2022: 42.4%; 2021: 41.81%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.