Urban population share in Moldova
43.7% of people in Moldova lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1997.
Moldova, 2025
43.7%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
165th of 217
Urban population share in Moldova over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Moldova | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.7% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 43.5% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 39.7% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 43.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 39.7%, the figure has changed by +4.0 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Moldova has the 165th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Moldova
All statistics for Moldova
Population on 1 January
2,388,571 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
2,388,571 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.2e (Estimated) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
13.4e (Estimated) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.78e (Estimated) births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
18.2%
2025 · Eurostat