Barbados vs Moldova: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Barbados
54.5%
in 2025
Moldova
56.2%
in 2025
Barbados rank
132nd
Moldova rank
131st
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Barbados
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 56.2% against 54.5% in Barbados, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Moldova ahead.
Barbados ranks 132nd and Moldova ranks 131st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 19 and Moldova in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Moldova |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Moldova |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Moldova |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Moldova |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Moldova |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Moldova |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Moldova |
| 1700s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Moldova |
| 1710s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Moldova |
| 1720s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Moldova |
| 1730s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Moldova |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Moldova |
| 1750s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Moldova |
| 1760s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Moldova |
| 1770s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Moldova |
| 1780s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Moldova |
| 1790s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Barbados |
| 1800s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 1810s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Barbados |
| 1820s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Barbados |
| 1830s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% | Barbados |
| 1840s | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.7% | Barbados |
| 1850s | 3.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | Barbados |
| 1860s | 4.8% | 2.2% | 2.6% | Barbados |
| 1870s | 6.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% | Barbados |
| 1880s | 7.6% | 3.5% | 4.1% | Barbados |
| 1890s | 9.5% | 4.3% | 5.1% | Barbados |
| 1900s | 11.8% | 5.4% | 6.4% | Barbados |
| 1910s | 14.8% | 6.8% | 8.0% | Barbados |
| 1920s | 18.5% | 8.4% | 10.0% | Barbados |
| 1930s | 23.1% | 10.6% | 12.5% | Barbados |
| 1940s | 28.8% | 13.2% | 15.6% | Barbados |
| 1950s | 36.4% | 19.5% | 16.9% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 37.1% | 27.2% | 9.9% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 38.5% | 35.9% | 2.7% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 43.8% | 7.4% | Moldova |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 46.3% | 12.7% | Moldova |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 45.6% | 6.8% | Moldova |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 49.8% | 2.4% | Moldova |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 54.8% | 2.0% | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Barbados or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 56.2% against 54.5% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Barbados and Moldova?
- 1.7%, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Moldova?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Moldova rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Barbados ranks 132nd and Moldova ranks 131st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.