Which has higher rural population, Central African Republic or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 56.4% against 55.9% in Central African Republic as of 2024.

What is the difference in rural population between Central African Republic and Republic of Moldova?

0.5%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Republic of Moldova?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Republic of Moldova: Rural population

Central African Republic

55.9%

in 2024

Republic of Moldova

56.4%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

53rd

Republic of Moldova rank

51st

Rural population over time

Central African Republic
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 56.4% against 55.9% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 53rd and Republic of Moldova ranks 51st of 214 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1970s	69.0%	64.2%	4.8%	Central African Republic
1980s	64.6%	56.2%	8.4%	Central African Republic
1990s	62.8%	53.8%	9.0%	Central African Republic
2000s	61.9%	56.7%	5.2%	Central African Republic
2010s	59.8%	57.4%	2.4%	Central African Republic
2020s	56.9%	56.8%	0.1%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Central African Republic or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 56.4% against 55.9% in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in rural population between Central African Republic and Republic of Moldova?: 0.5%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Republic of Moldova?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Republic of Moldova rank globally for rural population?: Central African Republic ranks 53rd and Republic of Moldova ranks 51st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 214 places, 11,770 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release