Dominican Republic vs Moldova: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Dominican Republic
1.38 million people
in 2050
Moldova
1.26 million people
in 2050
Dominican Republic rank
108th
Moldova rank
111th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Dominican Republic
- Moldova
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1.38 million people against 1.26 million people in Moldova, a difference of 116,690 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Moldova's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Moldova ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 108th and Moldova ranks 111th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 10 and Moldova in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 65,535 people | 104,000 people | 38,465 people | Moldova |
| 1100s | 81,917 people | 155,998 people | 74,081 people | Moldova |
| 1200s | 102,390 people | 233,990 people | 131,600 people | Moldova |
| 1300s | 127,961 people | 233,971 people | 106,010 people | Moldova |
| 1400s | 159,856 people | 233,913 people | 74,057 people | Moldova |
| 1500s | 199,458 people | 311,653 people | 112,195 people | Moldova |
| 1600s | 97,171 people | 388,700 people | 291,529 people | Moldova |
| 1700s | 99,562 people | 514,800 people | 415,238 people | Moldova |
| 1710s | 103,382 people | 339,426 people | 236,044 people | Moldova |
| 1720s | 107,400 people | 367,712 people | 260,312 people | Moldova |
| 1730s | 111,545 people | 398,354 people | 286,809 people | Moldova |
| 1740s | 115,816 people | 431,551 people | 315,735 people | Moldova |
| 1750s | 120,211 people | 467,513 people | 347,302 people | Moldova |
| 1760s | 124,730 people | 506,473 people | 381,743 people | Moldova |
| 1770s | 129,367 people | 548,679 people | 419,312 people | Moldova |
| 1780s | 134,119 people | 594,402 people | 460,283 people | Moldova |
| 1790s | 138,979 people | 643,936 people | 504,957 people | Moldova |
| 1800s | 143,939 people | 697,597 people | 553,658 people | Moldova |
| 1810s | 148,988 people | 755,730 people | 606,742 people | Moldova |
| 1820s | 158,518 people | 818,707 people | 660,189 people | Moldova |
| 1830s | 168,535 people | 885,734 people | 717,199 people | Moldova |
| 1840s | 179,041 people | 956,794 people | 777,753 people | Moldova |
| 1850s | 190,032 people | 1.03 million people | 842,768 people | Moldova |
| 1860s | 201,496 people | 1.11 million people | 912,324 people | Moldova |
| 1870s | 261,432 people | 1.20 million people | 938,378 people | Moldova |
| 1880s | 338,770 people | 1.29 million people | 951,770 people | Moldova |
| 1890s | 440,637 people | 1.39 million people | 944,923 people | Moldova |
| 1900s | 568,579 people | 1.48 million people | 915,481 people | Moldova |
| 1910s | 705,418 people | 1.58 million people | 879,342 people | Moldova |
| 1920s | 909,823 people | 1.69 million people | 775,897 people | Moldova |
| 1930s | 1.19 million people | 1.78 million people | 598,900 people | Moldova |
| 1940s | 1.39 million people | 1.88 million people | 488,680 people | Moldova |
| 1950s | 2.02 million people | 2.21 million people | 186,521 people | Moldova |
| 1960s | 2.45 million people | 2.45 million people | 7,865 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 2.70 million people | 2.45 million people | 253,168 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 2.96 million people | 2.40 million people | 560,081 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 3.34 million people | 2.42 million people | 914,404 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 2.99 million people | 2.42 million people | 579,786 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 2.69 million people | 2.01 million people | 677,880 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 3.12 million people | 1.70 million people | 1.42 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2030s | 2.93 million people | 1.49 million people | 1.45 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2040s | 2.08 million people | 1.33 million people | 753,300 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2050s | 1.38 million people | 1.26 million people | 116,690 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Dominican Republic or Moldova?
- Dominican Republic, at 1.38 million people against 1.26 million people in Moldova as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Dominican Republic and Moldova?
- 116,690 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Moldova?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Dominican Republic and Moldova rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Dominican Republic ranks 108th and Moldova ranks 111th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.