Moldova vs Namibia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Moldova
1.31 million people
in 2025
Namibia
1.57 million people
in 2025
Moldova rank
147th
Namibia rank
145th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Moldova
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.57 million people against 1.31 million people in Moldova, a difference of 262,900 people.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Moldova's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 147th and Namibia ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 550,424 people | 104,895 people | 445,529 people | Moldova |
| 1960s | 903,842 people | 159,373 people | 744,469 people | Moldova |
| 1970s | 1.37 million people | 218,813 people | 1.15 million people | Moldova |
| 1980s | 1.84 million people | 286,807 people | 1.55 million people | Moldova |
| 1990s | 1.98 million people | 454,118 people | 1.52 million people | Moldova |
| 2000s | 1.58 million people | 709,916 people | 870,650 people | Moldova |
| 2010s | 1.33 million people | 1.07 million people | 262,105 people | Moldova |
| 2020s | 1.30 million people | 1.45 million people | 157,272 people | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Moldova or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.57 million people against 1.31 million people in Moldova as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Moldova and Namibia?
- 262,900 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Namibia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Moldova and Namibia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Moldova ranks 147th and Namibia ranks 145th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. 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 urban areas, based on each country's national definition.