Long term urban population region in Moldova
Moldova: Long term urban population region was 56.22 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
56.22
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
131st
of 202 countries
All-time high
56.22
in 2025
All-time low
0.0005
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Long term urban population region in Moldova, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 56.22 for long term urban population region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in Moldova peaked at 56.22 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0005, in 1000.
Moldova ranks 131st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long term urban population region in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0005 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0014 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0041 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0123 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.037 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1111 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.3333 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 1.13 | +13.4% |
| 1840 | 1.42 | +25.0% |
| 1850 | 1.77 | +25.0% |
| 1860 | 2.21 | +25.0% |
| 1870 | 2.77 | +25.0% |
| 1880 | 3.46 | +25.0% |
| 1890 | 4.33 | +25.0% |
| 1900 | 5.41 | +25.0% |
| 1910 | 6.76 | +25.0% |
| 1920 | 8.45 | +25.0% |
| 1930 | 10.56 | +25.0% |
| 1940 | 13.2 | +25.0% |
| 1950 | 16.5 | +25.0% |
| 1951 | 17.11 | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 17.74 | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 18.39 | +3.6% |
| 1954 | 19.05 | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 19.73 | +3.6% |
| 1956 | 20.43 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 21.15 | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 21.89 | +3.5% |
| 1959 | 22.65 | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 23.42 | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 24.22 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 25.03 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 25.86 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 26.7 | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 27.56 | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 28.45 | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 29.34 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 30.26 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 31.19 | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 32.07 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 32.9 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 33.75 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 34.59 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 35.42 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 36.22 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 37.12 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 37.98 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 38.83 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 39.63 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 40.39 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 41.11 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 41.87 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 42.64 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 43.42 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 44.18 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 45.03 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 45.86 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 46.65 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 46.97 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 46.76 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 46.85 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 46.85 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 46.76 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 46.58 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 46.29 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 46.35 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 46.01 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 45.59 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 45.09 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 44.52 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 44.76 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 45 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 45.25 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 45.49 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 45.73 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 45.98 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 46.22 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 46.46 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 46.71 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 46.95 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 47.59 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 48.24 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 48.88 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 49.53 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 50.17 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 50.82 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 51.46 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 52.1 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 52.75 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 53.39 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 53.96 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 54.53 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 55.09 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 55.66 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 56.22 | +1.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 56.22 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.17, 81% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 56.22 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.52, 78% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0005 | 0.0014 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0014 | 0.0041 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0041 | 0.0123 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0123 | 0.037 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.037 | 0.1111 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1111 | 0.3333 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0123 | 0.0123 | 0.0123 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1111 | 0.1111 | 0.1111 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 1 |
| 1880s | 3.46 | 3.46 | 3.46 | 1 |
| 1890s | 4.33 | 4.33 | 4.33 | 1 |
| 1900s | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 1 |
| 1910s | 6.76 | 6.76 | 6.76 | 1 |
| 1920s | 8.45 | 8.45 | 8.45 | 1 |
| 1930s | 10.56 | 10.56 | 10.56 | 1 |
| 1940s | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 1 |
| 1950s | 19.46 | 16.5 | 22.65 | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.2 | 23.42 | 31.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.85 | 32.07 | 39.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.81 | 40.39 | 46.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.31 | 45.09 | 46.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.61 | 44.52 | 46.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.85 | 46.95 | 52.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.81 | 53.39 | 56.22 | 6 |
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- Population density 45.12 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in Moldova?
- Long term urban population region in Moldova was 56.22 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 56.22 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 in 1000.
- How does Moldova rank for long term urban population region?
- Moldova ranks 131st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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