Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Moldova
Moldova: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate was -0.7875 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.7875 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 667.5%
World rank
221st
of 234 countries
All-time high
7.22 % change on previous year
in 1965
All-time low
-10.08 % change on previous year
in 1998
Years of data
75
1951–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Moldova, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Moldova is -0.7875 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 667.5% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Moldova peaked at 7.22 % change on previous year in 1965 and was at its lowest, -10.08 % change on previous year, in 1998.
Moldova ranks 221st of 234 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 4.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 4.92 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 5 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 5.05 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 5.07 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 5.02 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 5.05 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 5.15 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 5.72 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1962 | 3.95 % change on previous year | -30.9% |
| 1963 | 4.48 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 4.56 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 7.22 % change on previous year | +58.2% |
| 1966 | 6.58 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1967 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 1968 | 4.65 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 1969 | 4.84 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 4.02 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 1971 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 1972 | 4.26 % change on previous year | +20.8% |
| 1973 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 1980 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 2.91 % change on previous year | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 3.02 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 2.92 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.49 % change on previous year | +19.5% |
| 1988 | 3.64 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 1990 | -0.1619 % change on previous year | -106.9% |
| 1991 | -0.0249 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 1992 | -1.14 % change on previous year | +4497.3% |
| 1993 | -0.7955 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 1994 | -0.7975 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1995 | -0.7739 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1996 | -1.98 % change on previous year | +155.4% |
| 1997 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 1998 | -10.08 % change on previous year | +805.2% |
| 1999 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -85.8% |
| 2000 | -1.28 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 2001 | -2.89 % change on previous year | +126.4% |
| 2002 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -56.7% |
| 2003 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2004 | -1.56 % change on previous year | +28.7% |
| 2005 | -1.62 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2006 | -2.07 % change on previous year | +27.6% |
| 2007 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -39.6% |
| 2008 | -2.02 % change on previous year | +61.5% |
| 2009 | -2.05 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2010 | -2.12 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2011 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 2012 | -2.06 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 2013 | -1.96 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2014 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2015 | -1.5 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2016 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2017 | -0.7811 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 2018 | -0.3744 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 2019 | -0.2139 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 2020 | -0.0299 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 2021 | -0.346 % change on previous year | +1055.6% |
| 2022 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -667.1% |
| 2023 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1388 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 2025 | -0.7875 % change on previous year | -667.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's -0.7875 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9495 % change on previous year. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's -0.7875 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2084 % change on previous year. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -4497.3% | -0.0249 % change on previous year | -1.14 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -1055.6% | -0.0299 % change on previous year | -0.346 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -805.2% | -1.11 % change on previous year | -10.08 % change on previous year |
| 2025 | -667.5% | 0.1388 % change on previous year | -0.7875 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +667.1% | -0.346 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | -155.4% | -0.7739 % change on previous year | -1.98 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.99 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 5.13 % change on previous year | 3.95 % change on previous year | 7.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | 4.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.84 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.83 % change on previous year | -10.08 % change on previous year | -0.0249 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.72 % change on previous year | -2.89 % change on previous year | -1.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.37 % change on previous year | -2.12 % change on previous year | -0.2139 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5413 % change on previous year | -0.7875 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 218 Monaco -0.7507 % change on previous year compare
- 219 Martinique -0.7521 % change on previous year compare
- 220 Latvia -0.7629 % change on previous year compare
- 222 Greece -0.7992 % change on previous year compare
- 223 Montenegro -0.8003 % change on previous year compare
- 224 United States Virgin Islands -0.8438 % change on previous year compare
More population data for Moldova
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.8797 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.923 (2100)
- Population density 45.12 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 62,192 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.923 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.4989 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Moldova?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Moldova was -0.7875 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 7.22 % change on previous year in 1965.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.08 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Moldova rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Moldova ranks 221st out of 234 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban and rural population Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.