Urban population, total in Moldova
Moldova: Urban population, total was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Urban population, total in Moldova, 1998–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, total in Moldova is 0.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, total in Moldova peaked at 0.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
Moldova ranks 81st of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Urban population, total in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4% | — |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +34.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 66% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 64% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +34.8% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| 2012 | -25.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More reference data data for Moldova
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2466 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1366 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, total in Moldova?
- Urban population, total in Moldova was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does Moldova rank for urban population, total?
- Moldova ranks 81st out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is urban population, total rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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