Urban Population: Moldova
Moldova's urban population is currently 43.5% as of 2024. # Moldova Urban Population Moldova's urban population stood at 43.
Current (2024)
43.5%
+1.2% y/y
Peak (1989)
47.2%
Low (1960)
23.2%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Moldova
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Moldova
Analysis# Moldova Urban Population
Moldova's urban population stood at 43.516% in 2024, representing a significant but incomplete recovery from its post-Soviet decline. The country peaked at 47.18% urbanization in 1989, before declining through the 1990s and 2000s. From 1960 to 2024, urban population grew 87.4 percentage points, rising from a low of 23.22%, though current levels remain 3.7 percentage points below the historical maximum.
A steady upward trajectory has characterized the past decade. Between 2015 and 2024, urbanization increased from 39.695% to 43.516%, marking consistent annual growth averaging roughly 0.4 percentage points. This recent momentum suggests Moldova continues gradual urban migration, though reaching pre-1989 levels would require sustained demographic shifts in the coming years.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43.5% | +1.20% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | +1.41% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | +1.42% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | +1.15% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | +1.39% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +1.11% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | +0.88% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +0.60% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +0.11% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +0.16% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +0.51% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | +0.17% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | +0.04% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +0.17% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | -0.12% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | -0.11% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | -0.15% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | +0.55% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | -0.39% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | -0.19% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 39.4% | -0.38% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | -0.07% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | -0.13% |
| 2001 | 39.7% | -1.84% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | -0.27% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | -0.50% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | -9.31% |
| 1997 | 44.9% | -0.39% |
| 1996 | 45.1% | -1.38% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | -0.32% |
| 1994 | 45.9% | -0.49% |
| 1993 | 46.1% | -0.63% |
| 1992 | 46.4% | -1.12% |
| 1991 | 46.9% | -0.15% |
| 1990 | 47.0% | -0.43% |
| 1989 | 47.2% | +1.61% |
| 1988 | 46.4% | +2.49% |
| 1987 | 45.3% | +2.31% |
| 1986 | 44.3% | +1.76% |
| 1985 | 43.5% | +1.77% |
| 1984 | 42.8% | +1.94% |
| 1983 | 41.9% | +1.88% |
| 1982 | 41.2% | +1.40% |
| 1981 | 40.6% | +1.44% |
| 1980 | 40.0% | +1.41% |
| 1979 | 39.5% | +1.71% |
| 1978 | 38.8% | +2.26% |
| 1977 | 37.9% | +2.04% |
| 1976 | 37.2% | +2.25% |
| 1975 | 36.4% | +2.39% |
| 1974 | 35.5% | +2.06% |
| 1973 | 34.8% | +2.85% |
| 1972 | 33.8% | +3.25% |
| 1971 | 32.8% | +2.56% |
| 1970 | 32.0% | +2.78% |
| 1969 | 31.1% | +3.30% |
| 1968 | 30.1% | +3.09% |
| 1967 | 29.2% | +2.51% |
| 1966 | 28.5% | +4.88% |
| 1965 | 27.2% | +5.45% |
| 1964 | 25.8% | +2.73% |
| 1963 | 25.1% | +2.49% |
| 1962 | 24.5% | +1.83% |
| 1961 | 24.0% | +3.44% |
| 1960 | 23.2% | — |
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