Rural population in Moldova in 2025 — 1,328,183 people. Ranked 118 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 15.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Moldova
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.33M | −28,724 | −2.12% |
| 2024 | 1.36M | −44,000 | −3.14% |
| 2023 | 1.4M | −55,474 | −3.81% |
| 2022 | 1.46M | −54,080 | −3.58% |
| 2021 | 1.51M | −35,389 | −2.29% |
| 2020 | 1.55M | −32,109 | −2.03% |
| 2019 | 1.58M | −37,542 | −2.32% |
| 2018 | 1.62M | −38,338 | −2.32% |
| 2017 | 1.65M | −35,436 | −2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.69M | −20,950 | −1.22% |
| 2015 | 1.71M | −15,042 | −0.87% |
| 2014 | 1.73M | −6,837 | −0.39% |
| 2013 | 1.73M | −2,356 | −0.14% |
| 2012 | 1.73M | −642 | −0.04% |
| 2011 | 1.74M | −2,905 | −0.17% |
| 2010 | 1.74M | −446 | −0.03% |
| 2009 | 1.74M | −890 | −0.05% |
| 2008 | 1.74M | −1,577 | −0.09% |
| 2007 | 1.74M | −10,182 | −0.58% |
| 2006 | 1.75M | −478 | −0.03% |
| 2005 | 1.75M | −2,075 | −0.12% |
| 2004 | 1.75M | −35 | −0% |
| 2003 | 1.75M | −4,183 | −0.24% |
| 2002 | 1.76M | −2,509 | −0.14% |
| 2001 | 1.76M | +17,824 | +1.02% |
| 2000 | 1.74M | −373 | −0.02% |
| 1999 | 1.74M | +3,235 | +0.19% |
| 1998 | 1.74M | +122,128 | +7.55% |
| 1997 | 1.62M | −886 | −0.05% |
| 1996 | 1.62M | +15,433 | +0.96% |
| 1995 | 1.6M | −3,016 | −0.19% |
| 1994 | 1.61M | +1,717 | +0.11% |
| 1993 | 1.6M | +6,000 | +0.38% |
| 1992 | 1.6M | +15,391 | +0.97% |
| 1991 | 1.58M | +3,998 | +0.25% |
| 1990 | 1.58M | +10,145 | +0.65% |
| 1989 | 1.57M | −10,804 | −0.68% |
| 1988 | 1.58M | −15,473 | −0.97% |
| 1987 | 1.6M | −11,280 | −0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.61M | −3,933 | −0.24% |
| 1985 | 1.61M | −4,238 | −0.26% |
| 1984 | 1.61M | −5,987 | −0.37% |
| 1983 | 1.62M | −5,043 | −0.31% |
| 1982 | 1.63M | +377 | +0.02% |
| 1981 | 1.63M | +611 | +0.04% |
| 1980 | 1.62M | +450 | +0.03% |
| 1979 | 1.62M | −1,380 | −0.08% |
| 1978 | 1.63M | −4,239 | −0.26% |
| 1977 | 1.63M | −1,152 | −0.07% |
| 1976 | 1.63M | −2,540 | −0.16% |
| 1975 | 1.63M | −3,224 | −0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.64M | −198 | −0.01% |
| 1973 | 1.64M | −7,163 | −0.44% |
| 1972 | 1.64M | −10,215 | −0.62% |
| 1971 | 1.65M | −4,437 | −0.27% |
| 1970 | 1.66M | −1,016 | −0.06% |
| 1969 | 1.66M | +820 | +0.05% |
| 1968 | 1.66M | +3,643 | +0.22% |
| 1967 | 1.66M | +8,921 | +0.54% |
| 1966 | 1.65M | −3,863 | −0.23% |
| 1965 | 1.65M | −4,124 | −0.25% |
| 1964 | 1.65M | +14,069 | +0.86% |
| 1963 | 1.64M | +18,144 | +1.12% |
| 1962 | 1.62M | +23,931 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 1.6M | +17,988 | +1.14% |
| 1960 | 1.58M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
