Moldova Rural Population 1960-2023
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Moldova rural population for 2021 was 1,490,716, a 1.02% decline from 2020.
- Moldova rural population for 2020 was 1,506,003, a 1.3% decline from 2019.
- Moldova rural population for 2019 was 1,525,908, a 1.75% decline from 2018.
- Moldova rural population for 2018 was 1,553,149, a 1.86% decline from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| India |
909,384,771 |
| Pakistan |
144,765,164 |
| Indonesia |
116,919,988 |
| Bangladesh |
103,398,765 |
| Nigeria |
100,840,661 |
| Egypt |
62,430,223 |
| Vietnam |
60,379,495 |
| Philippines |
59,577,632 |
| Kenya |
37,902,724 |
| Myanmar |
36,879,663 |
| Sudan |
29,406,434 |
| Sri Lanka |
17,977,378 |
| Uzbekistan |
17,308,463 |
| Ghana |
13,794,798 |
| Morocco |
13,323,470 |
| Ukraine |
13,244,273 |
| Cambodia |
12,496,843 |
| Cameroon |
11,383,170 |
| Angola |
11,227,528 |
| Zambia |
10,672,830 |
| Papua New Guinea |
8,610,641 |
| Lao PDR |
4,682,315 |
| Honduras |
4,215,972 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
4,206,064 |
| Tunisia |
3,692,618 |
| Bolivia |
3,566,464 |
| Nicaragua |
2,789,745 |
| Mauritania |
2,024,451 |
| Republic of Congo |
1,850,943 |
| El Salvador |
1,634,233 |
| Lesotho |
1,608,881 |
| Moldova |
1,490,716 |
| Georgia |
1,488,191 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
1,132,085 |
| Mongolia |
1,045,010 |
| Timor-Leste |
902,269 |
| Eswatini |
901,726 |
| Solomon Islands |
529,982 |
| Bhutan |
443,105 |
| Djibouti |
240,823 |
| Vanuatu |
237,230 |
| Cabo Verde |
193,416 |
| Micronesia |
87,034 |
| Kiribati |
56,273 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
55,614 |
| Moldova Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
1,490,716 |
57.00 |
-1.02% |
| 2020 |
1,506,003 |
57.15 |
-1.31% |
| 2019 |
1,525,908 |
57.27 |
-1.77% |
| 2018 |
1,553,149 |
57.37 |
-1.88% |
| 2017 |
1,582,663 |
57.44 |
-1.81% |
| 2016 |
1,611,524 |
57.49 |
-1.20% |
| 2015 |
1,630,971 |
57.51 |
-0.76% |
| 2014 |
1,643,358 |
57.50 |
-0.01% |
| 2013 |
1,643,474 |
57.47 |
0.03% |
| 2012 |
1,643,027 |
57.44 |
0.04% |
| 2011 |
1,642,356 |
57.41 |
-0.00% |
| 2010 |
1,642,419 |
57.38 |
-0.05% |
| 2009 |
1,643,171 |
57.35 |
-0.07% |
| 2008 |
1,644,358 |
57.32 |
-0.14% |
| 2007 |
1,646,600 |
57.29 |
-0.18% |
| 2006 |
1,649,526 |
57.26 |
-0.22% |
| 2005 |
1,653,222 |
57.23 |
0.13% |
| 2004 |
1,651,023 |
57.01 |
0.45% |
| 2003 |
1,643,529 |
56.61 |
0.43% |
| 2002 |
1,636,519 |
56.21 |
0.48% |
| 2001 |
1,628,640 |
55.81 |
0.50% |
| 2000 |
1,620,588 |
55.41 |
0.53% |
| 1999 |
1,612,077 |
55.01 |
0.58% |
| 1998 |
1,602,810 |
54.61 |
0.70% |
| 1997 |
1,591,624 |
54.20 |
0.38% |
| 1996 |
1,585,644 |
53.80 |
-0.03% |
| 1995 |
1,586,046 |
53.71 |
-0.31% |
| 1994 |
1,591,011 |
53.61 |
-0.07% |
| 1993 |
1,592,092 |
53.52 |
0.15% |
| 1992 |
1,589,726 |
53.43 |
0.26% |
| 1991 |
1,585,643 |
53.33 |
0.42% |
| 1990 |
1,579,027 |
53.24 |
0.64% |
| 1989 |
1,568,979 |
53.14 |
0.02% |
| 1988 |
1,568,664 |
53.51 |
-0.53% |
| 1987 |
1,576,958 |
54.29 |
-0.38% |
| 1986 |
1,582,956 |
55.06 |
-0.40% |
| 1985 |
1,589,337 |
55.82 |
-0.40% |
| 1984 |
1,595,628 |
56.59 |
-0.37% |
| 1983 |
1,601,473 |
57.35 |
-0.36% |
| 1982 |
1,607,230 |
58.11 |
-0.36% |
| 1981 |
1,612,977 |
58.86 |
-0.38% |
| 1980 |
1,619,130 |
59.61 |
-0.38% |
| 1979 |
1,625,352 |
60.36 |
-0.45% |
| 1978 |
1,632,631 |
61.18 |
-0.48% |
| 1977 |
1,640,497 |
62.05 |
-0.41% |
| 1976 |
1,647,213 |
62.92 |
-0.31% |
| 1975 |
1,652,304 |
63.78 |
-0.26% |
| 1974 |
1,656,667 |
64.63 |
-0.22% |
| 1973 |
1,660,338 |
65.47 |
-0.21% |
| 1972 |
1,663,807 |
66.30 |
-0.17% |
| 1971 |
1,666,636 |
67.12 |
-0.13% |
| 1970 |
1,668,759 |
67.93 |
-0.17% |
| 1969 |
1,671,552 |
68.81 |
-0.14% |
| 1968 |
1,673,944 |
69.74 |
-0.02% |
| 1967 |
1,674,332 |
70.66 |
0.14% |
| 1966 |
1,672,038 |
71.55 |
0.30% |
| 1965 |
1,667,014 |
72.43 |
0.43% |
| 1964 |
1,659,782 |
73.30 |
0.71% |
| 1963 |
1,647,980 |
74.14 |
0.93% |
| 1962 |
1,632,669 |
74.97 |
1.24% |
| 1961 |
1,612,573 |
75.78 |
1.52% |
| 1960 |
1,588,198 |
76.58 |
% |
