Moldova Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2022 was 1,442,777, a 2.49% decline from 2021.
  • Moldova rural population for 2021 was 1,479,663, a 1.75% 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
India 908,804,812
Pakistan 146,845,783
Indonesia 115,892,393
Bangladesh 103,206,552
Nigeria 101,575,770
Egypt 63,300,985
Vietnam 60,123,739
Philippines 60,117,263
Kenya 38,358,435
Myanmar 36,965,999
Sudan 30,020,115
Sri Lanka 17,960,843
Uzbekistan 17,657,930
Ghana 13,853,989
Morocco 13,261,620
Cambodia 12,556,766
Cameroon 11,519,492
Ukraine 11,430,780
Angola 11,359,649
Zambia 10,857,387
Papua New Guinea 8,765,048
Lao PDR 4,698,995
Kyrgyz Republic 4,362,033
Honduras 4,214,875
Tunisia 3,680,393
Bolivia 3,565,773
Nicaragua 2,810,208
Mauritania 2,040,187
Republic of Congo 1,866,593
Lesotho 1,615,392
El Salvador 1,598,862
Georgia 1,473,975
Moldova 1,442,777
West Bank and Gaza 1,145,354
Mongolia 1,055,872
Timor-Leste 911,089
Eswatini 906,348
Solomon Islands 538,975
Bhutan 440,632
Vanuatu 242,389
Djibouti 242,328
Cabo Verde 192,507
Micronesia 87,659
Kiribati 56,354
Sao Tome and Principe 55,128
Kosovo 0
Moldova Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 1,442,777 56.83 -2.52%
2021 1,479,663 57.00 -1.76%
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 0.00%