Which has higher urban population, Central African Republic or Moldova?

Central African Republic, at 44.6% against 43.7% in Moldova as of 2025.

What is the difference in urban population between Central African Republic and Moldova?

0.9%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Moldova?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Moldova: Urban population (% of total population)

Central African Republic

44.6%

in 2025

Moldova

43.7%

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

164th

Moldova rank

166th

Urban population (% of total population) over time

Central African Republic
Moldova

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 44.6% against 43.7% in Moldova, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Moldova ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 164th and Moldova ranks 166th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Moldova in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1960s	23.0%	26.9%	3.8%	Moldova
1970s	32.9%	35.9%	3.0%	Moldova
1980s	36.6%	43.3%	6.7%	Moldova
1990s	37.4%	44.9%	7.5%	Moldova
2000s	38.0%	39.5%	1.5%	Moldova
2010s	40.0%	39.8%	0.2%	Central African Republic
2020s	43.5%	42.6%	0.8%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Central African Republic or Moldova?: Central African Republic, at 44.6% against 43.7% in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Central African Republic and Moldova?: 0.9%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Moldova?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Moldova rank globally for urban population?: Central African Republic ranks 164th and Moldova ranks 166th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.