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

Moldova, at 56.3% against 55.4% in Central African Republic as of 2025.

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 Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Moldova: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Central African Republic

55.4%

in 2025

Moldova

56.3%

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

55th

Moldova rank

53rd

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Central African Republic
Moldova

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 56.3% against 55.4% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Central African Republic ranks 55th and Moldova ranks 53rd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1960s	77.0%	73.1%	3.8%	Central African Republic
1970s	67.1%	64.1%	3.0%	Central African Republic
1980s	63.4%	56.7%	6.7%	Central African Republic
1990s	62.6%	55.1%	7.5%	Central African Republic
2000s	62.0%	60.5%	1.5%	Central African Republic
2010s	60.0%	60.2%	0.2%	Moldova
2020s	56.5%	57.4%	0.8%	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Central African Republic or Moldova?: Moldova, at 56.3% against 55.4% in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Central African Republic and Moldova?: 0.9%, with Moldova 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 rural population?: Central African Republic ranks 55th and Moldova ranks 53rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural 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: 15 October 2026

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.