Which has higher population in the largest city, Egypt or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 46.9% against 45.4% in Egypt as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in the largest city between Egypt and Republic of Moldova?

1.5%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Republic of Moldova: Population in the largest city

Egypt

45.4%

in 2025

Republic of Moldova

46.9%

in 2025

Egypt rank

28th

Republic of Moldova rank

25th

Population in the largest city over time

Egypt
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 46.9% against 45.4% in Egypt, a difference of 1.5%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Republic of Moldova has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 28th and Republic of Moldova ranks 25th of 153 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1960s	37.5%	45.9%	8.4%	Republic of Moldova
1970s	38.0%	46.2%	8.2%	Republic of Moldova
1980s	37.7%	48.0%	10.2%	Republic of Moldova
1990s	41.9%	47.7%	5.9%	Republic of Moldova
2000s	43.7%	51.2%	7.5%	Republic of Moldova
2010s	44.4%	47.4%	3.0%	Republic of Moldova
2020s	45.3%	46.1%	0.8%	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Egypt or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 46.9% against 45.4% in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Egypt and Republic of Moldova?: 1.5%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Republic of Moldova?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Republic of Moldova rank globally for population in the largest city?: Egypt ranks 28th and Republic of Moldova ranks 25th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.