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

Latvia, at 48.6% against 46.9% in Republic of Moldova as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia 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.

Latvia vs Republic of Moldova: Population in the largest city

Latvia

48.6%

in 2025

Republic of Moldova

46.9%

in 2025

Latvia rank

22nd

Republic of Moldova rank

25th

Population in the largest city over time

Latvia
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 48.6% against 46.9% in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 22nd and Republic of Moldova ranks 25th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 6 and Republic of Moldova in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1960s	48.8%	45.9%	3.0%	Latvia
1970s	48.8%	46.2%	2.6%	Latvia
1980s	48.5%	48.0%	0.6%	Latvia
1990s	47.8%	47.7%	0.0%	Latvia
2000s	46.8%	51.2%	4.4%	Republic of Moldova
2010s	47.9%	47.4%	0.5%	Latvia
2020s	48.6%	46.1%	2.5%	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Latvia or Republic of Moldova?: Latvia, at 48.6% against 46.9% in Republic of Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Latvia and Republic of Moldova?: 1.7%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Republic of Moldova?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Republic of Moldova rank globally for population in the largest city?: Latvia ranks 22nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Latvia vs Republic of Moldova: Population in the largest city. Statizoid, drawing on World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://urban.statizoid.com/compare/population-in-the-largest-city-percent-of-urban-population/latvia/moldova/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://urban.statizoid.com/compare/population-in-the-largest-city-percent-of-urban-population/latvia/moldova/">Latvia vs Republic of Moldova: Population in the largest city</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.