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

Republic of Moldova, at 46.9% against 45.6% in Portugal as of 2025.

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

1.3%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

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

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.

Republic of Moldova vs Portugal: Population in the largest city

Republic of Moldova

46.9%

in 2025

Portugal

45.6%

in 2025

Republic of Moldova rank

25th

Portugal rank

27th

Population in the largest city over time

Republic of Moldova
Portugal

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 46.9% against 45.6% in Portugal, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Republic of Moldova ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 27th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Moldova	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	45.9%	56.5%	10.6%	Portugal
1970s	46.2%	60.7%	14.5%	Portugal
1980s	48.0%	57.2%	9.2%	Portugal
1990s	47.7%	51.0%	3.3%	Portugal
2000s	51.2%	45.3%	5.9%	Republic of Moldova
2010s	47.4%	45.2%	2.2%	Republic of Moldova
2020s	46.1%	46.4%	0.3%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Republic of Moldova or Portugal?: Republic of Moldova, at 46.9% against 45.6% in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Republic of Moldova and Portugal?: 1.3%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Portugal?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Republic of Moldova and Portugal rank globally for population in the largest city?: Republic of Moldova ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 27th 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.