Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Moldova ranked by population.
Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.
| Rank | Urban Area | Population Estimate (2025) | 1 Year Change (over 2024) | Land Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) | Global Rank | Projections (2030) | Projections (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chișinău | 422,035 | −0.11% | 101 | 4,179 | 1,330 | 408,847 | 373,909 |
| 2 | Tiraspol | 84,072 | −0.12% | 24 | 3,503 | 7,413 | 81,368 | 73,543 |
| 3 | Bender | 61,255 | −0.13% | 23 | 2,663 | 10,128 | 57,840 | – |
| 4 | Rybnitsa | 59,285 | −0.11% | 15 | 3,952 | 10,426 | 57,433 | 52,580 |
| 5 | Bălți | 52,977 | −0.15% | 21 | 2,523 | 11,612 | – | – |
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.