5 Least Urbanized Countries in Europe

2. Moldova

Urban Population (% of Population): 43%

Despite historical Russian influence and a major Russian-speaking population, ethnic Russians only comprise 4.1% of the population of Moldova and only 14.5% of the population speaks Russian. Since there is a dominance of the Russian language in media and education, efforts to promote Romanian/Moldovan have sparked reactive ethno-linguistic nationalism among Russian-speakers. Hence, due to the social and cultural anxieties, urbanization efforts have been compromised in Moldova.