| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 19 May 2024 |
There are 1.58 million males and 1.75 million females in Moldova. The percentage of the male population is 47.59%, compared to 52.41% of the female population. Moldova has 160k more females than males. The sex ratio in Moldova in 2024 will be 90.818 males per 100 females. Moldova is in the 22nd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,370,311 | 2.47 |
| 1955 | 2,714,714 | 2.93 |
| 1960 | 3,133,267 | 2.64 |
| 1965 | 3,476,796 | 1.58 |
| 1970 | 3,711,140 | 1.10 |
| 1975 | 3,913,586 | 1.06 |
| 1980 | 4,103,240 | 0.87 |
| 1985 | 4,300,695 | 0.92 |
| 1990 | 4,480,199 | 0.36 |
| 1995 | 4,461,231 | -0.56 |
| 2000 | 4,251,573 | -1.18 |
| 2005 | 4,001,382 | -1.27 |
| 2010 | 3,678,186 | -2.18 |
| 2015 | 3,277,388 | -1.74 |
| 2020 | 3,084,847 | -0.66 |
| 2021 | 3,061,506 | -0.86 |
| 2022 | 3,272,996 | 13.75 |
| 2023 | 3,435,931 | -3.59 |
| 2024 | 3,329,865 | -2.66 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 36,301 | 69,794 | 15.373 | 29.556 |
| 1955 | 35,382 | 81,801 | 13.110 | 30.309 |
| 1960 | 34,322 | 88,937 | 11.003 | 28.511 |
| 1965 | 33,868 | 73,483 | 9.763 | 21.183 |
| 1970 | 37,812 | 72,173 | 10.197 | 19.463 |
| 1975 | 42,831 | 81,525 | 10.947 | 20.837 |
| 1980 | 45,941 | 85,634 | 11.189 | 20.857 |
| 1985 | 50,591 | 96,459 | 11.754 | 22.410 |
| 1990 | 47,513 | 78,507 | 10.588 | 17.496 |
| 1995 | 60,108 | 59,980 | 13.439 | 13.410 |
| 2000 | 55,528 | 49,804 | 12.993 | 11.654 |
| 2005 | 50,345 | 50,770 | 12.501 | 12.607 |
| 2010 | 46,819 | 53,080 | 12.582 | 14.265 |
| 2015 | 46,735 | 49,270 | 14.133 | 14.899 |
| 2020 | 44,655 | 38,584 | 14.445 | 12.481 |
| 2021 | 50,200 | 38,146 | 16.360 | 12.432 |
| 2022 | 50,509 | 36,943 | 16.609 | 12.148 |
| 2023 | 47,888 | 49,667 | 13.680 | 14.189 |
| 2024 | 39,759 | 45,320 | 11.776 | 13.423 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 433,084 | 1,907,913 | 18.500 |
| 1955 | 542,742 | 2,084,267 | 20.660 |
| 1960 | 703,556 | 2,300,003 | 23.424 |
| 1965 | 919,503 | 2,416,128 | 27.566 |
| 1970 | 1,152,673 | 2,441,845 | 32.068 |
| 1975 | 1,390,531 | 2,448,379 | 36.222 |
| 1980 | 1,619,445 | 2,390,393 | 40.387 |
| 1985 | 1,861,995 | 2,352,921 | 44.176 |
| 1990 | 2,040,769 | 2,323,347 | 46.762 |
| 1995 | 2,008,726 | 2,330,356 | 46.294 |
| 2000 | 1,873,240 | 2,327,849 | 44.589 |
| 2005 | 1,778,440 | 2,379,259 | 42.775 |
| 2010 | 1,740,791 | 2,343,690 | 42.620 |
| 2015 | 1,727,653 | 2,338,327 | 42.490 |
| 2020 | 1,721,540 | 2,296,147 | 42.849 |
| 2021 | 1,721,993 | 2,282,838 | 42.998 |
| 2022 | 1,723,006 | 2,267,969 | 43.173 |
| 2023 | 1,724,562 | 2,251,551 | 43.373 |
| 2024 | 1,726,637 | 2,233,594 | 43.599 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 110,305 | 104,460 | 214,765 | 6.45 | 105.595 |
| 05-09 | 116,490 | 110,834 | 227,323 | 6.83 | 105.103 |
| 10-14 | 104,830 | 101,804 | 206,634 | 6.21 | 102.972 |
| 15-19 | 98,353 | 98,678 | 197,031 | 5.92 | 99.671 |
| 20-24 | 105,276 | 105,120 | 210,395 | 6.32 | 100.148 |
| 25-29 | 120,135 | 120,102 | 240,237 | 7.21 | 100.027 |
| 30-34 | 141,375 | 139,355 | 280,730 | 8.43 | 101.450 |
| 35-39 | 151,276 | 147,545 | 298,822 | 8.97 | 102.529 |
| 40-44 | 122,794 | 124,565 | 247,359 | 7.43 | 98.578 |
| 45-49 | 102,601 | 107,843 | 210,444 | 6.32 | 95.139 |
| 50-54 | 88,341 | 96,922 | 185,263 | 5.56 | 91.146 |
| 55-59 | 78,909 | 92,579 | 171,489 | 5.15 | 85.234 |
| 60-64 | 84,542 | 110,895 | 195,437 | 5.87 | 76.236 |
| 65-69 | 71,778 | 106,627 | 178,405 | 5.36 | 67.317 |
| 70-74 | 50,883 | 88,058 | 138,940 | 4.17 | 57.784 |
| 75-79 | 21,695 | 42,392 | 64,087 | 1.92 | 51.177 |
| 80-84 | 10,213 | 26,684 | 36,898 | 1.11 | 38.274 |
| 85-89 | 3,897 | 14,229 | 18,127 | 0.54 | 27.388 |
| 90-94 | 989 | 4,953 | 5,942 | 0.18 | 19.968 |
| 95-99 | 122 | 1,237 | 1,359 | 0.04 | 9.863 |
| 100+ | 8 | 170 | 178 | 0.01 | 4.706 |
| Total | 1,584,812 | 1,745,052 | 3,329,865 | 90.817 | |