| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 07 Feb 2025 |
The current population of Moldova is 3,000,701 as of May 22, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Moldova is projected at 2,996,106, or 3.00 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Moldova is projected at 3,034,961, or 3.03 million people, for the year 2024.
Moldova ranks 139th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Moldova is ranked 29th among 50 countries and territories in Europe.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 3,053,416 | 3,034,961 | -36,911 | -1.216 | 0.0372 |
| 2025 | 3,016,505 | 2,996,106 | -40,799 | -1.362 | 0.0364 |
| 2026 | 2,975,706 | 2,961,253 | -28,905 | -0.976 | 0.0357 |
| 2027 | 2,946,801 | 2,932,383 | -28,835 | -0.983 | 0.0350 |
| 2028 | 2,917,966 | 2,903,492 | -28,949 | -0.997 | 0.0344 |
| 2029 | 2,889,017 | 2,874,448 | -29,138 | -1.014 | 0.0338 |
| 2030 | 2,859,879 | 2,845,242 | -29,275 | -1.029 | 0.0332 |
| 2031 | 2,830,604 | 2,816,257 | -28,694 | -1.019 | 0.0326 |
| 2032 | 2,801,910 | 2,787,669 | -28,481 | -1.022 | 0.0320 |
| 2033 | 2,773,429 | 2,759,084 | -28,691 | -1.040 | 0.0315 |
| 2034 | 2,744,738 | 2,730,470 | -28,537 | -1.045 | 0.0309 |
| 2035 | 2,716,201 | 2,702,010 | -28,381 | -1.050 | 0.0304 |
| 2036 | 2,687,820 | 2,674,092 | -27,456 | -1.027 | 0.0299 |
| 2037 | 2,660,364 | 2,646,893 | -26,942 | -1.018 | 0.0294 |
| 2038 | 2,633,422 | 2,620,262 | -26,321 | -1.005 | 0.0289 |
| 2039 | 2,607,101 | 2,594,117 | -25,968 | -1.001 | 0.0284 |
| 2040 | 2,581,133 | 2,568,810 | -24,646 | -0.959 | 0.0280 |
| 2041 | 2,556,487 | 2,544,681 | -23,612 | -0.928 | 0.0276 |
| 2042 | 2,532,875 | 2,521,341 | -23,067 | -0.915 | 0.0272 |
| 2043 | 2,509,808 | 2,498,522 | -22,572 | -0.903 | 0.0268 |
| 2044 | 2,487,236 | 2,476,483 | -21,506 | -0.868 | 0.0264 |
| 2045 | 2,465,730 | 2,454,941 | -21,577 | -0.879 | 0.0260 |
| 2046 | 2,444,153 | 2,433,765 | -20,777 | -0.854 | 0.0257 |
| 2047 | 2,423,376 | 2,413,189 | -20,373 | -0.844 | 0.0253 |
| 2048 | 2,403,003 | 2,392,885 | -20,236 | -0.846 | 0.0250 |
| 2049 | 2,382,767 | 2,372,354 | -20,825 | -0.878 | 0.0247 |
| 2050 | 2,361,942 | 2,351,809 | -20,266 | -0.862 | 0.0243 |
| 2051 | 2,341,676 | 2,331,186 | -20,980 | -0.900 | 0.0240 |
| 2052 | 2,320,696 | 2,310,140 | -21,111 | -0.914 | 0.0237 |
| 2053 | 2,299,585 | 2,288,807 | -21,556 | -0.942 | 0.0234 |
| 2054 | 2,278,029 | 2,267,111 | -21,836 | -0.963 | 0.0231 |
| 2055 | 2,256,193 | 2,245,228 | -21,930 | -0.977 | 0.0228 |
| 2056 | 2,234,263 | 2,223,093 | -22,341 | -1.005 | 0.0225 |
| 2057 | 2,211,922 | 2,200,921 | -22,001 | -1.000 | 0.0222 |
| 2058 | 2,189,921 | 2,178,896 | -22,049 | -1.012 | 0.0219 |
| 2059 | 2,167,872 | 2,156,767 | -22,211 | -1.030 | 0.0216 |
| 2060 | 2,145,661 | 2,134,307 | -22,707 | -1.064 | 0.0214 |
| 2061 | 2,122,954 | 2,111,810 | -22,288 | -1.055 | 0.0211 |
| 2062 | 2,100,666 | 2,089,588 | -22,157 | -1.060 | 0.0208 |
| 2063 | 2,078,509 | 2,067,724 | -21,570 | -1.043 | 0.0206 |
| 2064 | 2,056,939 | 2,046,160 | -21,558 | -1.054 | 0.0203 |
| 2065 | 2,035,381 | 2,024,848 | -21,066 | -1.040 | 0.0200 |
| 2066 | 2,014,315 | 2,004,080 | -20,471 | -1.021 | 0.0198 |
| 2067 | 1,993,844 | 1,983,706 | -20,276 | -1.022 | 0.0196 |
| 2068 | 1,973,568 | 1,963,633 | -19,870 | -1.012 | 0.0193 |
| 2069 | 1,953,698 | 1,944,202 | -18,992 | -0.977 | 0.0191 |
| 2070 | 1,934,706 | 1,925,278 | -18,855 | -0.979 | 0.0189 |
| 2071 | 1,915,851 | 1,906,951 | -17,799 | -0.933 | 0.0187 |
| 2072 | 1,898,052 | 1,889,384 | -17,336 | -0.918 | 0.0185 |
| 2073 | 1,880,716 | 1,872,389 | -16,655 | -0.890 | 0.0183 |
| 2074 | 1,864,061 | 1,855,869 | -16,385 | -0.883 | 0.0181 |
| 2075 | 1,847,676 | 1,839,772 | -15,808 | -0.859 | 0.0179 |
| 2076 | 1,831,868 | 1,824,242 | -15,253 | -0.836 | 0.0178 |
| 2077 | 1,816,615 | 1,808,876 | -15,479 | -0.856 | 0.0176 |
| 2078 | 1,801,136 | 1,793,660 | -14,952 | -0.834 | 0.0175 |
| 2079 | 1,786,184 | 1,778,834 | -14,699 | -0.826 | 0.0173 |
| 2080 | 1,771,485 | 1,764,313 | -14,345 | -0.813 | 0.0172 |
| 2081 | 1,757,140 | 1,750,070 | -14,141 | -0.808 | 0.0170 |
| 2082 | 1,742,999 | 1,736,015 | -13,967 | -0.805 | 0.0169 |
| 2083 | 1,729,032 | 1,722,104 | -13,856 | -0.805 | 0.0167 |
| 2084 | 1,715,176 | 1,708,357 | -13,638 | -0.798 | 0.0166 |
| 2085 | 1,701,538 | 1,694,609 | -13,858 | -0.818 | 0.0165 |
| 2086 | 1,687,680 | 1,680,858 | -13,645 | -0.812 | 0.0163 |
| 2087 | 1,674,035 | 1,667,274 | -13,523 | -0.811 | 0.0162 |
| 2088 | 1,660,512 | 1,653,694 | -13,636 | -0.825 | 0.0161 |
| 2089 | 1,646,876 | 1,640,091 | -13,569 | -0.827 | 0.0160 |
| 2090 | 1,633,307 | 1,626,540 | -13,534 | -0.832 | 0.0158 |
| 2091 | 1,619,773 | 1,612,845 | -13,856 | -0.859 | 0.0157 |
| 2092 | 1,605,917 | 1,598,965 | -13,905 | -0.870 | 0.0156 |
| 2093 | 1,592,012 | 1,585,027 | -13,970 | -0.881 | 0.0155 |
| 2094 | 1,578,042 | 1,571,072 | -13,940 | -0.887 | 0.0153 |
| 2095 | 1,564,102 | 1,557,051 | -14,102 | -0.906 | 0.0152 |
| 2096 | 1,550,000 | 1,542,997 | -14,006 | -0.908 | 0.0151 |
| 2097 | 1,535,994 | 1,529,056 | -13,876 | -0.907 | 0.0150 |
| 2098 | 1,522,118 | 1,515,191 | -13,854 | -0.914 | 0.0148 |
| 2099 | 1,508,264 | 1,501,426 | -13,676 | -0.911 | 0.0147 |
| 2100 | 1,494,588 | 1,487,721 | -13,734 | -0.923 | 0.0146 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 2,506,778 | 2,528,360 | 43,164 | 1.707 | 0.1014 |
| 1951 | 2,549,942 | 2,572,745 | 45,606 | 1.773 | 0.1014 |
| 1952 | 2,595,548 | 2,619,778 | 48,460 | 1.850 | 0.1014 |
| 1953 | 2,644,008 | 2,669,505 | 50,993 | 1.910 | 0.1013 |
| 1954 | 2,695,001 | 2,721,546 | 53,089 | 1.951 | 0.1013 |
| 1955 | 2,748,090 | 2,775,557 | 54,934 | 1.979 | 0.1013 |
| 1956 | 2,803,024 | 2,831,238 | 56,427 | 1.993 | 0.1013 |
| 1957 | 2,859,451 | 2,887,995 | 57,088 | 1.977 | 0.1012 |
| 1958 | 2,916,539 | 2,944,561 | 56,044 | 1.903 | 0.1011 |
| 1959 | 2,972,583 | 3,007,367 | 69,567 | 2.313 | 0.1014 |
| 1960 | 3,042,150 | 3,076,166 | 68,033 | 2.212 | 0.1020 |
| 1961 | 3,110,183 | 3,143,887 | 67,408 | 2.144 | 0.1026 |
| 1962 | 3,177,591 | 3,209,505 | 63,827 | 1.989 | 0.1028 |
| 1963 | 3,241,418 | 3,271,788 | 60,740 | 1.857 | 0.1025 |
| 1964 | 3,302,158 | 3,330,238 | 56,159 | 1.686 | 0.1020 |
| 1965 | 3,358,317 | 3,385,972 | 55,310 | 1.634 | 0.1015 |
| 1966 | 3,413,627 | 3,440,655 | 54,056 | 1.571 | 0.1011 |
| 1967 | 3,467,683 | 3,494,202 | 53,037 | 1.518 | 0.1006 |
| 1968 | 3,520,720 | 3,547,082 | 52,725 | 1.486 | 0.1001 |
| 1969 | 3,573,445 | 3,599,990 | 53,090 | 1.475 | 0.0995 |
| 1970 | 3,626,535 | 3,643,517 | 33,964 | 0.932 | 0.0986 |
| 1971 | 3,660,499 | 3,677,927 | 34,857 | 0.948 | 0.0976 |
| 1972 | 3,695,356 | 3,713,997 | 37,282 | 1.004 | 0.0966 |
| 1973 | 3,732,638 | 3,752,623 | 39,970 | 1.065 | 0.0957 |
| 1974 | 3,772,608 | 3,793,847 | 42,479 | 1.120 | 0.0949 |
| 1975 | 3,815,087 | 3,836,946 | 43,718 | 1.139 | 0.0943 |
| 1976 | 3,858,805 | 3,881,030 | 44,450 | 1.145 | 0.0936 |
| 1977 | 3,903,255 | 3,925,583 | 44,656 | 1.138 | 0.0931 |
| 1978 | 3,947,911 | 3,970,294 | 44,767 | 1.128 | 0.0925 |
| 1979 | 3,992,678 | 4,010,389 | 35,422 | 0.883 | 0.0918 |
| 1980 | 4,028,100 | 4,048,713 | 41,227 | 1.018 | 0.0910 |
| 1981 | 4,069,327 | 4,089,538 | 40,422 | 0.988 | 0.0903 |
| 1982 | 4,109,749 | 4,130,065 | 40,633 | 0.984 | 0.0895 |
| 1983 | 4,150,382 | 4,172,076 | 43,388 | 1.040 | 0.0888 |
| 1984 | 4,193,770 | 4,215,888 | 44,236 | 1.049 | 0.0882 |
| 1985 | 4,238,006 | 4,261,131 | 46,249 | 1.085 | 0.0875 |
| 1986 | 4,284,255 | 4,309,366 | 50,222 | 1.165 | 0.0869 |
| 1987 | 4,334,477 | 4,359,064 | 49,174 | 1.128 | 0.0863 |
| 1988 | 4,383,651 | 4,407,769 | 48,235 | 1.094 | 0.0857 |
| 1989 | 4,431,886 | 4,439,380 | 14,988 | 0.338 | 0.0848 |
| 1990 | 4,446,874 | 4,451,148 | 8,548 | 0.192 | 0.0835 |
| 1991 | 4,455,422 | 4,456,609 | 2,373 | 0.053 | 0.0822 |
| 1992 | 4,457,795 | 4,455,711 | -4,169 | -0.094 | 0.0809 |
| 1993 | 4,453,626 | 4,448,239 | -10,775 | -0.242 | 0.0796 |
| 1994 | 4,442,851 | 4,434,456 | -16,790 | -0.379 | 0.0781 |
| 1995 | 4,426,061 | 4,414,211 | -23,700 | -0.537 | 0.0767 |
| 1996 | 4,402,361 | 4,387,655 | -29,411 | -0.670 | 0.0751 |
| 1997 | 4,372,950 | 4,355,538 | -34,824 | -0.800 | 0.0735 |
| 1998 | 4,338,126 | 4,318,715 | -38,823 | -0.899 | 0.0719 |
| 1999 | 4,299,303 | 4,278,216 | -42,175 | -0.986 | 0.0703 |
| 2000 | 4,257,128 | 4,234,967 | -44,323 | -1.047 | 0.0686 |
| 2001 | 4,212,805 | 4,189,770 | -46,070 | -1.100 | 0.0670 |
| 2002 | 4,166,735 | 4,142,930 | -47,611 | -1.149 | 0.0654 |
| 2003 | 4,119,124 | 4,095,419 | -47,409 | -1.158 | 0.0638 |
| 2004 | 4,071,715 | 4,046,669 | -50,091 | -1.238 | 0.0622 |
| 2005 | 4,021,624 | 3,988,669 | -65,911 | -1.652 | 0.0606 |
| 2006 | 3,955,713 | 3,921,316 | -68,793 | -1.754 | 0.0588 |
| 2007 | 3,886,920 | 3,851,396 | -71,049 | -1.845 | 0.0570 |
| 2008 | 3,815,871 | 3,779,504 | -72,734 | -1.924 | 0.0552 |
| 2009 | 3,743,137 | 3,706,210 | -73,854 | -1.993 | 0.0535 |
| 2010 | 3,669,283 | 3,631,992 | -74,583 | -2.054 | 0.0517 |
| 2011 | 3,594,700 | 3,557,266 | -74,868 | -2.105 | 0.0500 |
| 2012 | 3,519,832 | 3,482,626 | -74,411 | -2.137 | 0.0484 |
| 2013 | 3,445,421 | 3,408,738 | -73,367 | -2.152 | 0.0467 |
| 2014 | 3,372,054 | 3,342,709 | -58,690 | -1.756 | 0.0453 |
| 2015 | 3,313,364 | 3,287,164 | -52,399 | -1.594 | 0.0440 |
| 2016 | 3,260,965 | 3,237,794 | -46,342 | -1.431 | 0.0428 |
| 2017 | 3,214,623 | 3,193,497 | -42,251 | -1.323 | 0.0418 |
| 2018 | 3,172,372 | 3,153,773 | -37,198 | -1.179 | 0.0408 |
| 2019 | 3,135,174 | 3,112,562 | -45,224 | -1.453 | 0.0398 |
| 2020 | 3,089,950 | 3,069,131 | -41,638 | -1.357 | 0.0389 |
| 2021 | 3,048,312 | 3,023,778 | -49,067 | -1.623 | 0.0380 |
| 2022 | 2,999,245 | 3,039,985 | 81,479 | 2.680 | 0.0379 |
| 2023 | 3,080,724 | 3,067,070 | -27,308 | -0.890 | 0.0379 |