| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Moldova is 4,003,218 as of May 31, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Moldova is projected at 4,024,019 or 4.02 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Moldova is projected at 4,033,963 or 4.03 million people for the year 2020. Moldova ranks number 131th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Moldova is ranked 28th among 48 countries in Europe.
Moldova's population peaked in 1992 with 4.37 mn people after Moldova's population decreased year by year. The Moldova population is projected to reach 3.88 million in 2030 and decrease further to 3.36 million in 2050 and 2.01 million by 2100. Moldova accounts for 0.051 percent of the world population. Its global share has been declining since 0.099% of 1967 and is projected to decline at 0.018% by 2100.
Moldova was at 101st position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 149th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 4,033,963 | -9,300 | -0.23 | 0.052 |
| 2021 | 4,024,019 | -9,944 | -0.25 | 0.051 |
| 2022 | 4,013,171 | -10,848 | -0.27 | 0.050 |
| 2023 | 4,001,344 | -11,827 | -0.29 | 0.050 |
| 2024 | 3,988,395 | -12,949 | -0.32 | 0.049 |
| 2025 | 3,974,249 | -14,146 | -0.35 | 0.049 |
| 2026 | 3,958,890 | -15,359 | -0.39 | 0.048 |
| 2027 | 3,942,343 | -16,547 | -0.42 | 0.047 |
| 2028 | 3,924,631 | -17,712 | -0.45 | 0.047 |
| 2029 | 3,905,800 | -18,831 | -0.48 | 0.046 |
| 2030 | 3,885,896 | -19,904 | -0.51 | 0.045 |
| 2031 | 3,864,946 | -20,950 | -0.54 | 0.045 |
| 2032 | 3,842,993 | -21,953 | -0.57 | 0.044 |
| 2033 | 3,820,109 | -22,884 | -0.60 | 0.044 |
| 2034 | 3,796,408 | -23,701 | -0.62 | 0.043 |
| 2035 | 3,771,974 | -24,434 | -0.64 | 0.042 |
| 2036 | 3,746,851 | -25,123 | -0.67 | 0.042 |
| 2037 | 3,721,117 | -25,734 | -0.69 | 0.041 |
| 2038 | 3,694,852 | -26,265 | -0.71 | 0.041 |
| 2039 | 3,668,181 | -26,671 | -0.72 | 0.040 |
| 2040 | 3,641,185 | -26,996 | -0.74 | 0.040 |
| 2041 | 3,613,936 | -27,249 | -0.75 | 0.039 |
| 2042 | 3,586,448 | -27,488 | -0.76 | 0.038 |
| 2043 | 3,558,765 | -27,683 | -0.77 | 0.038 |
| 2044 | 3,530,880 | -27,885 | -0.78 | 0.037 |
| 2045 | 3,502,819 | -28,061 | -0.79 | 0.037 |
| 2046 | 3,474,592 | -28,227 | -0.81 | 0.036 |
| 2047 | 3,446,222 | -28,370 | -0.82 | 0.036 |
| 2048 | 3,417,703 | -28,519 | -0.83 | 0.035 |
| 2049 | 3,389,030 | -28,673 | -0.84 | 0.035 |
| 2050 | 3,360,177 | -28,853 | -0.85 | 0.035 |
| 2051 | 3,331,160 | -29,017 | -0.86 | 0.034 |
| 2052 | 3,301,968 | -29,192 | -0.88 | 0.034 |
| 2053 | 3,272,579 | -29,389 | -0.89 | 0.033 |
| 2054 | 3,242,939 | -29,640 | -0.91 | 0.033 |
| 2055 | 3,213,024 | -29,915 | -0.92 | 0.032 |
| 2056 | 3,182,840 | -30,184 | -0.94 | 0.032 |
| 2057 | 3,152,375 | -30,465 | -0.96 | 0.031 |
| 2058 | 3,121,610 | -30,765 | -0.98 | 0.031 |
| 2059 | 3,090,502 | -31,108 | -1.00 | 0.031 |
| 2060 | 3,059,035 | -31,467 | -1.02 | 0.030 |
| 2061 | 3,027,218 | -31,817 | -1.04 | 0.030 |
| 2062 | 2,995,079 | -32,139 | -1.06 | 0.029 |
| 2063 | 2,962,648 | -32,431 | -1.08 | 0.029 |
| 2064 | 2,929,961 | -32,687 | -1.10 | 0.028 |
| 2065 | 2,897,081 | -32,880 | -1.12 | 0.028 |
| 2066 | 2,864,030 | -33,051 | -1.14 | 0.028 |
| 2067 | 2,830,870 | -33,160 | -1.16 | 0.027 |
| 2068 | 2,797,674 | -33,196 | -1.17 | 0.027 |
| 2069 | 2,764,540 | -33,134 | -1.18 | 0.026 |
| 2070 | 2,731,563 | -32,977 | -1.19 | 0.026 |
| 2071 | 2,698,793 | -32,770 | -1.20 | 0.026 |
| 2072 | 2,666,289 | -32,504 | -1.20 | 0.025 |
| 2073 | 2,634,153 | -32,136 | -1.21 | 0.025 |
| 2074 | 2,602,507 | -31,646 | -1.20 | 0.025 |
| 2075 | 2,571,441 | -31,066 | -1.19 | 0.024 |
| 2076 | 2,541,000 | -30,441 | -1.18 | 0.024 |
| 2077 | 2,511,227 | -29,773 | -1.17 | 0.024 |
| 2078 | 2,482,188 | -29,039 | -1.16 | 0.023 |
| 2079 | 2,453,919 | -28,269 | -1.14 | 0.023 |
| 2080 | 2,426,478 | -27,441 | -1.12 | 0.023 |
| 2081 | 2,399,871 | -26,607 | -1.10 | 0.022 |
| 2082 | 2,374,095 | -25,776 | -1.07 | 0.022 |
| 2083 | 2,349,153 | -24,942 | -1.05 | 0.022 |
| 2084 | 2,325,004 | -24,149 | -1.03 | 0.022 |
| 2085 | 2,301,613 | -23,391 | -1.01 | 0.021 |
| 2086 | 2,278,954 | -22,659 | -0.98 | 0.021 |
| 2087 | 2,257,027 | -21,927 | -0.96 | 0.021 |
| 2088 | 2,235,742 | -21,285 | -0.94 | 0.021 |
| 2089 | 2,215,056 | -20,686 | -0.93 | 0.021 |
| 2090 | 2,194,885 | -20,171 | -0.91 | 0.020 |
| 2091 | 2,175,185 | -19,700 | -0.90 | 0.020 |
| 2092 | 2,155,907 | -19,278 | -0.89 | 0.020 |
| 2093 | 2,137,020 | -18,887 | -0.88 | 0.020 |
| 2094 | 2,118,490 | -18,530 | -0.87 | 0.020 |
| 2095 | 2,100,269 | -18,221 | -0.86 | 0.019 |
| 2096 | 2,082,296 | -17,973 | -0.86 | 0.019 |
| 2097 | 2,064,526 | -17,770 | -0.85 | 0.019 |
| 2098 | 2,046,863 | -17,663 | -0.86 | 0.019 |
| 2099 | 2,029,243 | -17,620 | -0.86 | 0.019 |
| 2100 | 2,011,567 | -17,676 | -0.87 | 0.018 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 2,340,997 | - | - | 0.092 |
| 1951 | 2,381,300 | 40,303 | 1.72 | 0.092 |
| 1952 | 2,431,885 | 50,585 | 2.12 | 0.092 |
| 1953 | 2,490,866 | 58,981 | 2.43 | 0.093 |
| 1954 | 2,556,457 | 65,591 | 2.63 | 0.094 |
| 1955 | 2,627,012 | 70,555 | 2.76 | 0.095 |
| 1956 | 2,700,973 | 73,961 | 2.82 | 0.096 |
| 1957 | 2,776,927 | 75,954 | 2.81 | 0.097 |
| 1958 | 2,853,572 | 76,645 | 2.76 | 0.098 |
| 1959 | 2,929,738 | 76,166 | 2.67 | 0.098 |
| 1960 | 3,004,452 | 74,714 | 2.55 | 0.099 |
| 1961 | 3,076,902 | 72,450 | 2.41 | 0.100 |
| 1962 | 3,146,542 | 69,640 | 2.26 | 0.100 |
| 1963 | 3,213,088 | 66,546 | 2.11 | 0.100 |
| 1964 | 3,276,427 | 63,339 | 1.97 | 0.100 |
| 1965 | 3,336,592 | 60,165 | 1.84 | 0.100 |
| 1966 | 3,393,051 | 56,459 | 1.69 | 0.100 |
| 1967 | 3,445,833 | 52,782 | 1.56 | 0.099 |
| 1968 | 3,496,133 | 50,300 | 1.46 | 0.098 |
| 1969 | 3,545,650 | 49,517 | 1.42 | 0.098 |
| 1970 | 3,595,555 | 49,905 | 1.41 | 0.097 |
| 1971 | 3,646,571 | 51,016 | 1.42 | 0.097 |
| 1972 | 3,698,226 | 51,655 | 1.42 | 0.096 |
| 1973 | 3,749,014 | 50,788 | 1.37 | 0.095 |
| 1974 | 3,796,764 | 47,750 | 1.27 | 0.095 |
| 1975 | 3,840,045 | 43,281 | 1.14 | 0.094 |
| 1976 | 3,878,105 | 38,060 | 0.99 | 0.093 |
| 1977 | 3,911,815 | 33,710 | 0.87 | 0.092 |
| 1978 | 3,943,336 | 31,521 | 0.81 | 0.092 |
| 1979 | 3,975,721 | 32,385 | 0.82 | 0.091 |
| 1980 | 4,011,076 | 35,355 | 0.89 | 0.090 |
| 1981 | 4,049,877 | 38,801 | 0.97 | 0.089 |
| 1982 | 4,091,129 | 41,252 | 1.02 | 0.089 |
| 1983 | 4,133,737 | 42,608 | 1.04 | 0.088 |
| 1984 | 4,175,933 | 42,196 | 1.02 | 0.087 |
| 1985 | 4,216,249 | 40,316 | 0.97 | 0.087 |
| 1986 | 4,254,520 | 38,271 | 0.91 | 0.086 |
| 1987 | 4,290,487 | 35,967 | 0.85 | 0.085 |
| 1988 | 4,322,337 | 31,850 | 0.74 | 0.084 |
| 1989 | 4,347,878 | 25,541 | 0.59 | 0.083 |
| 1990 | 4,365,564 | 17,686 | 0.41 | 0.082 |
| 1991 | 4,375,050 | 9,486 | 0.22 | 0.081 |
| 1992 | 4,376,793 | 1,743 | 0.04 | 0.080 |
| 1993 | 4,371,146 | -5,647 | -0.13 | 0.078 |
| 1994 | 4,358,785 | -12,361 | -0.28 | 0.077 |
| 1995 | 4,340,597 | -18,188 | -0.42 | 0.076 |
| 1996 | 4,316,223 | -24,374 | -0.56 | 0.074 |
| 1997 | 4,286,472 | -29,751 | -0.69 | 0.073 |
| 1998 | 4,254,836 | -31,636 | -0.74 | 0.071 |
| 1999 | 4,225,829 | -29,007 | -0.68 | 0.070 |
| 2000 | 4,202,658 | -23,171 | -0.55 | 0.068 |
| 2001 | 4,187,093 | -15,565 | -0.37 | 0.067 |
| 2002 | 4,178,230 | -8,863 | -0.21 | 0.066 |
| 2003 | 4,173,274 | -4,956 | -0.12 | 0.065 |
| 2004 | 4,167,959 | -5,315 | -0.13 | 0.065 |
| 2005 | 4,159,293 | -8,666 | -0.21 | 0.064 |
| 2006 | 4,146,265 | -13,028 | -0.31 | 0.063 |
| 2007 | 4,130,136 | -16,129 | -0.39 | 0.062 |
| 2008 | 4,112,891 | -17,245 | -0.42 | 0.061 |
| 2009 | 4,097,518 | -15,373 | -0.37 | 0.060 |
| 2010 | 4,086,081 | -11,437 | -0.28 | 0.059 |
| 2011 | 4,079,164 | -6,917 | -0.17 | 0.058 |
| 2012 | 4,075,808 | -3,356 | -0.08 | 0.057 |
| 2013 | 4,074,591 | -1,217 | -0.03 | 0.057 |
| 2014 | 4,073,407 | -1,184 | -0.03 | 0.056 |
| 2015 | 4,070,700 | -2,707 | -0.07 | 0.055 |
| 2016 | 4,066,009 | -4,691 | -0.12 | 0.054 |
| 2017 | 4,059,684 | -6,325 | -0.16 | 0.054 |
| 2018 | 4,051,944 | -7,740 | -0.19 | 0.053 |
| 2019 | 4,043,263 | -8,681 | -0.21 | 0.052 |