Emigration in Moldova
Moldova recorded 123,406 emigrants in 2024.
Moldova, 2024
123,406
Change from 2023
−5.1%
European Union, 2024
3,166,449 emigrantsep (Source flag ep)
Position in 2024
9th of 33
Emigration in Moldova over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Moldova | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 123,406 emigrants | 3,166,449 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 130,084 emigrants | 3,017,592 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 241,448 emigrants | 2,694,009 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 113,769 emigrants | 2,692,807 emigrantsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2020 | 72,372 emigrants | 2,141,596 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 153,289 emigrants | 2,562,378 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 158,788 emigrants | 2,400,434 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 158,259 emigrants | 2,583,494 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2016 | 153,405 emigrants | 2,635,757 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2015 | 127,277 emigrants | 2,450,290 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 122,955 emigrants | 2,439,337 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | – | 2,444,099 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
Flags: bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; be break in time series, estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −5.1% from 130,084 emigrants in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 122,955 emigrants, the figure has changed by +0.4%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Moldova has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,166,449 emigrants.
More for Moldova
All statistics for Moldova
Immigration
105,804 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration
-29,766 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration rate
-16.7e (Estimated) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
-6.1 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
International migrant stock
6.2%
2024 · World Bank
Personal remittances received
9.4%
2025 · World Bank