Net migration rate in Moldova

Net migration to Moldova came to -16.7 per 1,000 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration rate Unit: Per 1,000 people Data: 1996 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Moldova, 2025 -16.7e (Estimated) Per 1,000 people
Change from 2024 −3.3per 1,000 people 2024: -13.4 per 1,000 people
European Union, 2025 4.6 per 1,000 peopleep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Position in 2025 43rd of 43 See the full ranking

Net migration rate in Moldova over time

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Per 1,000 people. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration rate (per 1,000 people), 2001 to 2025
Period MoldovaEuropean Union
2025 -16.7 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 4.6 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2024 -13.4 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 5.5 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2023 -32.3 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 6.6 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 -17.0 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 7.7 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2021 -24.0 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 3.2 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2020 -11.7 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 0.3 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2019 -15.1 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 3.0 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2018 -17.6 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 2.9 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2017 -15.9 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 2.1 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2016 -6.9 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 1.8 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated)
2015 – 3.1 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2014 -0.4 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 1.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2013 -0.5 per 1,000 people 1.0 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2012 0.0 per 1,000 people 1.1 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2011 -0.2 per 1,000 people 1.5 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2010 0.0 per 1,000 people 1.3 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2009 -0.7 per 1,000 people 1.3 per 1,000 people
2008 -0.6 per 1,000 people 2.3 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2007 -0.9 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2006 -0.9 per 1,000 people 2.7 per 1,000 people
2005 -1.0 per 1,000 people 3.0 per 1,000 people
2004 -1.0 per 1,000 people 3.4 per 1,000 people
2003 -1.2 per 1,000 people 3.8 per 1,000 people
2002 -0.9 per 1,000 people 3.3 per 1,000 people
2001 -1.0 per 1,000 people 0.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; e estimated; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.3 from -13.4 per 1,000 people in 2024.
  • Since 2014, when it was -0.4 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −16.3. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 43 countries with data for 2025, Moldova has the 43rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 4.6 per 1,000 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_gind · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=CNMIGRATRT
Observation period
1996 to 2025 for Moldova
Provider update
27 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat