Population growth estimates and projections in Moldova

The population of Moldova changed by -0.89% in 2023.

Moldova, 2023 (latest estimate) -0.89% % per year
Change from 2022 −3.57percentage points 2022: 2.68%
Projection for 2030 -1.03% Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 -0.86% Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 -0.92% Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 206th of 216 See the full ranking

Population growth estimates and projections in Moldova over time

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% per year. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population growth rate, estimates and projections to 2100 (% per year), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Moldova
2100 -0.92%f (Projection (medium variant))
2095 -0.91%f (Projection (medium variant))
2090 -0.83%f (Projection (medium variant))
2085 -0.82%f (Projection (medium variant))
2080 -0.81%f (Projection (medium variant))
2075 -0.86%f (Projection (medium variant))
2070 -0.98%f (Projection (medium variant))
2065 -1.04%f (Projection (medium variant))
2060 -1.06%f (Projection (medium variant))
2055 -0.98%f (Projection (medium variant))
2050 -0.86%f (Projection (medium variant))
2045 -0.88%f (Projection (medium variant))
2040 -0.96%f (Projection (medium variant))
2035 -1.05%f (Projection (medium variant))
2030 -1.03%f (Projection (medium variant))
2025 -1.36%f (Projection (medium variant))
2023 -0.89%
2022 2.68%
2021 -1.62%
2020 -1.36%
2019 -1.45%
2018 -1.18%
2017 -1.32%
2016 -1.43%
2015 -1.59%
2014 -1.76%

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.57 percentage points from 2.68% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was -2.15%, the figure has changed by +1.26 percentage points.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Moldova has the 206th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Moldova
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024