Population estimates and projections in Moldova

Moldova had an estimated population of 3,067,070 on 1 July 2023.

Moldova, 2023 (latest estimate) 3,067,070 People
Change from 2022 +0.9% 2022: 3,039,984 people
Projection for 2030 2,845,242 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 2,351,809 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 1,487,721 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 136th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Moldova over time

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People. 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, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Moldova
2100 1,487,721 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 1,557,051 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 1,626,540 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 1,694,609 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 1,764,312 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 1,839,772 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 1,925,278 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 2,024,848 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 2,134,308 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 2,245,228 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 2,351,809 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 2,454,942 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 2,568,810 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 2,702,010 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 2,845,242 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 2,996,106 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 3,067,070 people
2022 3,039,984 people
2021 3,023,778 people
2020 3,069,131 people
2019 3,112,562 people
2018 3,153,773 people
2017 3,193,498 people
2016 3,237,794 people
2015 3,287,164 people
2014 3,342,709 people

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.9% from 3,039,984 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 3,408,738 people, the figure has changed by −10.0%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Moldova has the 136th 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