Moldova vs Romania
Moldova vs Romania: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -6.1 per 1,000 people in Moldova and -1.5 per 1,000 people in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Romania, by 4.6 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Romania has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Moldova.
- In 2023, Moldova ranked 207 and Romania ranked 165 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Moldova at -1.5 per 1,000 people and Romania at -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Moldova | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -6.1 | -1.5 |
| 2022 | 29.3 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | -11.1 | -0.9 |
| 2020 | -10.9 | -0.7 |
| 2019 | -13.3 | -1.4 |
| 2018 | -11.4 | -1.7 |
| 2017 | -13.7 | -1.7 |
| 2016 | -16 | -1.7 |
| 2015 | -18.1 | -1.8 |
| 2014 | -20.1 | -1.8 |
| 2013 | -22.8 | -1.7 |
| 2012 | -23.3 | -1.9 |
| 2011 | -23.1 | -5.1 |
| 2010 | -23.1 | -6 |
| 2009 | -22.5 | -6.7 |
| 2008 | -21.1 | -7 |
| 2007 | -19.7 | -6.4 |
| 2006 | -18.4 | -6.3 |
| 2005 | -17.2 | -6.2 |
| 2004 | -13 | -5.5 |
| 2003 | -11.5 | -5 |
| 2002 | -11.1 | -4.9 |
| 2001 | -10.8 | -4.2 |
| 2000 | -10.4 | -4.2 |
| 1999 | -10.1 | -3.7 |
| 1998 | -9.7 | -3.7 |
| 1997 | -9.6 | -4 |
| 1996 | -7.6 | -3.1 |
| 1995 | -7.2 | -3.3 |
| 1994 | -7.1 | -3.4 |
| 1993 | -7.1 | -3.2 |
| 1992 | -6.8 | -2.8 |
| 1991 | -6.6 | -1.6 |
| 1990 | -6.8 | -1.7 |
| 1989 | -6.6 | -1.5 |
| 1988 | -1.1 | -2.1 |
| 1987 | -2.5 | -1.9 |
| 1986 | -2 | -2.2 |
| 1985 | -2.5 | -1.2 |
| 1984 | -3 | -1.1 |
| 1983 | -2.5 | 0.1 |
| 1982 | -2 | -0.2 |
| 1981 | -1.6 | -0.9 |
| 1980 | -0.9 | -0.8 |
| 1979 | -1.7 | -1.3 |
| 1978 | 0.9 | -1.4 |
| 1977 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
| 1976 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 1975 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 1974 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1973 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 1972 | 0.1 | 3 |
| 1971 | -0 | 3.7 |
| 1970 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 1969 | 5.7 | 3.8 |
| 1968 | 5.6 | 1.7 |
| 1967 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 1966 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| 1965 | 5.3 | -3.2 |
| 1964 | 5.3 | -3.2 |
| 1963 | 5.1 | -3.1 |
| 1962 | 4.9 | -3 |
| 1961 | 4.7 | -3 |
| 1960 | 4.5 | -3 |
| 1959 | 4.9 | -3 |
| 1958 | 0.5 | -3 |
| 1957 | 1.1 | -2.9 |
| 1956 | 1.2 | -0.7 |
| 1955 | 1.1 | -2.4 |
| 1954 | 0.9 | -2.1 |
| 1953 | 0.7 | -1.7 |
| 1952 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| 1951 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 1950 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Moldova | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -8.9-13.1–-5.6 | -1.5-4.3–1 |
| 2025 | -9.9-15.4–-5.3 | -1.5-5.1–1.8 |
| 2026 | -5.7-11.8–-0.4 | -1.5-6–2.1 |
| 2027 | -5.4-12.3–0.7 | -1.5-6–2.8 |
| 2028 | -5.3-13.2–1.3 | -1.5-6.3–3.3 |
| 2029 | -5.2-13.8–1.7 | -1.5-6.5–3.6 |
| 2030 | -5.1-14.4–2 | -1.5-6.7–3.9 |
| 2031 | -4.8-13.9–2.7 | -1.5-7–4 |
| 2032 | -4.7-14.4–3.2 | -1.4-7.3–4.1 |
| 2033 | -4.7-14.7–3.6 | -1.5-7.3–4.3 |
| 2034 | -4.7-14.8–4 | -1.4-7.2–4.7 |
| 2035 | -4.7-15.6–4.2 | -1.5-7.7–4.3 |
| 2036 | -4.4-15.5–4.9 | -1.5-7.7–4.2 |
| 2037 | -4.4-15.6–5.5 | -1.5-7.9–4.7 |
| 2038 | -4.3-15.4–6.1 | -1.5-8.1–4.3 |
| 2039 | -4.3-16.1–5.8 | -1.4-8–4.4 |
| 2040 | -4.1-16.3–6.4 | -1.4-7.7–4.6 |
| 2041 | -3.9-16.8–6.8 | -1.5-8–4.9 |
| 2042 | -3.9-16.5–6.8 | -1.4-8–4.6 |
| 2043 | -4-17.2–6.7 | -1.4-8.1–5 |
| 2044 | -3.7-16.7–7.5 | -1.4-7.8–4.8 |
| 2045 | -3.9-17.3–8.2 | -1.4-7.7–4.9 |
| 2046 | -3.7-17–8.2 | -1.4-7.8–5.3 |
| 2047 | -3.5-17.3–8.4 | -1.5-7.9–5.1 |
| 2048 | -3.4-17.2–8.6 | -1.5-7.9–5.4 |
| 2049 | -3.6-17.5–8.8 | -1.4-7.9–5.2 |
| 2050 | -3.3-17–9.8 | -1.3-7.7–5.4 |
| 2051 | -3.4-18.3–9.5 | -1.4-7.7–5.2 |
| 2052 | -3.3-18–9.7 | -1.5-8–5.2 |
| 2053 | -3.4-19.4–9.6 | -1.3-8.3–5.4 |
| 2054 | -3.4-19.2–10 | -1.4-8.4–5.2 |
| 2055 | -3.3-19.1–10.4 | -1.5-8.2–5.1 |
| 2056 | -3.3-20.1–10.5 | -1.5-8–5.4 |
| 2057 | -3.1-19.2–10.6 | -1.4-8.5–5.2 |
| 2058 | -3-19.3–11 | -1.4-8.7–5.5 |
| 2059 | -3-19.9–10.6 | -1.4-8.6–5.3 |
| 2060 | -3.3-19.7–10.1 | -1.3-8.6–5.4 |
| 2061 | -3.1-20.9–11.1 | -1.4-8.5–5.2 |
| 2062 | -3.1-20.5–11.4 | -1.4-8.7–5.2 |
| 2063 | -2.8-19.9–11.9 | -1.4-8.7–5.1 |
| 2064 | -2.9-20.1–11.9 | -1.4-8.7–5.2 |
| 2065 | -2.8-20.4–11.4 | -1.5-8.8–5.4 |
| 2066 | -2.7-21–12.4 | -1.3-8.9–5.5 |
| 2067 | -2.8-21.9–11.9 | -1.3-8.6–5.6 |
| 2068 | -2.8-20.6–12.4 | -1.2-8.1–5.7 |
| 2069 | -2.5-20.7–12.3 | -1.3-8.3–5.8 |
| 2070 | -2.7-21.3–12.5 | -1.3-8.3–5.6 |
| 2071 | -2.4-20.6–12.9 | -1.3-8.3–6 |
| 2072 | -2.4-20.8–13.4 | -1.3-8.5–5.9 |
| 2073 | -2.3-21.5–13.1 | -1.2-8.8–5.9 |
| 2074 | -2.4-21.6–13.6 | -1.3-8.7–5.6 |
| 2075 | -2.3-21.2–13.5 | -1.3-8.9–5.9 |
| 2076 | -2.2-21.9–13.3 | -1.3-8.4–6.1 |
| 2077 | -2.6-23.1–13.1 | -1.3-8.3–5.9 |
| 2078 | -2.4-21.5–13.5 | -1.3-8.7–5.5 |
| 2079 | -2.4-21.7–13.2 | -1.3-8.2–5.7 |
| 2080 | -2.4-21.1–13.8 | -1.4-8.3–6.1 |
| 2081 | -2.3-21.1–14 | -1.3-8.5–6 |
| 2082 | -2.3-20.3–13.9 | -1.2-8.1–6.1 |
| 2083 | -2.3-20.4–14 | -1.2-8.4–6 |
| 2084 | -2.1-21.3–14.2 | -1.2-8.7–5.9 |
| 2085 | -2.3-20.9–13.7 | -1.1-8.8–6 |
| 2086 | -2.1-21–14.2 | -1.2-8.8–5.7 |
| 2087 | -2-19.6–14.4 | -1.1-8.6–5.6 |
| 2088 | -2-20.6–14.8 | -1.1-8.9–5.5 |
| 2089 | -1.9-20.4–14.6 | -1.2-8.8–5.4 |
| 2090 | -1.8-20.3–13.8 | -1.2-9–5.4 |
| 2091 | -1.9-19.1–14.6 | -1.1-8.8–5.7 |
| 2092 | -1.8-19.5–13.5 | -1.2-8.9–5.5 |
| 2093 | -1.8-19.5–13.5 | -1.2-9.3–5.4 |
| 2094 | -1.7-19–14 | -1.1-9–5.3 |
| 2095 | -1.8-19.1–13.8 | -1.1-9.1–5.6 |
| 2096 | -1.7-19–13.6 | -1.1-9–5.8 |
| 2097 | -1.6-19.4–13.3 | -1.1-8.9–5.7 |
| 2098 | -1.6-19.3–12.8 | -1.2-9.2–6.2 |
| 2099 | -1.5-19.5–13.7 | -1.2-9.5–5.6 |
| 2100 | -1.5-19.6–14.2 | -1.2-9.7–5.6 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Moldova vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyMoldova: 71.2 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMoldova: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMoldova: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMoldova: 75.2% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionMoldova: 3.43% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateMoldova: 13.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMoldova: 3.07 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMoldova: -0.89% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMoldova: 1.73 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMoldova: 43.7% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageMoldova: 37.8 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMoldova: 15.6% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMoldova: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMoldova: $103M in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personMoldova: $38 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMoldova: 1.4% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMoldova: 6,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerMoldova: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMoldova: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMoldova: 5 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMoldova: 12 million TIV in 2011Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025