Moldova

Population growth in Moldova

Population growth in Moldova: 1.71% a year in 1950 and -0.89% a year in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-0.89% a year
Since 1950
−2.6 percentage points
Rank, 2023
215 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
0.87% a year
Projected, 2100
-0.92% a year
UN projection (medium variant)

% a year · UN

Population growth in MoldovaPopulation growth in Moldova: 1.71% a year in 1950 and -0.89% a year in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.92% a year in 2100, between -5.96% a year and 1.88% a year (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.92% a year in 2100, between -5.96% a year and 1.88% a year (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 2.68% a year in 2022, the lowest -2.15% a year in 2013.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearMoldovaWorld
2023-0.890.87
20222.680.88
2021-1.620.8
2020-1.360.9
2019-1.451.03
2018-1.181.07
2017-1.321.13
2016-1.431.17
2015-1.591.18
2014-1.761.22
2013-2.151.23
2012-2.141.27
2011-2.111.26
2010-2.051.27
2009-1.991.28
2008-1.921.28
2007-1.851.28
2006-1.751.28
2005-1.651.27
2004-1.241.28
2003-1.161.29
2002-1.151.3
2001-1.11.33
2000-1.051.35
1999-0.991.35
1998-0.91.37
1997-0.81.39
1996-0.671.42
1995-0.541.45
1994-0.381.47
1993-0.241.52
1992-0.091.57
19910.051.63
19900.191.76
19890.341.78
19881.091.79
19871.131.84
19861.171.83
19851.091.8
19841.051.8
19831.041.78
19820.981.86
19810.991.82
19801.021.8
19790.881.79
19781.131.74
19771.141.75
19761.151.78
19751.141.8
19741.121.88
19731.071.94
197211.97
19710.951.97
19700.932.06
19691.482.06
19681.492.09
19671.522
19661.572.04
19651.632.09
19641.692.16
19631.862.28
19621.992.11
19612.141.67
19602.211.58
19592.311.73
19581.92
19571.982.07
19561.991.98
19551.982.01
19541.951.99
19531.911.9
19521.851.94
19511.771.75
19501.711.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMoldovaWorld
2024-1.22-1.64–-0.840.86
2025-1.36-1.95–-0.860.84
2026-0.98-1.67–-0.410.83
2027-0.98-1.74–-0.290.81
2028-1-1.86–-0.250.8
2029-1.01-1.99–-0.230.78
2030-1.03-2.05–-0.210.76
2031-1.02-2.06–-0.130.75
2032-1.02-2.16–-0.070.73
2033-1.04-2.24–-0.070.72
2034-1.05-2.28–-0.020.7
2035-1.05-2.41–-0.030.69
2036-1.03-2.44–0.080.67
2037-1.02-2.46–0.170.65
2038-1.01-2.45–0.250.64
2039-1-2.54–0.260.62
2040-0.96-2.52–0.340.61
2041-0.93-2.54–0.40.59
2042-0.92-2.56–0.430.57
2043-0.9-2.66–0.480.56
2044-0.87-2.59–0.580.54
2045-0.88-2.62–0.640.52
2046-0.85-2.65–0.660.5
2047-0.84-2.66–0.70.48
2048-0.85-2.71–0.710.46
2049-0.88-2.81–0.770.44
2050-0.86-2.82–0.840.42
2051-0.9-2.92–0.820.4
2052-0.91-3.09–0.840.38
2053-0.94-3.24–0.870.36
2054-0.96-3.2–0.850.34
2055-0.98-3.26–0.930.33
2056-1.01-3.41–0.950.31
2057-1-3.54–1.050.3
2058-1.01-3.62–1.010.28
2059-1.03-3.76–0.960.27
2060-1.06-3.69–1.010.25
2061-1.06-3.94–1.060.24
2062-1.06-4–1.070.23
2063-1.04-4.15–1.140.22
2064-1.05-4.28–1.120.21
2065-1.04-4.21–1.110.2
2066-1.02-4.23–1.250.19
2067-1.02-4.43–1.280.18
2068-1.01-4.34–1.320.17
2069-0.98-4.42–1.340.16
2070-0.98-4.46–1.340.15
2071-0.93-4.53–1.370.14
2072-0.92-4.57–1.430.13
2073-0.89-4.78–1.430.12
2074-0.88-4.73–1.560.1
2075-0.86-4.94–1.590.09
2076-0.84-4.88–1.520.08
2077-0.86-5.07–1.520.07
2078-0.83-5.01–1.580.06
2079-0.83-4.95–1.540.05
2080-0.81-4.89–1.60.04
2081-0.81-4.78–1.690.03
2082-0.81-4.8–1.630.02
2083-0.81-4.98–1.710.01
2084-0.8-4.93–1.74-0
2085-0.82-4.89–1.76-0.01
2086-0.81-4.82–1.79-0.02
2087-0.81-4.86–1.73-0.03
2088-0.83-4.77–1.75-0.04
2089-0.83-4.74–1.82-0.05
2090-0.83-4.85–1.74-0.05
2091-0.86-5.08–1.82-0.06
2092-0.87-5.08–1.77-0.07
2093-0.88-5.02–1.77-0.07
2094-0.89-5.16–1.77-0.08
2095-0.91-5.26–1.75-0.09
2096-0.91-5.35–1.79-0.1
2097-0.91-5.47–1.78-0.11
2098-0.91-5.69–1.78-0.11
2099-0.91-5.76–1.87-0.12
2100-0.92-5.96–1.88-0.13

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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