Moldova Population (LIVE)

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Moldova Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the Republic of Moldova is 3,006,784 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Moldova 2025 population is estimated at 2,996,106 people at mid-year.
  • Moldova population is equivalent to 0.036% of the total world population.
  • Moldova ranks number 139 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Moldova is 91 per Km² (236 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 32,850 Km² (12,683 sq. miles).
  • 57.72% of the population is urban (1,729,211 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Moldova is 38.6 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Moldova (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Moldova
Global
Rank
2025 2,996,106 −1.28% −38,855 −29,766 38.6 1.72 91 57.7% 1,729,211 0.036% 8,231,613,070 139
2024 3,034,961 −1.05% −32,109 −27,088 38.1 1.73 92 56.9% 1,726,637 0.037% 8,161,972,572 138
2023 3,067,070 0.89% 27,085 −18,570 37.8 1.73 93 56.2% 1,724,562 0.038% 8,091,734,930 137
2022 3,039,985 −0.48% −14,573 89,154 37.5 1.69 93 56.7% 1,723,006 0.038% 8,021,407,192 137
2020 3,069,131 −1.36% −43,607 −33,405 36.8 1.77 93 56.1% 1,721,540 0.039% 7,887,001,292 137
2015 3,287,164 −1.98% −68,966 −59,399 35 1.87 100 52.6% 1,727,653 0.044% 7,470,491,872 135
2010 3,631,992 −1.86% −71,335 −84,039 33.6 1.7 111 47.9% 1,740,791 0.052% 7,021,732,148 130
2005 3,988,669 −1.19% −49,260 −68,681 31.9 1.53 121 44.6% 1,778,440 0.061% 6,586,970,132 126
2000 4,234,967 −0.83% −35,849 −43,854 31 1.5 129 44.2% 1,873,240 0.069% 6,171,702,993 119
1995 4,414,211 −0.17% −7,387 −31,975 30.1 1.82 134 45.5% 2,008,726 0.077% 5,758,878,982 114
1990 4,451,148 0.88% 38,003 −30,053 28.9 2.39 135 45.8% 2,040,769 0.084% 5,327,803,110 108
1985 4,261,131 1.03% 42,484 −10,627 27.7 2.67 130 43.7% 1,861,995 0.088% 4,868,943,465 107
1980 4,048,713 1.08% 42,353 −3,693 26.6 2.38 123 40% 1,619,445 0.091% 4,447,606,236 105
1975 3,836,946 1.04% 38,686 2,355 25.4 2.52 117 36.2% 1,390,531 0.094% 4,070,735,277 103
1970 3,643,517 1.48% 51,509 606 25.6 2.56 111 31.6% 1,152,673 0.099% 3,694,683,794 102
1965 3,385,972 1.94% 61,961 18,066 24.7 2.69 103 27.2% 919,503 0.10% 3,334,533,703 99
1960 3,076,166 2.08% 60,122 13,697 23.5 3.31 94 22.9% 703,556 0.10% 3,015,470,894 98
1955 2,775,557 1.88% 49,439 3,068 23.2 3.49 84 19.6% 542,742 0.10% 2,740,213,792 97

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Moldova Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Moldova
Global
Rank
2030 2,845,242 −1.03% −30,173 −14,612 40.8 1.72 87 61.5% 1,749,048 0.033% 8,569,124,911 142
2035 2,702,010 −1.03% −28,646 −12,676 42.3 1.71 82 65.8% 1,778,462 0.030% 8,885,210,181 145
2040 2,568,810 −1.01% −26,640 −10,412 42.9 1.71 78 70.7% 1,816,650 0.028% 9,177,190,203 147
2045 2,454,941 −0.9% −22,774 −9,578 41.1 1.7 75 75.4% 1,851,057 0.026% 9,439,639,668 147
2050 2,351,809 −0.85% −20,626 −7,718 40.7 1.7 72 79.7% 1,873,266 0.024% 9,664,378,587 147

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Moldova Demographics

Life Expectancy
71.5 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
9.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
11.5

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Moldova Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Moldova delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Moldova (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.