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Population in Germany compared to Moldova: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 35.3 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 1.02% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Germany vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Moldova
2100 69,929,981 1,175,882
2099 69,956,854 1,186,641
2098 69,973,838 1,197,541
2097 70,015,834 1,208,458
2096 70,046,713 1,219,478
2095 70,067,131 1,230,573
2094 70,085,911 1,241,540
2093 70,106,718 1,252,531
2092 70,132,132 1,263,471
2091 70,178,440 1,274,372
2090 70,240,137 1,285,020
2089 70,294,005 1,295,696
2088 70,352,443 1,306,424
2087 70,434,814 1,317,064
2086 70,532,124 1,327,799
2085 70,627,602 1,338,702
2084 70,722,960 1,349,432
2083 70,829,392 1,360,333
2082 70,932,273 1,371,322
2081 71,045,881 1,382,447
2080 71,171,519 1,393,733
2079 71,305,544 1,405,298
2078 71,445,484 1,417,062
2077 71,601,117 1,429,240
2076 71,757,525 1,441,240
2075 71,891,567 1,453,677
2074 72,046,795 1,466,568
2073 72,206,145 1,479,672
2072 72,356,324 1,493,311
2071 72,517,749 1,507,315
2070 72,664,462 1,522,149
2069 72,828,330 1,537,091
2068 72,993,859 1,552,724
2067 73,178,408 1,568,676
2066 73,370,207 1,584,782
2065 73,561,648 1,601,356
2064 73,762,096 1,618,317
2063 73,971,537 1,635,288
2062 74,198,775 1,652,720
2061 74,426,082 1,670,255
2060 74,678,280 1,688,120
2059 74,932,496 1,705,595
2058 75,206,278 1,722,942
2057 75,482,742 1,740,252
2056 75,756,281 1,757,829
2055 76,041,477 1,775,082
2054 76,325,196 1,792,262
2053 76,595,801 1,809,221
2052 76,839,962 1,825,831
2051 77,084,029 1,842,337
2050 77,325,459 1,858,281
2049 77,569,721 1,874,666
2048 77,818,888 1,890,586
2047 78,049,343 1,906,615
2046 78,272,834 1,922,962
2045 78,497,690 1,939,938
2044 78,722,126 1,956,858
2043 78,936,540 1,974,616
2042 79,130,312 1,992,765
2041 79,324,161 2,011,342
2040 79,536,735 2,030,732
2039 79,754,631 2,051,163
2038 79,978,474 2,071,871
2037 80,194,225 2,093,068
2036 80,425,162 2,114,669
2035 80,640,951 2,136,998
2034 80,844,719 2,159,450
2033 81,069,119 2,182,023
2032 81,286,326 2,204,431
2031 81,520,272 2,227,006
2030 81,736,996 2,250,038
2029 81,963,002 2,272,963
2028 82,178,048 2,295,739
2027 82,384,302 2,318,425
2026 82,575,542 2,341,166
2025 83,233,941 2,373,265
2024 83,516,593 2,402,306
2023 83,287,273 2,457,783
2022 83,177,813 2,528,654
2021 83,196,078 2,595,809
2020 83,160,871 2,635,130
2019 83,092,962 2,664,224
2018 82,905,782 2,707,203
2017 82,657,002 2,755,189
2016 82,348,669 2,803,186
2015 81,686,611 2,835,978
2014 80,982,500 2,857,815
2013 80,645,605 2,859,558
2012 80,425,823 2,860,324
2011 80,274,983 2,860,699
2010 81,776,930 2,862,354
2009 81,902,307 2,865,213
2008 82,110,097 2,868,833
2007 82,266,372 2,874,299
2006 82,376,451 2,880,967
2005 82,469,422 2,888,985
2004 82,516,260 2,896,023
2003 82,534,176 2,903,198
2002 82,488,495 2,911,385
2001 82,349,925 2,918,135
2000 82,211,508 2,924,668
1999 82,100,243 2,930,622
1998 82,047,195 2,935,227
1997 82,034,771 2,936,413
1996 81,914,831 2,947,293
1995 81,678,051 2,953,200
1994 81,438,348 2,966,745
1993 81,156,363 2,975,966
1992 80,624,598 2,980,965
1991 80,013,896 2,981,566
1990 79,433,029 2,977,912
1989 78,751,283 2,970,039
1988 78,144,619 2,948,891
1987 77,839,920 2,916,306
1986 77,720,436 2,883,057
1985 77,684,873 2,850,787
1984 77,858,685 2,820,518
1983 78,128,282 2,791,207
1982 78,333,366 2,763,101
1981 78,407,907 2,735,987
1980 78,288,576 2,708,675
1979 78,126,350 2,683,035
1978 78,091,820 2,656,211
1977 78,159,814 2,626,298
1976 78,336,950 2,596,491
1975 78,673,554 2,566,998
1974 78,967,433 2,538,164
1973 78,936,666 2,510,584
1972 78,688,452 2,484,742
1971 78,312,842 2,460,611
1970 78,169,289 2,437,590
1969 77,909,682 2,408,469
1968 77,294,314 2,373,073
1967 76,951,336 2,337,695
1966 76,600,311 2,301,871
1965 75,963,695 2,265,287
1964 75,318,337 2,228,000
1963 74,714,353 2,188,895
1962 74,025,784 2,147,227
1961 73,377,632 2,103,327
1960 72,814,900 2,058,020

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Germany's population will shrink by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people with a rank change from 19th to 25th. The population of Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13.1% of the population in Germany and 38.4% in Moldova.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Moldova
2100 -0.04% -0.91%
2099 -0.02% -0.91%
2098 -0.06% -0.9%
2097 -0.04% -0.9%
2096 -0.03% -0.9%
2095 -0.03% -0.88%
2094 -0.03% -0.88%
2093 -0.04% -0.87%
2092 -0.07% -0.86%
2091 -0.09% -0.83%
2090 -0.08% -0.82%
2089 -0.08% -0.82%
2088 -0.12% -0.81%
2087 -0.14% -0.81%
2086 -0.14% -0.81%
2085 -0.13% -0.8%
2084 -0.15% -0.8%
2083 -0.15% -0.8%
2082 -0.16% -0.8%
2081 -0.18% -0.81%
2080 -0.19% -0.82%
2079 -0.2% -0.83%
2078 -0.22% -0.85%
2077 -0.22% -0.83%
2076 -0.19% -0.86%
2075 -0.22% -0.88%
2074 -0.22% -0.89%
2073 -0.21% -0.91%
2072 -0.22% -0.93%
2071 -0.2% -0.97%
2070 -0.23% -0.97%
2069 -0.23% -1.01%
2068 -0.25% -1.02%
2067 -0.26% -1.02%
2066 -0.26% -1.03%
2065 -0.27% -1.05%
2064 -0.28% -1.04%
2063 -0.31% -1.05%
2062 -0.31% -1.05%
2061 -0.34% -1.06%
2060 -0.34% -1.02%
2059 -0.36% -1.01%
2058 -0.37% -0.99%
2057 -0.36% -1%
2056 -0.38% -0.97%
2055 -0.37% -0.96%
2054 -0.35% -0.94%
2053 -0.32% -0.91%
2052 -0.32% -0.9%
2051 -0.31% -0.86%
2050 -0.31% -0.87%
2049 -0.32% -0.84%
2048 -0.3% -0.84%
2047 -0.29% -0.85%
2046 -0.29% -0.88%
2045 -0.29% -0.86%
2044 -0.27% -0.9%
2043 -0.24% -0.91%
2042 -0.24% -0.92%
2041 -0.27% -0.95%
2040 -0.27% -1%
2039 -0.28% -1%
2038 -0.27% -1.01%
2037 -0.29% -1.02%
2036 -0.27% -1.04%
2035 -0.25% -1.04%
2034 -0.28% -1.03%
2033 -0.27% -1.02%
2032 -0.29% -1.01%
2031 -0.27% -1.02%
2030 -0.28% -1.01%
2029 -0.26% -0.99%
2028 -0.25% -0.98%
2027 -0.23% -0.97%
2026 -0.79% -1.35%
2025 -0.34% -1.21%
2024 0.28% -2.26%
2023 0.13% -2.8%
2022 -0.02% -2.59%
2021 0.04% -1.49%
2020 0.08% -1.09%
2019 0.23% -1.59%
2018 0.3% -1.74%
2017 0.37% -1.71%
2016 0.81% -1.16%
2015 0.87% -0.76%
2014 0.42% -0.06%
2013 0.27% -0.03%
2012 0.19% -0.01%
2011 -1.84% -0.06%
2010 -0.15% -0.1%
2009 -0.25% -0.13%
2008 -0.19% -0.19%
2007 -0.13% -0.23%
2006 -0.11% -0.28%
2005 -0.06% -0.24%
2004 -0.02% -0.25%
2003 0.06% -0.28%
2002 0.17% -0.23%
2001 0.17% -0.22%
2000 0.14% -0.2%
1999 0.06% -0.16%
1998 0.02% -0.04%
1997 0.15% -0.37%
1996 0.29% -0.2%
1995 0.29% -0.46%
1994 0.35% -0.31%
1993 0.66% -0.17%
1992 0.76% -0.02%
1991 0.73% 0.12%
1990 0.87% 0.27%
1989 0.78% 0.72%
1988 0.39% 1.12%
1987 0.15% 1.15%
1986 0.05% 1.13%
1985 -0.22% 1.07%
1984 -0.35% 1.05%
1983 -0.26% 1.02%
1982 -0.1% 0.99%
1981 0.15% 1.01%
1980 0.21% 0.96%
1979 0.04% 1.01%
1978 -0.09% 1.14%
1977 -0.23% 1.15%
1976 -0.43% 1.15%
1975 -0.37% 1.14%
1974 0.04% 1.1%
1973 0.32% 1.04%
1972 0.48% 0.98%
1971 0.18% 0.94%
1970 0.33% 1.21%
1969 0.8% 1.49%
1968 0.45% 1.51%
1967 0.46% 1.56%
1966 0.84% 1.61%
1965 0.86% 1.67%
1964 0.81% 1.79%
1963 0.93% 1.94%
1962 0.88% 2.09%
1961 0.77% 2.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Germany Moldova
Current population
82575542
2341166
Population rank 19/197 145/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.03%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
9.47 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
19.9 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 -152
Annual growth/decline +229,320 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 196/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -29,766
Net migration rank 192/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -29,766
2024 - 36,954 - -27,088
2023 -333,149 609,553 -7,007 -18,570
2022 -324,394 981,552 -6,385 89,154
2021 -224,629 310,264 -13,444 -33,405
2020 -216,218 203,468 -7,067 -33,405
2019 -157,877 319,082 -3,416 -41,233
2018 -165,812 403,908 -961 -36,085
2017 -148,783 452,988 1,402 -43,871
2016 -123,523 517,480 4,580 -51,642
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 6,049 -59,399
2014 -153,866 592,338 7,248 -67,175
2013 -209,679 462,384 3,537 -77,571
2012 -193,022 199,143 5,581 -81,215
2011 -184,632 295,282 5,948 -82,271
2010 -179,909 130,116 7,456 -84,039
2009 -188,375 46,533 7,492 -83,546
2008 -164,220 -23,341 5,210 -79,593
2007 -148,080 -24,772 3,490 -75,734
2006 -148,278 -489,056 2,406 -72,061
2005 -148,445 81,351 2,005 -68,681
2004 -107,271 81,735 1,714 -52,491
2003 -140,309 142,009 -322 -46,947
2002 -123,733 218,795 -1,249 -45,833
2001 -98,820 272,875 -718 -45,043
2000 -73,990 174,594 -324 -43,854
1999 -73,890 219,280 642 -43,111
1998 -65,637 -754,469 2,140 -41,975
1997 -49,221 93,281 4,669 -41,743
1996 -90,107 281,280 2,655 -33,369
1995 -114,349 398,077 5,534 -31,975
1994 -114,013 315,585 9,921 -31,616
1993 -105,503 462,096 13,886 -31,526
1992 -80,625 811,606 17,373 -30,136
1991 -80,014 602,638 21,127 -29,204
1990 -15,887 679,702 25,824 -30,053
1989 -23,625 761,002 29,638 -29,307
1988 -7,815 515,962 35,608 -4,989
1987 -31,136 174,272 40,122 -10,796
1986 -77,721 212,822 39,463 -8,769
1985 -116,527 103,556 38,060 -10,627
1984 -109,002 -150,771 38,108 -12,732
1983 -109,380 -81,349 36,076 -10,543
1982 -78,333 -58,121 32,814 -8,412
1981 -94,090 130,713 31,360 -6,452
1980 -86,117 324,203 30,053 -3,693
1979 -125,002 237,705 28,322 -6,912
1978 -140,566 117,167 27,622 3,483
1977 -125,055 33,881 27,707 3,245
1976 -164,508 -79,761 27,801 2,885
1975 -212,418 -207,740 27,677 2,355
1974 -150,038 -15,126 27,219 1,785
1973 -149,980 386,881 25,967 1,156
1972 -62,950 336,015 24,626 481
1971 46,988 450,328 23,359 -61
1970 70,352 -273,498 22,314 606
1969 155,820 584,017 21,768 20,561
1968 239,612 293,307 22,005 19,830
1967 353,977 -174,155 22,654 19,175
1966 405,982 134,107 23,720 18,601
1965 410,204 338,258 24,916 18,066
1964 482,038 69,825 25,860 17,509
1963 455,757 205,976 29,382 16,816
1962 436,752 276,505 32,082 15,884
1961 462,279 27,534 35,180 14,818
1960 385,919 212,666 36,352 13,697

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 26.8% of the population change in Germany is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people). In Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

Biggest cities by population

Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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