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

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The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,915,656 in 2025 vs 2,360,527 people in Moldova in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,708,169 people compared to 2,328,600 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 25.2 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs -1.72% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.7M (0.53% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.33M (19.2% decline).

Italy vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Moldova
2100 35,295,729 1,169,570
2099 35,533,045 1,180,272
2098 35,764,971 1,191,113
2097 36,003,567 1,201,972
2096 36,240,310 1,212,932
2095 36,477,183 1,223,967
2094 36,710,370 1,234,876
2093 36,941,728 1,245,808
2092 37,181,889 1,256,689
2091 37,416,123 1,267,532
2090 37,654,289 1,278,123
2089 37,896,069 1,288,741
2088 38,134,560 1,299,412
2087 38,375,540 1,309,994
2086 38,612,968 1,320,672
2085 38,857,421 1,331,516
2084 39,105,783 1,342,188
2083 39,352,795 1,353,031
2082 39,608,119 1,363,961
2081 39,866,527 1,375,027
2080 40,130,426 1,386,252
2079 40,403,049 1,397,755
2078 40,680,460 1,409,455
2077 40,962,463 1,421,568
2076 41,254,005 1,433,504
2075 41,558,635 1,445,874
2074 41,883,296 1,458,696
2073 42,216,283 1,471,729
2072 42,564,739 1,485,296
2071 42,921,274 1,499,224
2070 43,295,245 1,513,979
2069 43,679,714 1,528,841
2068 44,073,736 1,544,390
2067 44,471,480 1,560,256
2066 44,883,154 1,576,276
2065 45,309,461 1,592,761
2064 45,741,985 1,609,631
2063 46,180,658 1,626,510
2062 46,633,125 1,643,849
2061 47,088,290 1,661,290
2060 47,542,648 1,679,059
2059 47,998,659 1,696,440
2058 48,452,892 1,713,694
2057 48,899,246 1,730,910
2056 49,344,799 1,748,393
2055 49,776,680 1,765,554
2054 50,197,999 1,782,642
2053 50,613,632 1,799,510
2052 51,012,772 1,816,030
2051 51,404,003 1,832,448
2050 51,791,523 1,848,307
2049 52,164,254 1,864,603
2048 52,522,170 1,880,438
2047 52,876,346 1,896,381
2046 53,212,697 1,912,640
2045 53,541,344 1,929,525
2044 53,856,790 1,946,354
2043 54,176,580 1,964,017
2042 54,477,632 1,982,068
2041 54,765,213 2,000,545
2040 55,052,803 2,019,832
2039 55,342,225 2,040,153
2038 55,619,470 2,060,750
2037 55,895,913 2,081,833
2036 56,164,408 2,103,318
2035 56,435,468 2,125,527
2034 56,703,168 2,147,859
2033 56,963,528 2,170,311
2032 57,220,334 2,192,598
2031 57,487,786 2,215,052
2030 57,749,232 2,237,961
2029 57,994,812 2,260,762
2028 58,236,078 2,283,416
2027 58,477,957 2,305,981
2026 58,708,169 2,328,600
2025 58,915,656 2,360,527
2024 58,952,704 2,402,306
2023 58,984,216 2,457,783
2022 59,013,667 2,528,654
2021 59,133,173 2,595,809
2020 59,438,851 2,635,130
2019 59,729,081 2,664,224
2018 59,877,221 2,707,203
2017 60,002,252 2,755,189
2016 60,115,223 2,803,186
2015 60,229,605 2,835,978
2014 60,320,707 2,857,815
2013 60,311,613 2,859,558
2012 60,191,247 2,860,324
2011 60,026,841 2,860,699
2010 59,819,407 2,862,354
2009 59,555,454 2,865,213
2008 59,211,181 2,868,833
2007 58,756,247 2,874,299
2006 58,399,861 2,880,967
2005 58,166,682 2,888,985
2004 57,828,179 2,896,023
2003 57,399,184 2,903,198
2002 57,089,824 2,911,385
2001 56,976,981 2,918,135
2000 56,942,108 2,924,668
1999 56,916,317 2,930,622
1998 56,906,744 2,935,227
1997 56,890,372 2,936,413
1996 56,860,281 2,947,293
1995 56,844,303 2,953,200
1994 56,843,400 2,966,745
1993 56,831,821 2,975,966
1992 56,797,087 2,980,965
1991 56,758,521 2,981,566
1990 56,719,240 2,977,912
1989 56,671,781 2,970,039
1988 56,629,288 2,948,891
1987 56,601,931 2,916,306
1986 56,596,155 2,883,057
1985 56,593,071 2,850,787
1984 56,576,718 2,820,518
1983 56,564,074 2,791,207
1982 56,543,548 2,763,101
1981 56,501,675 2,735,987
1980 56,433,883 2,708,675
1979 56,317,749 2,683,035
1978 56,155,143 2,656,211
1977 55,955,411 2,626,298
1976 55,718,260 2,596,491
1975 55,441,001 2,566,998
1974 55,110,868 2,538,164
1973 54,751,406 2,510,584
1972 54,381,345 2,484,742
1971 54,073,490 2,460,611
1970 53,821,850 2,437,590
1969 53,537,950 2,408,469
1968 53,235,750 2,373,073
1967 52,900,500 2,337,695
1966 52,519,000 2,301,871
1965 52,112,350 2,265,287
1964 51,675,350 2,228,000
1963 51,252,000 2,188,895
1962 50,879,450 2,147,227
1961 50,536,350 2,103,327
1960 50,199,700 2,058,020

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline), while Moldova's population decreased by 474,586 people (a 16.9% decline).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th 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) Italy's population will shrink by 11.8% to 51,791,523 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. The population of Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,848,307 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 29.7% of the population in Italy and 38.4% in Moldova.

Population growth rate by year

Italy
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Moldova
2100 -0.67% -0.91%
2099 -0.65% -0.91%
2098 -0.66% -0.9%
2097 -0.65% -0.9%
2096 -0.65% -0.9%
2095 -0.64% -0.88%
2094 -0.63% -0.88%
2093 -0.65% -0.87%
2092 -0.63% -0.86%
2091 -0.63% -0.83%
2090 -0.64% -0.82%
2089 -0.63% -0.82%
2088 -0.63% -0.81%
2087 -0.61% -0.81%
2086 -0.63% -0.81%
2085 -0.64% -0.8%
2084 -0.63% -0.8%
2083 -0.64% -0.8%
2082 -0.65% -0.8%
2081 -0.66% -0.81%
2080 -0.67% -0.82%
2079 -0.68% -0.83%
2078 -0.69% -0.85%
2077 -0.71% -0.83%
2076 -0.73% -0.86%
2075 -0.78% -0.88%
2074 -0.79% -0.89%
2073 -0.82% -0.91%
2072 -0.83% -0.93%
2071 -0.86% -0.97%
2070 -0.88% -0.97%
2069 -0.89% -1.01%
2068 -0.89% -1.02%
2067 -0.92% -1.02%
2066 -0.94% -1.03%
2065 -0.95% -1.05%
2064 -0.95% -1.04%
2063 -0.97% -1.05%
2062 -0.97% -1.05%
2061 -0.96% -1.06%
2060 -0.95% -1.02%
2059 -0.94% -1.01%
2058 -0.91% -0.99%
2057 -0.9% -1%
2056 -0.87% -0.97%
2055 -0.84% -0.96%
2054 -0.82% -0.94%
2053 -0.78% -0.91%
2052 -0.76% -0.9%
2051 -0.75% -0.86%
2050 -0.71% -0.87%
2049 -0.68% -0.84%
2048 -0.67% -0.84%
2047 -0.63% -0.85%
2046 -0.61% -0.88%
2045 -0.59% -0.86%
2044 -0.59% -0.9%
2043 -0.55% -0.91%
2042 -0.53% -0.92%
2041 -0.52% -0.95%
2040 -0.52% -1%
2039 -0.5% -1%
2038 -0.49% -1.01%
2037 -0.48% -1.02%
2036 -0.48% -1.04%
2035 -0.47% -1.04%
2034 -0.46% -1.03%
2033 -0.45% -1.02%
2032 -0.47% -1.01%
2031 -0.45% -1.02%
2030 -0.42% -1.01%
2029 -0.41% -0.99%
2028 -0.41% -0.98%
2027 -0.39% -0.97%
2026 -0.35% -1.35%
2025 -0.06% -1.74%
2024 -0.05% -2.26%
2023 -0.05% -2.8%
2022 -0.2% -2.59%
2021 -0.51% -1.49%
2020 -0.49% -1.09%
2019 -0.25% -1.59%
2018 -0.21% -1.74%
2017 -0.19% -1.71%
2016 -0.19% -1.16%
2015 -0.15% -0.76%
2014 0.02% -0.06%
2013 0.2% -0.03%
2012 0.27% -0.01%
2011 0.35% -0.06%
2010 0.44% -0.1%
2009 0.58% -0.13%
2008 0.77% -0.19%
2007 0.61% -0.23%
2006 0.4% -0.28%
2005 0.59% -0.24%
2004 0.75% -0.25%
2003 0.54% -0.28%
2002 0.2% -0.23%
2001 0.06% -0.22%
2000 0.05% -0.2%
1999 0.02% -0.16%
1998 0.03% -0.04%
1997 0.05% -0.37%
1996 0.03% -0.2%
1995 0.002% -0.46%
1994 0.02% -0.31%
1993 0.06% -0.17%
1992 0.07% -0.02%
1991 0.07% 0.12%
1990 0.08% 0.27%
1989 0.08% 0.72%
1988 0.05% 1.12%
1987 0.01% 1.15%
1986 0.005% 1.13%
1985 0.03% 1.07%
1984 0.02% 1.05%
1983 0.04% 1.02%
1982 0.07% 0.99%
1981 0.12% 1.01%
1980 0.21% 0.96%
1979 0.29% 1.01%
1978 0.36% 1.14%
1977 0.43% 1.15%
1976 0.5% 1.15%
1975 0.6% 1.14%
1974 0.66% 1.1%
1973 0.68% 1.04%
1972 0.57% 0.98%
1971 0.47% 0.94%
1970 0.53% 1.21%
1969 0.57% 1.49%
1968 0.63% 1.51%
1967 0.73% 1.56%
1966 0.78% 1.61%
1965 0.85% 1.67%
1964 0.83% 1.79%
1963 0.73% 1.94%
1962 0.68% 2.09%
1961 0.67% 2.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Italy declined by 0.06%, while Moldova's population declined by 1.74%.

Live population counters

Italy Moldova
Current population
58708169
2328600
Population rank 26/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.03%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
12.6 minutes
One birth every
1.42 minutes
20.7 minutes
One death every
48.6 seconds
15.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -102 -114
Annual growth/decline -37,048 -41,779
Annual growth/decline rate -0.06% -1.74%
Population growth rate rank 162/197 196/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 -29,766
Net migration rank 19/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -29,766
2024 -277,077 95,246 -7,767 -27,088
2023 -294,922 150,189 -7,007 -18,570
2022 -318,674 231,228 -6,385 89,154
2021 -301,579 157,327 -13,444 -33,405
2020 -338,801 85,281 -7,067 -33,405
2019 -215,025 46,634 -3,416 -41,233
2018 -197,595 83,686 -961 -36,085
2017 -192,007 95,147 1,402 -43,871
2016 -138,265 84,568 4,580 -51,642
2015 -162,620 39,389 6,049 -59,399
2014 -96,513 52,679 7,248 -67,175
2013 -90,468 158,090 3,537 -77,571
2012 -78,248 252,524 5,581 -81,215
2011 -48,021 198,544 5,948 -82,271
2010 -23,928 274,387 7,456 -84,039
2009 -17,866 283,676 7,492 -83,546
2008 -11,842 422,534 5,210 -79,593
2007 -5,876 495,092 3,490 -75,734
2006 0 215,995 2,406 -72,061
2005 -17,450 258,702 2,005 -68,681
2004 11,566 417,970 1,714 -52,491
2003 -40,179 478,578 -322 -46,947
2002 -22,836 223,861 -1,249 -45,833
2001 -11,396 48,903 -718 -45,043
2000 -17,082 56,065 -324 -43,854
1999 -22,766 54,405 642 -43,111
1998 -39,835 67,985 2,140 -41,975
1997 -22,756 50,539 4,669 -41,743
1996 -22,744 53,450 2,655 -33,369
1995 -34,107 -460,287 5,534 -31,975
1994 -17,053 502,750 9,921 -31,616
1993 0 24,321 13,886 -31,526
1992 22,718 51,747 17,373 -30,136
1991 11,352 19,721 21,127 -29,204
1990 22,688 35,317 25,824 -30,053
1989 28,336 19,540 29,638 -29,307
1988 33,977 18,553 35,608 -4,989
1987 16,980 7,825 40,122 -10,796
1986 11,319 -6,206 39,463 -8,769
1985 28,297 6,911 38,060 -10,627
1984 50,919 203 38,108 -12,732
1983 33,939 -3,733 36,076 -10,543
1982 79,161 -24,223 32,814 -8,412
1981 73,452 7,182 31,360 -6,452
1980 84,650 295,642 30,053 -3,693
1979 129,531 42,637 28,322 -6,912
1978 168,465 43,932 27,622 3,483
1977 190,248 42,246 27,707 3,245
1976 228,445 40,885 27,801 2,885
1975 271,660 43,051 27,677 2,355
1974 336,176 42,487 27,219 1,785
1973 328,508 41,631 25,967 1,156
1972 364,355 43,182 24,626 481
1971 383,922 -58,627 23,359 -61
1970 376,753 -62,216 22,314 606
1969 390,827 -45,346 21,768 20,561
1968 399,268 -50,149 22,005 19,830
1967 439,074 -37,992 22,654 19,175
1966 488,427 -35,352 23,720 18,601
1965 474,222 -36,267 24,916 18,066
1964 527,089 -27,368 25,860 17,509
1963 440,767 -28,198 29,382 16,816
1962 427,387 -25,840 32,082 15,884
1961 459,880 -129,761 35,180 14,818
1960 426,697 -140,765 36,352 13,697

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 69.5% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 people). In Moldova 11.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 34,016 people) and 88.3% is from migration (a loss of 255,544 people).

As of 2024, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

Biggest cities by population

Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Ungheni 26.5K
Dubasari 25.1K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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