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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 16.6 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Moldova vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Morocco
2100 1,175,882 38,181,184
2099 1,186,641 38,411,679
2098 1,197,541 38,639,306
2097 1,208,458 38,863,211
2096 1,219,478 39,084,772
2095 1,230,573 39,302,453
2094 1,241,540 39,515,556
2093 1,252,531 39,726,709
2092 1,263,471 39,934,218
2091 1,274,372 40,138,565
2090 1,285,020 40,337,690
2089 1,295,696 40,532,151
2088 1,306,424 40,718,654
2087 1,317,064 40,902,624
2086 1,327,799 41,085,174
2085 1,338,702 41,264,970
2084 1,349,432 41,438,801
2083 1,360,333 41,604,865
2082 1,371,322 41,768,393
2081 1,382,447 41,927,610
2080 1,393,733 42,082,087
2079 1,405,298 42,233,228
2078 1,417,062 42,377,404
2077 1,429,240 42,515,702
2076 1,441,240 42,648,054
2075 1,453,677 42,775,325
2074 1,466,568 42,898,811
2073 1,479,672 43,017,234
2072 1,493,311 43,128,932
2071 1,507,315 43,232,517
2070 1,522,149 43,332,679
2069 1,537,091 43,423,419
2068 1,552,724 43,507,485
2067 1,568,676 43,586,077
2066 1,584,782 43,654,657
2065 1,601,356 43,723,648
2064 1,618,317 43,781,054
2063 1,635,288 43,828,593
2062 1,652,720 43,871,197
2061 1,670,255 43,902,710
2060 1,688,120 43,927,001
2059 1,705,595 43,942,510
2058 1,722,942 43,944,996
2057 1,740,252 43,939,695
2056 1,757,829 43,927,624
2055 1,775,082 43,902,661
2054 1,792,262 43,866,486
2053 1,809,221 43,819,100
2052 1,825,831 43,759,239
2051 1,842,337 43,688,144
2050 1,858,281 43,605,074
2049 1,874,666 43,517,919
2048 1,890,586 43,417,554
2047 1,906,615 43,308,462
2046 1,922,962 43,192,511
2045 1,939,938 43,065,569
2044 1,956,858 42,925,634
2043 1,974,616 42,780,215
2042 1,992,765 42,623,872
2041 2,011,342 42,456,113
2040 2,030,732 42,280,578
2039 2,051,163 42,098,906
2038 2,071,871 41,902,451
2037 2,093,068 41,700,541
2036 2,114,669 41,488,891
2035 2,136,998 41,266,216
2034 2,159,450 41,037,058
2033 2,182,023 40,795,454
2032 2,204,431 40,544,755
2031 2,227,006 40,280,535
2030 2,250,038 40,005,642
2029 2,272,963 39,720,087
2028 2,295,739 39,422,016
2027 2,318,425 39,109,148
2026 2,341,166 38,783,685
2025 2,373,265 38,442,658
2024 2,402,306 38,081,173
2023 2,457,783 37,712,505
2022 2,528,654 37,329,064
2021 2,595,809 36,954,442
2020 2,635,130 36,584,208
2019 2,664,224 36,210,898
2018 2,707,203 35,839,760
2017 2,755,189 35,446,392
2016 2,803,186 35,023,457
2015 2,835,978 34,607,588
2014 2,857,815 34,204,780
2013 2,859,558 33,787,571
2012 2,860,324 33,355,241
2011 2,860,699 32,912,588
2010 2,862,354 32,467,016
2009 2,865,213 32,030,778
2008 2,868,833 31,606,767
2007 2,874,299 31,186,468
2006 2,880,967 30,771,178
2005 2,888,985 30,358,144
2004 2,896,023 29,953,018
2003 2,903,198 29,571,415
2002 2,911,385 29,198,142
2001 2,918,135 28,814,643
2000 2,924,668 28,423,435
1999 2,930,622 28,027,179
1998 2,935,227 27,621,648
1997 2,936,413 27,213,337
1996 2,947,293 26,808,107
1995 2,953,200 26,399,429
1994 2,966,745 26,000,822
1993 2,975,966 25,614,586
1992 2,980,965 25,212,468
1991 2,981,566 24,799,014
1990 2,977,912 24,375,551
1989 2,970,039 23,939,414
1988 2,948,891 23,500,524
1987 2,916,306 23,054,392
1986 2,883,057 22,600,803
1985 2,850,787 22,113,953
1984 2,820,518 21,593,778
1983 2,791,207 21,060,696
1982 2,763,101 20,520,318
1981 2,735,987 19,985,401
1980 2,708,675 19,459,943
1979 2,683,035 18,955,589
1978 2,656,211 18,477,385
1977 2,626,298 18,014,756
1976 2,596,491 17,574,182
1975 2,566,998 17,150,786
1974 2,538,164 16,733,842
1973 2,510,584 16,326,269
1972 2,484,742 15,924,692
1971 2,460,611 15,527,225
1970 2,437,590 15,129,449
1969 2,408,469 14,734,255
1968 2,373,073 14,347,899
1967 2,337,695 13,968,175
1966 2,301,871 13,597,065
1965 2,265,287 13,239,171
1964 2,228,000 12,898,886
1963 2,188,895 12,577,502
1962 2,147,227 12,253,092
1961 2,103,327 11,931,085
1960 2,058,020 11,624,933

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Moldova's population will shrink by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people with a rank change from 145th to 150th. The population of Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Morocco
2100 -0.91% -0.6%
2099 -0.91% -0.59%
2098 -0.9% -0.58%
2097 -0.9% -0.57%
2096 -0.9% -0.55%
2095 -0.88% -0.54%
2094 -0.88% -0.53%
2093 -0.87% -0.52%
2092 -0.86% -0.51%
2091 -0.83% -0.49%
2090 -0.82% -0.48%
2089 -0.82% -0.46%
2088 -0.81% -0.45%
2087 -0.81% -0.44%
2086 -0.81% -0.44%
2085 -0.8% -0.42%
2084 -0.8% -0.4%
2083 -0.8% -0.39%
2082 -0.8% -0.38%
2081 -0.81% -0.37%
2080 -0.82% -0.36%
2079 -0.83% -0.34%
2078 -0.85% -0.33%
2077 -0.83% -0.31%
2076 -0.86% -0.3%
2075 -0.88% -0.29%
2074 -0.89% -0.28%
2073 -0.91% -0.26%
2072 -0.93% -0.24%
2071 -0.97% -0.23%
2070 -0.97% -0.21%
2069 -1.01% -0.19%
2068 -1.02% -0.18%
2067 -1.02% -0.16%
2066 -1.03% -0.16%
2065 -1.05% -0.13%
2064 -1.04% -0.11%
2063 -1.05% -0.1%
2062 -1.05% -0.07%
2061 -1.06% -0.06%
2060 -1.02% -0.04%
2059 -1.01% -0.006%
2058 -0.99% 0.01%
2057 -1% 0.03%
2056 -0.97% 0.06%
2055 -0.96% 0.08%
2054 -0.94% 0.11%
2053 -0.91% 0.14%
2052 -0.9% 0.16%
2051 -0.86% 0.19%
2050 -0.87% 0.2%
2049 -0.84% 0.23%
2048 -0.84% 0.25%
2047 -0.85% 0.27%
2046 -0.88% 0.29%
2045 -0.86% 0.33%
2044 -0.9% 0.34%
2043 -0.91% 0.37%
2042 -0.92% 0.4%
2041 -0.95% 0.42%
2040 -1% 0.43%
2039 -1% 0.47%
2038 -1.01% 0.48%
2037 -1.02% 0.51%
2036 -1.04% 0.54%
2035 -1.04% 0.56%
2034 -1.03% 0.59%
2033 -1.02% 0.62%
2032 -1.01% 0.66%
2031 -1.02% 0.69%
2030 -1.01% 0.72%
2029 -0.99% 0.76%
2028 -0.98% 0.8%
2027 -0.97% 0.84%
2026 -1.35% 0.89%
2025 -1.21% 0.95%
2024 -2.26% 0.98%
2023 -2.8% 1.03%
2022 -2.59% 1.01%
2021 -1.49% 1.01%
2020 -1.09% 1.03%
2019 -1.59% 1.04%
2018 -1.74% 1.11%
2017 -1.71% 1.21%
2016 -1.16% 1.2%
2015 -0.76% 1.18%
2014 -0.06% 1.23%
2013 -0.03% 1.3%
2012 -0.01% 1.34%
2011 -0.06% 1.37%
2010 -0.1% 1.36%
2009 -0.13% 1.34%
2008 -0.19% 1.35%
2007 -0.23% 1.35%
2006 -0.28% 1.36%
2005 -0.24% 1.35%
2004 -0.25% 1.29%
2003 -0.28% 1.28%
2002 -0.23% 1.33%
2001 -0.22% 1.38%
2000 -0.2% 1.41%
1999 -0.16% 1.47%
1998 -0.04% 1.5%
1997 -0.37% 1.51%
1996 -0.2% 1.55%
1995 -0.46% 1.53%
1994 -0.31% 1.51%
1993 -0.17% 1.59%
1992 -0.02% 1.67%
1991 0.12% 1.74%
1990 0.27% 1.82%
1989 0.72% 1.87%
1988 1.12% 1.94%
1987 1.15% 2.01%
1986 1.13% 2.2%
1985 1.07% 2.41%
1984 1.05% 2.53%
1983 1.02% 2.63%
1982 0.99% 2.68%
1981 1.01% 2.7%
1980 0.96% 2.66%
1979 1.01% 2.59%
1978 1.14% 2.57%
1977 1.15% 2.51%
1976 1.15% 2.47%
1975 1.14% 2.49%
1974 1.1% 2.5%
1973 1.04% 2.52%
1972 0.98% 2.56%
1971 0.94% 2.63%
1970 1.21% 2.68%
1969 1.49% 2.69%
1968 1.51% 2.72%
1967 1.56% 2.73%
1966 1.61% 2.7%
1965 1.67% 2.64%
1964 1.79% 2.56%
1963 1.94% 2.65%
1962 2.09% 2.7%
1961 2.2% 2.63%

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 Moldova declined by 2.26%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Moldova Morocco
Current population
2341166
38871720
Population rank 145/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.47%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
50.1 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +1,010
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 104/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -56,254
Net migration rank 164/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -56,254
2024 - -27,088 - -46,802
2023 -7,007 -18,570 417,213 -39,650
2022 -6,385 89,154 427,903 -38,594
2021 -13,444 -33,405 407,829 -47,902
2020 -7,067 -33,405 415,999 -35,474
2019 -3,416 -41,233 457,307 -91,217
2018 -961 -36,085 464,375 -88,159
2017 1,402 -43,871 471,011 -60,472
2016 4,580 -51,642 474,637 -39,302
2015 6,049 -59,399 477,654 -81,248
2014 7,248 -67,175 481,295 -72,065
2013 3,537 -77,571 492,284 -67,096
2012 5,581 -81,215 504,698 -65,251
2011 5,948 -82,271 513,305 -67,447
2010 7,456 -84,039 515,804 -70,510
2009 7,492 -83,546 509,386 -82,203
2008 5,210 -79,593 499,766 -78,912
2007 3,490 -75,734 493,526 -73,759
2006 2,406 -72,061 483,200 -72,364
2005 2,005 -68,681 474,285 -59,024
2004 1,714 -52,491 461,756 -66,749
2003 -322 -46,947 452,650 -84,460
2002 -1,249 -45,833 446,147 -67,802
2001 -718 -45,043 452,621 -63,967
2000 -324 -43,854 461,341 -67,569
1999 642 -43,111 473,071 -74,343
1998 2,140 -41,975 492,604 -80,286
1997 4,669 -41,743 500,807 -96,502
1996 2,655 -33,369 501,499 -95,331
1995 5,534 -31,975 496,573 -85,386
1994 9,921 -31,616 501,426 -115,404
1993 13,886 -31,526 507,707 -121,254
1992 17,373 -30,136 525,680 -107,911
1991 21,127 -29,204 539,850 -130,717
1990 25,824 -30,053 535,506 -97,711
1989 29,638 -29,307 538,996 -104,509
1988 35,608 -4,989 545,800 -102,484
1987 40,122 -10,796 553,005 -104,029
1986 39,463 -8,769 558,105 -99,905
1985 38,060 -10,627 560,810 -45,336
1984 38,108 -12,732 564,159 -39,319
1983 36,076 -10,543 566,301 -24,988
1982 32,814 -8,412 564,904 -25,471
1981 31,360 -6,452 552,936 -22,553
1980 30,053 -3,693 534,448 -13,899
1979 28,322 -6,912 515,554 -27,374
1978 27,622 3,483 498,834 -30,600
1977 27,707 3,245 489,173 -32,161
1976 27,801 2,885 482,130 -58,019
1975 27,677 2,355 474,631 -51,968
1974 27,219 1,785 464,147 -52,927
1973 25,967 1,156 455,699 -51,772
1972 24,626 481 446,449 -47,226
1971 23,359 -61 435,104 -39,385
1970 22,314 606 426,015 -26,168
1969 21,768 20,561 414,931 -24,389
1968 22,005 19,830 407,437 -25,267
1967 22,654 19,175 400,594 -23,309
1966 23,720 18,601 391,881 -26,945
1965 24,916 18,066 383,989 -33,139
1964 25,860 17,509 375,835 -46,106
1963 29,382 16,816 369,250 -56,214
1962 32,082 15,884 363,843 -28,071
1961 35,180 14,818 348,650 -40,413
1960 36,352 13,697 323,499 -19,434

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

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Over the last 10 years, 6.04% of the population change in Moldova is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people). In Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

Biggest cities by population

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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