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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 15.8 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Moldova vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Mozambique
2100 1,175,882 105,684,658
2099 1,186,641 105,291,198
2098 1,197,541 104,859,475
2097 1,208,458 104,428,679
2096 1,219,478 103,962,668
2095 1,230,573 103,480,514
2094 1,241,540 102,989,197
2093 1,252,531 102,464,565
2092 1,263,471 101,929,545
2091 1,274,372 101,410,418
2090 1,285,020 100,829,728
2089 1,295,696 100,211,758
2088 1,306,424 99,594,130
2087 1,317,064 98,943,096
2086 1,327,799 98,288,529
2085 1,338,702 97,609,760
2084 1,349,432 96,926,143
2083 1,360,333 96,193,441
2082 1,371,322 95,449,095
2081 1,382,447 94,708,064
2080 1,393,733 93,957,824
2079 1,405,298 93,171,561
2078 1,417,062 92,350,666
2077 1,429,240 91,530,198
2076 1,441,240 90,699,125
2075 1,453,677 89,848,943
2074 1,466,568 88,999,187
2073 1,479,672 88,113,398
2072 1,493,311 87,210,961
2071 1,507,315 86,283,286
2070 1,522,149 85,349,704
2069 1,537,091 84,361,565
2068 1,552,724 83,400,997
2067 1,568,676 82,437,397
2066 1,584,782 81,437,030
2065 1,601,356 80,446,244
2064 1,618,317 79,433,801
2063 1,635,288 78,430,632
2062 1,652,720 77,376,597
2061 1,670,255 76,274,806
2060 1,688,120 75,197,384
2059 1,705,595 74,082,771
2058 1,722,942 72,958,774
2057 1,740,252 71,828,186
2056 1,757,829 70,677,889
2055 1,775,082 69,542,373
2054 1,792,262 68,419,331
2053 1,809,221 67,306,817
2052 1,825,831 66,163,407
2051 1,842,337 65,032,770
2050 1,858,281 63,898,302
2049 1,874,666 62,731,532
2048 1,890,586 61,579,833
2047 1,906,615 60,424,101
2046 1,922,962 59,273,421
2045 1,939,938 58,132,244
2044 1,956,858 56,969,604
2043 1,974,616 55,814,906
2042 1,992,765 54,633,120
2041 2,011,342 53,476,191
2040 2,030,732 52,305,805
2039 2,051,163 51,136,087
2038 2,071,871 49,973,820
2037 2,093,068 48,827,661
2036 2,114,669 47,668,628
2035 2,136,998 46,520,419
2034 2,159,450 45,358,645
2033 2,182,023 44,229,218
2032 2,204,431 43,102,655
2031 2,227,006 41,993,535
2030 2,250,038 40,901,742
2029 2,272,963 39,818,379
2028 2,295,739 38,748,841
2027 2,318,425 37,696,739
2026 2,341,166 36,660,958
2025 2,373,265 35,650,681
2024 2,402,306 34,631,766
2023 2,457,783 33,635,160
2022 2,528,654 32,656,246
2021 2,595,809 31,707,800
2020 2,635,130 30,783,688
2019 2,664,224 29,884,380
2018 2,707,203 29,018,644
2017 2,755,189 28,166,393
2016 2,803,186 27,337,105
2015 2,835,978 26,547,572
2014 2,857,815 25,788,475
2013 2,859,558 25,051,611
2012 2,860,324 24,337,846
2011 2,860,699 23,649,039
2010 2,862,354 22,999,235
2009 2,865,213 22,391,745
2008 2,868,833 21,819,036
2007 2,874,299 21,287,635
2006 2,880,967 20,787,087
2005 2,888,985 20,304,569
2004 2,896,023 19,840,313
2003 2,903,198 19,392,475
2002 2,911,385 18,958,338
2001 2,918,135 18,537,729
2000 2,924,668 18,129,653
1999 2,930,622 17,734,506
1998 2,935,227 17,340,464
1997 2,936,413 16,949,982
1996 2,947,293 16,492,480
1995 2,953,200 15,960,530
1994 2,966,745 15,033,853
1993 2,975,966 14,051,192
1992 2,980,965 13,613,316
1991 2,981,566 13,352,090
1990 2,977,912 13,094,537
1989 2,970,039 12,906,842
1988 2,948,891 12,800,558
1987 2,916,306 12,822,574
1986 2,883,057 12,770,578
1985 2,850,787 12,548,949
1984 2,820,518 12,315,954
1983 2,791,207 12,073,822
1982 2,763,101 11,824,370
1981 2,735,987 11,568,127
1980 2,708,675 11,336,221
1979 2,683,035 11,028,809
1978 2,656,211 10,618,250
1977 2,626,298 10,224,975
1976 2,596,491 9,867,209
1975 2,566,998 9,540,817
1974 2,538,164 9,236,093
1973 2,510,584 8,954,242
1972 2,484,742 8,692,935
1971 2,460,611 8,456,317
1970 2,437,590 8,250,506
1969 2,408,469 8,066,951
1968 2,373,073 7,892,613
1967 2,337,695 7,724,550
1966 2,301,871 7,562,990
1965 2,265,287 7,406,421
1964 2,228,000 7,255,061
1963 2,188,895 7,109,828
1962 2,147,227 6,969,364
1961 2,103,327 6,834,936
1960 2,058,020 6,713,695

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/moldova/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M 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
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Mozambique
2100 -0.91% 0.37%
2099 -0.91% 0.41%
2098 -0.9% 0.41%
2097 -0.9% 0.45%
2096 -0.9% 0.47%
2095 -0.88% 0.48%
2094 -0.88% 0.51%
2093 -0.87% 0.52%
2092 -0.86% 0.51%
2091 -0.83% 0.58%
2090 -0.82% 0.62%
2089 -0.82% 0.62%
2088 -0.81% 0.66%
2087 -0.81% 0.67%
2086 -0.81% 0.7%
2085 -0.8% 0.71%
2084 -0.8% 0.76%
2083 -0.8% 0.78%
2082 -0.8% 0.78%
2081 -0.81% 0.8%
2080 -0.82% 0.84%
2079 -0.83% 0.89%
2078 -0.85% 0.9%
2077 -0.83% 0.92%
2076 -0.86% 0.95%
2075 -0.88% 0.95%
2074 -0.89% 1.01%
2073 -0.91% 1.03%
2072 -0.93% 1.08%
2071 -0.97% 1.09%
2070 -0.97% 1.17%
2069 -1.01% 1.15%
2068 -1.02% 1.17%
2067 -1.02% 1.23%
2066 -1.03% 1.23%
2065 -1.05% 1.27%
2064 -1.04% 1.28%
2063 -1.05% 1.36%
2062 -1.05% 1.44%
2061 -1.06% 1.43%
2060 -1.02% 1.5%
2059 -1.01% 1.54%
2058 -0.99% 1.57%
2057 -1% 1.63%
2056 -0.97% 1.63%
2055 -0.96% 1.64%
2054 -0.94% 1.65%
2053 -0.91% 1.73%
2052 -0.9% 1.74%
2051 -0.86% 1.78%
2050 -0.87% 1.86%
2049 -0.84% 1.87%
2048 -0.84% 1.91%
2047 -0.85% 1.94%
2046 -0.88% 1.96%
2045 -0.86% 2.04%
2044 -0.9% 2.07%
2043 -0.91% 2.16%
2042 -0.92% 2.16%
2041 -0.95% 2.24%
2040 -1% 2.29%
2039 -1% 2.33%
2038 -1.01% 2.35%
2037 -1.02% 2.43%
2036 -1.04% 2.47%
2035 -1.04% 2.56%
2034 -1.03% 2.55%
2033 -1.02% 2.61%
2032 -1.01% 2.64%
2031 -1.02% 2.67%
2030 -1.01% 2.72%
2029 -0.99% 2.76%
2028 -0.98% 2.79%
2027 -0.97% 2.83%
2026 -1.35% 2.83%
2025 -1.21% 2.94%
2024 -2.26% 2.96%
2023 -2.8% 3%
2022 -2.59% 2.99%
2021 -1.49% 3%
2020 -1.09% 3.01%
2019 -1.59% 2.98%
2018 -1.74% 3.03%
2017 -1.71% 3.03%
2016 -1.16% 2.97%
2015 -0.76% 2.94%
2014 -0.06% 2.94%
2013 -0.03% 2.93%
2012 -0.01% 2.91%
2011 -0.06% 2.83%
2010 -0.1% 2.71%
2009 -0.13% 2.62%
2008 -0.19% 2.5%
2007 -0.23% 2.41%
2006 -0.28% 2.38%
2005 -0.24% 2.34%
2004 -0.25% 2.31%
2003 -0.28% 2.29%
2002 -0.23% 2.27%
2001 -0.22% 2.25%
2000 -0.2% 2.23%
1999 -0.16% 2.27%
1998 -0.04% 2.3%
1997 -0.37% 2.77%
1996 -0.2% 3.33%
1995 -0.46% 6.16%
1994 -0.31% 6.99%
1993 -0.17% 3.22%
1992 -0.02% 1.96%
1991 0.12% 1.97%
1990 0.27% 1.45%
1989 0.72% 0.83%
1988 1.12% -0.17%
1987 1.15% 0.41%
1986 1.13% 1.77%
1985 1.07% 1.89%
1984 1.05% 2.01%
1983 1.02% 2.11%
1982 0.99% 2.22%
1981 1.01% 2.05%
1980 0.96% 2.79%
1979 1.01% 3.87%
1978 1.14% 3.85%
1977 1.15% 3.63%
1976 1.15% 3.42%
1975 1.14% 3.3%
1974 1.1% 3.15%
1973 1.04% 3.01%
1972 0.98% 2.8%
1971 0.94% 2.49%
1970 1.21% 2.28%
1969 1.49% 2.21%
1968 1.51% 2.18%
1967 1.56% 2.14%
1966 1.61% 2.11%
1965 1.67% 2.09%
1964 1.79% 2.04%
1963 1.94% 2.02%
1962 2.09% 1.97%
1961 2.2% 1.81%

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 Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Moldova Mozambique
Current population
2341166
36941128
Population rank 145/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.45%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
19.9 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +2,730
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 16/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -65,573
Net migration rank 164/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -65,573
2024 - -27,088 - -38,940
2023 -7,007 -18,570 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 -6,385 89,154 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 -13,444 -33,405 951,234 -23,103
2020 -7,067 -33,405 945,952 -25,864
2019 -3,416 -41,233 927,581 -49,080
2018 -961 -36,085 903,176 -50,224
2017 1,402 -43,871 876,594 -25,043
2016 4,580 -51,642 850,430 -43,398
2015 6,049 -59,399 824,435 -52,374
2014 7,248 -67,175 799,778 -53,625
2013 3,537 -77,571 784,641 -57,067
2012 5,581 -81,215 763,088 -63,131
2011 5,948 -82,271 741,303 -63,638
2010 7,456 -84,039 719,025 -97,079
2009 7,492 -83,546 693,673 -100,625
2008 5,210 -79,593 654,920 -102,534
2007 3,490 -75,734 610,913 -100,490
2006 2,406 -72,061 586,009 -95,333
2005 2,005 -68,681 570,132 -95,770
2004 1,714 -52,491 554,973 -100,824
2003 -322 -46,947 540,992 -99,484
2002 -1,249 -45,833 529,867 -103,102
2001 -718 -45,043 519,594 -105,130
2000 -324 -43,854 506,162 -104,476
1999 642 -43,111 491,814 -103,223
1998 2,140 -41,975 474,453 -74,952
1997 4,669 -41,743 461,209 -79,732
1996 2,655 -33,369 442,559 90,975
1995 5,534 -31,975 421,630 108,751
1994 9,921 -31,616 384,821 938,163
1993 13,886 -31,526 369,518 272,829
1992 17,373 -30,136 362,373 -128,960
1991 21,127 -29,204 357,676 -68,644
1990 25,824 -30,053 353,290 -127,215
1989 29,638 -29,307 348,833 -199,509
1988 35,608 -4,989 349,480 -286,247
1987 40,122 -10,796 334,438 -441,710
1986 39,463 -8,769 332,609 -121,350
1985 38,060 -10,627 307,625 -75,642
1984 38,108 -12,732 304,524 -70,532
1983 36,076 -10,543 324,158 -73,899
1982 32,814 -8,412 321,493 -72,852
1981 31,360 -6,452 322,207 -58,347
1980 30,053 -3,693 349,586 -149,650
1979 28,322 -6,912 331,162 83,699
1978 27,622 3,483 310,403 95,859
1977 27,707 3,245 289,193 91,082
1976 27,801 2,885 273,924 61,326
1975 27,677 2,355 257,984 59,562
1974 27,219 1,785 240,665 51,238
1973 25,967 1,156 226,847 44,951
1972 24,626 481 215,793 35,023
1971 23,359 -61 211,137 11,297
1970 22,314 606 207,385 -18,197
1969 21,768 20,561 202,174 -24,251
1968 22,005 19,830 197,623 -26,872
1967 22,654 19,175 193,044 -27,672
1966 23,720 18,601 189,218 -31,462
1965 24,916 18,066 185,931 -30,538
1964 25,860 17,509 182,334 -35,005
1963 29,382 16,816 180,867 -37,738
1962 32,082 15,884 176,297 -38,504
1961 35,180 14,818 171,236 -40,181
1960 36,352 13,697 165,774 -54,351

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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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