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Population in Moldova compared to New Zealand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 5,374,272 in New Zealand.

Population statistics:

  • New Zealand's population is 2.3 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.37M (28.4% growth).

Moldova vs New Zealand: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova New Zealand
2100 1,175,882 5,918,837
2099 1,186,641 5,923,132
2098 1,197,541 5,927,206
2097 1,208,458 5,930,263
2096 1,219,478 5,932,907
2095 1,230,573 5,934,847
2094 1,241,540 5,936,183
2093 1,252,531 5,938,804
2092 1,263,471 5,939,085
2091 1,274,372 5,940,665
2090 1,285,020 5,941,752
2089 1,295,696 5,944,871
2088 1,306,424 5,945,635
2087 1,317,064 5,948,586
2086 1,327,799 5,951,745
2085 1,338,702 5,955,275
2084 1,349,432 5,959,115
2083 1,360,333 5,963,613
2082 1,371,322 5,966,943
2081 1,382,447 5,968,511
2080 1,393,733 5,971,082
2079 1,405,298 5,972,331
2078 1,417,062 5,972,928
2077 1,429,240 5,971,804
2076 1,441,240 5,971,386
2075 1,453,677 5,970,985
2074 1,466,568 5,969,834
2073 1,479,672 5,968,506
2072 1,493,311 5,964,548
2071 1,507,315 5,964,493
2070 1,522,149 5,963,811
2069 1,537,091 5,962,551
2068 1,552,724 5,960,918
2067 1,568,676 5,958,438
2066 1,584,782 5,954,539
2065 1,601,356 5,950,378
2064 1,618,317 5,946,851
2063 1,635,288 5,944,910
2062 1,652,720 5,940,838
2061 1,670,255 5,939,601
2060 1,688,120 5,936,094
2059 1,705,595 5,931,426
2058 1,722,942 5,925,816
2057 1,740,252 5,919,823
2056 1,757,829 5,913,287
2055 1,775,082 5,904,352
2054 1,792,262 5,894,795
2053 1,809,221 5,884,875
2052 1,825,831 5,876,162
2051 1,842,337 5,864,176
2050 1,858,281 5,852,896
2049 1,874,666 5,844,165
2048 1,890,586 5,833,178
2047 1,906,615 5,822,035
2046 1,922,962 5,809,860
2045 1,939,938 5,795,785
2044 1,956,858 5,780,884
2043 1,974,616 5,764,579
2042 1,992,765 5,746,528
2041 2,011,342 5,727,253
2040 2,030,732 5,708,874
2039 2,051,163 5,690,018
2038 2,071,871 5,669,959
2037 2,093,068 5,650,253
2036 2,114,669 5,630,126
2035 2,136,998 5,609,155
2034 2,159,450 5,588,315
2033 2,182,023 5,565,507
2032 2,204,431 5,542,488
2031 2,227,006 5,517,391
2030 2,250,038 5,491,320
2029 2,272,963 5,462,926
2028 2,295,739 5,432,752
2027 2,318,425 5,399,898
2026 2,341,166 5,364,771
2025 2,373,265 5,327,462
2024 2,402,306 5,287,500
2023 2,457,783 5,200,000
2022 2,528,654 5,081,700
2021 2,595,809 5,084,600
2020 2,635,130 5,072,400
2019 2,664,224 4,970,300
2018 2,707,203 4,900,600
2017 2,755,189 4,813,600
2016 2,803,186 4,714,100
2015 2,835,978 4,609,400
2014 2,857,815 4,516,500
2013 2,859,558 4,442,100
2012 2,860,324 4,408,100
2011 2,860,699 4,384,000
2010 2,862,354 4,350,700
2009 2,865,213 4,302,600
2008 2,868,833 4,259,800
2007 2,874,299 4,223,800
2006 2,880,967 4,184,600
2005 2,888,985 4,133,900
2004 2,896,023 4,087,500
2003 2,903,198 4,027,200
2002 2,911,385 3,948,500
2001 2,918,135 3,880,500
2000 2,924,668 3,857,700
1999 2,930,622 3,835,100
1998 2,935,227 3,815,000
1997 2,936,413 3,781,300
1996 2,947,293 3,732,000
1995 2,953,200 3,673,400
1994 2,966,745 3,620,000
1993 2,975,966 3,572,200
1992 2,980,965 3,531,700
1991 2,981,566 3,495,100
1990 2,977,912 3,329,800
1989 2,970,039 3,299,200
1988 2,948,891 3,283,400
1987 2,916,306 3,274,400
1986 2,883,057 3,246,300
1985 2,850,787 3,247,100
1984 2,820,518 3,227,100
1983 2,791,207 3,199,300
1982 2,763,101 3,156,100
1981 2,735,987 3,124,900
1980 2,708,675 3,112,900
1979 2,683,035 3,109,000
1978 2,656,211 3,121,200
1977 2,626,298 3,120,200
1976 2,596,491 3,110,500
1975 2,566,998 3,083,100
1974 2,538,164 3,023,700
1973 2,510,584 2,961,300
1972 2,484,742 2,903,900
1971 2,460,611 2,853,000
1970 2,437,590 2,810,700
1969 2,408,469 2,772,800
1968 2,373,073 2,748,100
1967 2,337,695 2,724,100
1966 2,301,871 2,675,900
1965 2,265,287 2,628,400
1964 2,228,000 2,585,400
1963 2,188,895 2,531,800
1962 2,147,227 2,482,000
1961 2,103,327 2,419,700
1960 2,058,020 2,371,800

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/new-zealand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while New Zealand's population increased by 660,172 people (a 14% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 124th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.91% to 5,852,896 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M 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
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova New Zealand
2100 -0.91% -0.07%
2099 -0.91% -0.07%
2098 -0.9% -0.05%
2097 -0.9% -0.04%
2096 -0.9% -0.03%
2095 -0.88% -0.02%
2094 -0.88% -0.04%
2093 -0.87% -0.005%
2092 -0.86% -0.03%
2091 -0.83% -0.02%
2090 -0.82% -0.05%
2089 -0.82% -0.01%
2088 -0.81% -0.05%
2087 -0.81% -0.05%
2086 -0.81% -0.06%
2085 -0.8% -0.06%
2084 -0.8% -0.08%
2083 -0.8% -0.06%
2082 -0.8% -0.03%
2081 -0.81% -0.04%
2080 -0.82% -0.02%
2079 -0.83% -0.01%
2078 -0.85% 0.02%
2077 -0.83% 0.007%
2076 -0.86% 0.007%
2075 -0.88% 0.02%
2074 -0.89% 0.02%
2073 -0.91% 0.07%
2072 -0.93% 0.001%
2071 -0.97% 0.01%
2070 -0.97% 0.02%
2069 -1.01% 0.03%
2068 -1.02% 0.04%
2067 -1.02% 0.07%
2066 -1.03% 0.07%
2065 -1.05% 0.06%
2064 -1.04% 0.03%
2063 -1.05% 0.07%
2062 -1.05% 0.02%
2061 -1.06% 0.06%
2060 -1.02% 0.08%
2059 -1.01% 0.09%
2058 -0.99% 0.1%
2057 -1% 0.11%
2056 -0.97% 0.15%
2055 -0.96% 0.16%
2054 -0.94% 0.17%
2053 -0.91% 0.15%
2052 -0.9% 0.2%
2051 -0.86% 0.19%
2050 -0.87% 0.15%
2049 -0.84% 0.19%
2048 -0.84% 0.19%
2047 -0.85% 0.21%
2046 -0.88% 0.24%
2045 -0.86% 0.26%
2044 -0.9% 0.28%
2043 -0.91% 0.31%
2042 -0.92% 0.34%
2041 -0.95% 0.32%
2040 -1% 0.33%
2039 -1% 0.35%
2038 -1.01% 0.35%
2037 -1.02% 0.36%
2036 -1.04% 0.37%
2035 -1.04% 0.37%
2034 -1.03% 0.41%
2033 -1.02% 0.42%
2032 -1.01% 0.45%
2031 -1.02% 0.47%
2030 -1.01% 0.52%
2029 -0.99% 0.56%
2028 -0.98% 0.61%
2027 -0.97% 0.65%
2026 -1.35% 0.7%
2025 -1.21% 0.76%
2024 -2.26% 1.68%
2023 -2.8% 2.33%
2022 -2.59% -0.06%
2021 -1.49% 0.24%
2020 -1.09% 2.05%
2019 -1.59% 1.42%
2018 -1.74% 1.81%
2017 -1.71% 2.11%
2016 -1.16% 2.27%
2015 -0.76% 2.06%
2014 -0.06% 1.67%
2013 -0.03% 0.77%
2012 -0.01% 0.55%
2011 -0.06% 0.77%
2010 -0.1% 1.12%
2009 -0.13% 1%
2008 -0.19% 0.85%
2007 -0.23% 0.94%
2006 -0.28% 1.23%
2005 -0.24% 1.14%
2004 -0.25% 1.5%
2003 -0.28% 1.99%
2002 -0.23% 1.75%
2001 -0.22% 0.59%
2000 -0.2% 0.59%
1999 -0.16% 0.53%
1998 -0.04% 0.89%
1997 -0.37% 1.32%
1996 -0.2% 1.6%
1995 -0.46% 1.48%
1994 -0.31% 1.34%
1993 -0.17% 1.15%
1992 -0.02% 1.05%
1991 0.12% 4.96%
1990 0.27% 0.93%
1989 0.72% 0.48%
1988 1.12% 0.27%
1987 1.15% 0.87%
1986 1.13% -0.02%
1985 1.07% 0.62%
1984 1.05% 0.87%
1983 1.02% 1.37%
1982 0.99% 1%
1981 1.01% 0.39%
1980 0.96% 0.13%
1979 1.01% -0.39%
1978 1.14% 0.03%
1977 1.15% 0.31%
1976 1.15% 0.89%
1975 1.14% 1.96%
1974 1.1% 2.11%
1973 1.04% 1.98%
1972 0.98% 1.78%
1971 0.94% 1.5%
1970 1.21% 1.37%
1969 1.49% 0.9%
1968 1.51% 0.88%
1967 1.56% 1.8%
1966 1.61% 1.81%
1965 1.67% 1.66%
1964 1.79% 2.12%
1963 1.94% 2.01%
1962 2.09% 2.57%
1961 2.2% 2.02%

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

GeoRank.org/population/moldova/new-zealand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Moldova declined by 2.26%, while New Zealand's population grew by 1.68%.

Live population counters

Moldova New Zealand
Current population
2341166
5374272
Population rank 145/197 124/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.06%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
6.01 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
9.31 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
14 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +240
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +87,500
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +1.68%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 65/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
30.3 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 +17,403
Net migration rank 164/196 35/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 1,467,989
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 45/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 28.2%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 20/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
New Zealand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova New Zealand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - 17,403
2024 - -27,088 - 18,766
2023 -7,007 -18,570 18,876 21,404
2022 -6,385 89,154 20,123 21,404
2021 -13,444 -33,405 23,644 -14,944
2020 -7,067 -33,405 24,905 42,124
2019 -3,416 -41,233 25,299 69,770
2018 -961 -36,085 24,797 59,139
2017 1,402 -43,871 26,282 68,349
2016 4,580 -51,642 28,237 75,512
2015 6,049 -59,399 29,408 70,870
2014 7,248 -67,175 26,196 57,974
2013 3,537 -77,571 29,096 26,385
2012 5,581 -81,215 31,077 -1,015
2011 5,948 -82,271 31,302 -2,196
2010 7,456 -84,039 35,458 6,722
2009 7,492 -83,546 33,560 12,700
2008 5,210 -79,593 35,143 4,804
2007 3,490 -75,734 35,480 3,053
2006 2,406 -72,061 30,924 14,542
2005 2,005 -68,681 30,674 19,212
2004 1,714 -52,491 29,634 24,521
2003 -322 -46,947 28,150 42,456
2002 -1,249 -45,833 25,941 48,195
2001 -718 -45,043 27,939 17,793
2000 -324 -43,854 29,897 -6,604
1999 642 -43,111 28,916 -7,634
1998 2,140 -41,975 29,146 -1,387
1997 4,669 -41,743 30,137 12,040
1996 2,655 -33,369 28,997 25,169
1995 5,534 -31,975 29,828 26,743
1994 9,921 -31,616 30,372 20,420
1993 13,886 -31,526 31,685 12,638
1992 17,373 -30,136 32,067 6,460
1991 21,127 -29,204 33,518 31,156
1990 25,824 -30,053 33,298 70,432
1989 29,638 -29,307 30,749 -8,818
1988 35,608 -4,989 29,846 -17,005
1987 40,122 -10,796 27,603 -7,631
1986 39,463 -8,769 25,549 -10,234
1985 38,060 -10,627 24,126 -13,462
1984 38,108 -12,732 26,043 -901
1983 36,076 -10,543 24,315 11,464
1982 32,814 -8,412 24,207 7,982
1981 31,360 -6,452 25,374 -7,606
1980 30,053 -3,693 23,658 -15,423
1979 28,322 -6,912 26,675 -26,694
1978 27,622 3,483 26,156 -28,783
1977 27,707 3,245 28,020 -22,697
1976 27,801 2,885 29,456 -9,138
1975 27,677 2,355 31,355 13,196
1974 27,219 1,785 33,896 27,580
1973 25,967 1,156 35,239 28,261
1972 24,626 481 38,244 17,779
1971 23,359 -61 40,000 7,547
1970 22,314 606 37,101 4,511
1969 21,768 20,561 38,098 -5,212
1968 22,005 19,830 37,594 -11,853
1967 22,654 19,175 37,974 -2,289
1966 23,720 18,601 36,151 9,161
1965 24,916 18,066 36,982 9,245
1964 25,860 17,509 39,375 9,806
1963 29,382 16,816 42,027 10,226
1962 32,082 15,884 42,865 12,697
1961 35,180 14,818 43,482 10,689
1960 36,352 13,697 41,791 3,846

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 New Zealand 34.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 247,767 people) and 65.6% is from migration (a gain of 471,602 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 1,467,989 people or 28.2% in New Zealand.

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
New Zealand
City Population
Auckland 1.47M
Christchurch 383K
Wellington 216K
Hamilton 176K
Tauranga 151K
Dunedin 106K
Lower Hutt 103K
Palmerston North 81.5K
Napier 66.3K
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K

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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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