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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 104.1 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.97% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Moldova vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Nigeria
2100 1,175,882 481,678,166
2099 1,186,641 481,494,914
2098 1,197,541 481,219,866
2097 1,208,458 480,876,108
2096 1,219,478 480,460,381
2095 1,230,573 479,976,454
2094 1,241,540 479,432,855
2093 1,252,531 478,807,152
2092 1,263,471 478,097,591
2091 1,274,372 477,274,569
2090 1,285,020 476,367,086
2089 1,295,696 475,363,859
2088 1,306,424 474,268,867
2087 1,317,064 473,072,894
2086 1,327,799 471,769,229
2085 1,338,702 470,365,292
2084 1,349,432 468,843,169
2083 1,360,333 467,224,322
2082 1,371,322 465,509,151
2081 1,382,447 463,679,779
2080 1,393,733 461,741,930
2079 1,405,298 459,680,797
2078 1,417,062 457,513,367
2077 1,429,240 455,254,796
2076 1,441,240 452,885,729
2075 1,453,677 450,402,898
2074 1,466,568 447,825,224
2073 1,479,672 445,152,156
2072 1,493,311 442,375,349
2071 1,507,315 439,499,004
2070 1,522,149 436,539,777
2069 1,537,091 433,472,204
2068 1,552,724 430,320,190
2067 1,568,676 427,066,199
2066 1,584,782 423,736,078
2065 1,601,356 420,318,527
2064 1,618,317 416,811,285
2063 1,635,288 413,231,409
2062 1,652,720 409,583,480
2061 1,670,255 405,859,509
2060 1,688,120 402,073,494
2059 1,705,595 398,228,736
2058 1,722,942 394,315,883
2057 1,740,252 390,341,867
2056 1,757,829 386,298,064
2055 1,775,082 382,193,151
2054 1,792,262 378,030,342
2053 1,809,221 373,799,276
2052 1,825,831 369,501,634
2051 1,842,337 365,149,555
2050 1,858,281 360,734,783
2049 1,874,666 356,271,401
2048 1,890,586 351,752,501
2047 1,906,615 347,169,674
2046 1,922,962 342,532,578
2045 1,939,938 337,834,528
2044 1,956,858 333,076,416
2043 1,974,616 328,256,555
2042 1,992,765 323,388,886
2041 2,011,342 318,469,120
2040 2,030,732 313,492,800
2039 2,051,163 308,474,350
2038 2,071,871 303,423,786
2037 2,093,068 298,351,344
2036 2,114,669 293,250,795
2035 2,136,998 288,138,368
2034 2,159,450 283,018,151
2033 2,182,023 277,897,810
2032 2,204,431 272,769,123
2031 2,227,006 267,666,779
2030 2,250,038 262,583,487
2029 2,272,963 257,504,936
2028 2,295,739 252,465,743
2027 2,318,425 247,457,208
2026 2,341,166 242,477,499
2025 2,373,265 237,546,527
2024 2,402,306 232,679,478
2023 2,457,783 227,882,945
2022 2,528,654 223,150,896
2021 2,595,809 218,529,286
2020 2,635,130 213,996,181
2019 2,664,224 209,485,641
2018 2,707,203 204,938,755
2017 2,755,189 200,254,579
2016 2,803,186 195,443,700
2015 2,835,978 190,671,878
2014 2,857,815 185,896,915
2013 2,859,558 181,049,443
2012 2,860,324 176,200,625
2011 2,860,699 171,379,598
2010 2,862,354 166,642,886
2009 2,865,213 162,049,464
2008 2,868,833 157,595,014
2007 2,874,299 153,267,261
2006 2,880,967 149,077,334
2005 2,888,985 145,017,253
2004 2,896,023 141,057,045
2003 2,903,198 137,202,644
2002 2,911,385 133,471,989
2001 2,918,135 129,862,595
2000 2,924,668 126,382,494
1999 2,930,622 123,047,320
1998 2,935,227 119,846,254
1997 2,936,413 116,754,792
1996 2,947,293 113,754,779
1995 2,953,200 110,819,428
1994 2,966,745 107,935,714
1993 2,975,966 105,122,069
1992 2,980,965 102,372,770
1991 2,981,566 99,720,162
1990 2,977,912 97,120,925
1989 2,970,039 94,531,014
1988 2,948,891 92,020,090
1987 2,916,306 89,591,716
1986 2,883,057 87,235,953
1985 2,850,787 84,897,973
1984 2,820,518 82,526,443
1983 2,791,207 80,438,260
1982 2,763,101 78,378,701
1981 2,735,987 76,068,103
1980 2,708,675 73,764,641
1979 2,683,035 71,498,242
1978 2,656,211 69,326,532
1977 2,626,298 67,234,590
1976 2,596,491 65,258,009
1975 2,566,998 63,410,815
1974 2,538,164 61,679,144
1973 2,510,584 60,082,139
1972 2,484,742 58,601,748
1971 2,460,611 57,214,684
1970 2,437,590 55,893,838
1969 2,408,469 54,631,914
1968 2,373,073 53,432,783
1967 2,337,695 52,293,065
1966 2,301,871 51,188,234
1965 2,265,287 50,086,764
1964 2,228,000 49,012,016
1963 2,188,895 47,973,575
1962 2,147,227 46,965,292
1961 2,103,327 45,989,310
1960 2,058,020 45,053,782

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 Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M 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
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Nigeria
2100 -0.91% 0.04%
2099 -0.91% 0.06%
2098 -0.9% 0.07%
2097 -0.9% 0.09%
2096 -0.9% 0.1%
2095 -0.88% 0.11%
2094 -0.88% 0.13%
2093 -0.87% 0.15%
2092 -0.86% 0.17%
2091 -0.83% 0.19%
2090 -0.82% 0.21%
2089 -0.82% 0.23%
2088 -0.81% 0.25%
2087 -0.81% 0.28%
2086 -0.81% 0.3%
2085 -0.8% 0.32%
2084 -0.8% 0.35%
2083 -0.8% 0.37%
2082 -0.8% 0.39%
2081 -0.81% 0.42%
2080 -0.82% 0.45%
2079 -0.83% 0.47%
2078 -0.85% 0.5%
2077 -0.83% 0.52%
2076 -0.86% 0.55%
2075 -0.88% 0.58%
2074 -0.89% 0.6%
2073 -0.91% 0.63%
2072 -0.93% 0.65%
2071 -0.97% 0.68%
2070 -0.97% 0.71%
2069 -1.01% 0.73%
2068 -1.02% 0.76%
2067 -1.02% 0.79%
2066 -1.03% 0.81%
2065 -1.05% 0.84%
2064 -1.04% 0.87%
2063 -1.05% 0.89%
2062 -1.05% 0.92%
2061 -1.06% 0.94%
2060 -1.02% 0.97%
2059 -1.01% 0.99%
2058 -0.99% 1.02%
2057 -1% 1.05%
2056 -0.97% 1.07%
2055 -0.96% 1.1%
2054 -0.94% 1.13%
2053 -0.91% 1.16%
2052 -0.9% 1.19%
2051 -0.86% 1.22%
2050 -0.87% 1.25%
2049 -0.84% 1.28%
2048 -0.84% 1.32%
2047 -0.85% 1.35%
2046 -0.88% 1.39%
2045 -0.86% 1.43%
2044 -0.9% 1.47%
2043 -0.91% 1.51%
2042 -0.92% 1.54%
2041 -0.95% 1.59%
2040 -1% 1.63%
2039 -1% 1.66%
2038 -1.01% 1.7%
2037 -1.02% 1.74%
2036 -1.04% 1.77%
2035 -1.04% 1.81%
2034 -1.03% 1.84%
2033 -1.02% 1.88%
2032 -1.01% 1.91%
2031 -1.02% 1.94%
2030 -1.01% 1.97%
2029 -0.99% 2%
2028 -0.98% 2.02%
2027 -0.97% 2.05%
2026 -1.35% 2.08%
2025 -1.21% 2.09%
2024 -2.26% 2.1%
2023 -2.8% 2.12%
2022 -2.59% 2.11%
2021 -1.49% 2.12%
2020 -1.09% 2.15%
2019 -1.59% 2.22%
2018 -1.74% 2.34%
2017 -1.71% 2.46%
2016 -1.16% 2.5%
2015 -0.76% 2.57%
2014 -0.06% 2.68%
2013 -0.03% 2.75%
2012 -0.01% 2.81%
2011 -0.06% 2.84%
2010 -0.1% 2.83%
2009 -0.13% 2.83%
2008 -0.19% 2.82%
2007 -0.23% 2.81%
2006 -0.28% 2.8%
2005 -0.24% 2.81%
2004 -0.25% 2.81%
2003 -0.28% 2.8%
2002 -0.23% 2.78%
2001 -0.22% 2.75%
2000 -0.2% 2.71%
1999 -0.16% 2.67%
1998 -0.04% 2.65%
1997 -0.37% 2.64%
1996 -0.2% 2.65%
1995 -0.46% 2.67%
1994 -0.31% 2.68%
1993 -0.17% 2.69%
1992 -0.02% 2.66%
1991 0.12% 2.68%
1990 0.27% 2.74%
1989 0.72% 2.73%
1988 1.12% 2.71%
1987 1.15% 2.7%
1986 1.13% 2.75%
1985 1.07% 2.87%
1984 1.05% 2.6%
1983 1.02% 2.63%
1982 0.99% 3.04%
1981 1.01% 3.12%
1980 0.96% 3.17%
1979 1.01% 3.13%
1978 1.14% 3.11%
1977 1.15% 3.03%
1976 1.15% 2.91%
1975 1.14% 2.81%
1974 1.1% 2.66%
1973 1.04% 2.53%
1972 0.98% 2.42%
1971 0.94% 2.36%
1970 1.21% 2.31%
1969 1.49% 2.24%
1968 1.51% 2.18%
1967 1.56% 2.16%
1966 1.61% 2.2%
1965 1.67% 2.19%
1964 1.79% 2.16%
1963 1.94% 2.15%
1962 2.09% 2.12%
1961 2.2% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Moldova Nigeria
Current population
2341166
243824469
Population rank 145/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 2.94%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
19.9 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -152 +13,141
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 48/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -15,258
Net migration rank 164/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -15,258
2024 - -27,088 - -35,202
2023 -7,007 -18,570 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -6,385 89,154 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -13,444 -33,405 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -7,067 -33,405 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 -3,416 -41,233 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 -961 -36,085 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 1,402 -43,871 4,706,183 78,685
2016 4,580 -51,642 4,761,594 75,265
2015 6,049 -59,399 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 7,248 -67,175 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 3,537 -77,571 4,811,751 40,201
2012 5,581 -81,215 4,774,508 71,138
2011 5,948 -82,271 4,728,363 67,808
2010 7,456 -84,039 4,629,173 47,966
2009 7,492 -83,546 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 5,210 -79,593 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 3,490 -75,734 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 2,406 -72,061 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 2,005 -68,681 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 1,714 -52,491 3,877,376 46,370
2003 -322 -46,947 3,751,120 33,857
2002 -1,249 -45,833 3,606,814 69,594
2001 -718 -45,043 3,478,370 64,163
2000 -324 -43,854 3,343,196 74,535
1999 642 -43,111 3,155,425 97,195
1998 2,140 -41,975 3,003,946 145,575
1997 4,669 -41,743 2,936,500 96,885
1996 2,655 -33,369 2,882,205 84,448
1995 5,534 -31,975 2,830,771 73,243
1994 9,921 -31,616 2,735,198 128,134
1993 13,886 -31,526 2,673,675 90,200
1992 17,373 -30,136 2,596,173 138,412
1991 21,127 -29,204 2,527,807 42,760
1990 25,824 -30,053 2,491,928 135,959
1989 29,638 -29,307 2,452,324 99,588
1988 35,608 -4,989 2,376,419 93,510
1987 40,122 -10,796 2,322,397 64,418
1986 39,463 -8,769 2,295,003 29,682
1985 38,060 -10,627 2,289,784 61,514
1984 38,108 -12,732 2,278,060 113,758
1983 36,076 -10,543 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 32,814 -8,412 2,233,401 101,116
1981 31,360 -6,452 2,179,884 106,723
1980 30,053 -3,693 2,121,618 198,672
1979 28,322 -6,912 2,074,807 137,721
1978 27,622 3,483 2,019,621 111,258
1977 27,707 3,245 1,923,917 129,075
1976 27,801 2,885 1,827,289 72,889
1975 27,677 2,355 1,718,623 75,603
1974 27,219 1,785 1,624,813 44,281
1973 25,967 1,156 1,525,485 -618
1972 24,626 481 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 23,359 -61 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 22,314 606 1,295,507 7,953
1969 21,768 20,561 1,213,484 6,912
1968 22,005 19,830 1,168,254 9,615
1967 22,654 19,175 1,082,884 18,683
1966 23,720 18,601 1,095,582 12,513
1965 24,916 18,066 1,061,840 32,988
1964 25,860 17,509 1,028,272 26,411
1963 29,382 16,816 995,116 27,115
1962 32,082 15,884 966,452 27,906
1961 35,180 14,818 932,111 25,515
1960 36,352 13,697 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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