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

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The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,360,527 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,328,600 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 105.2 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 2.98% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.72% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.33M (19.2% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Moldova vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Nigeria
2100 1,169,570 481,640,156
2099 1,180,272 481,456,918
2098 1,191,113 481,181,892
2097 1,201,972 480,838,161
2096 1,212,932 480,422,467
2095 1,223,967 479,938,579
2094 1,234,876 479,395,022
2093 1,245,808 478,769,369
2092 1,256,689 478,059,864
2091 1,267,532 477,236,907
2090 1,278,123 476,329,495
2089 1,288,741 475,326,347
2088 1,299,412 474,231,442
2087 1,309,994 473,035,563
2086 1,320,672 471,732,001
2085 1,331,516 470,328,175
2084 1,342,188 468,806,172
2083 1,353,031 467,187,453
2082 1,363,961 465,472,417
2081 1,375,027 463,643,190
2080 1,386,252 461,705,493
2079 1,397,755 459,644,523
2078 1,409,455 457,477,264
2077 1,421,568 455,218,871
2076 1,433,504 452,849,991
2075 1,445,874 450,367,356
2074 1,458,696 447,789,885
2073 1,471,729 445,117,028
2072 1,485,296 442,340,440
2071 1,499,224 439,464,323
2070 1,513,979 436,505,329
2069 1,528,841 433,437,998
2068 1,544,390 430,286,232
2067 1,560,256 427,032,499
2066 1,576,276 423,702,640
2065 1,592,761 420,285,359
2064 1,609,631 416,778,394
2063 1,626,510 413,198,800
2062 1,643,849 409,551,159
2061 1,661,290 405,827,482
2060 1,679,059 402,041,765
2059 1,696,440 398,197,311
2058 1,713,694 394,284,767
2057 1,730,910 390,311,065
2056 1,748,393 386,267,580
2055 1,765,554 382,162,992
2054 1,782,642 378,000,511
2053 1,799,510 373,769,779
2052 1,816,030 369,472,476
2051 1,832,448 365,120,741
2050 1,848,307 360,706,317
2049 1,864,603 356,243,287
2048 1,880,438 351,724,743
2047 1,896,381 347,142,279
2046 1,912,640 342,505,549
2045 1,929,525 337,807,869
2044 1,946,354 333,050,132
2043 1,964,017 328,230,652
2042 1,982,068 323,363,366
2041 2,000,545 318,443,989
2040 2,019,832 313,468,061
2039 2,040,153 308,450,008
2038 2,060,750 303,399,842
2037 2,081,833 298,327,800
2036 2,103,318 293,227,654
2035 2,125,527 288,115,630
2034 2,147,859 282,995,818
2033 2,170,311 277,875,880
2032 2,192,598 272,747,599
2031 2,215,052 267,645,657
2030 2,237,961 262,562,767
2029 2,260,762 257,484,616
2028 2,283,416 252,445,821
2027 2,305,981 247,437,680
2026 2,328,600 242,458,365
2025 2,360,527 237,527,782
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 474,586 people (a 16.9% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% 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 1,848,307 people with a rank change from 145th to 150th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 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 1.17M 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 -1.74% 2.08%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Moldova declined by 1.74%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Moldova Nigeria
Current population
2328600
245016045
Population rank 145/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 2.95%
One net population change
12.6 minutes
6.52 seconds
One birth every
20.7 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
15.8 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -114 +13,283
Annual growth/decline -41,779 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate -1.74% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 45/197
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 -7,767 -27,088 4,851,833 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 11.7% of the population change in Moldova is from natural causes (a loss of 34,016 people) and 88.3% is from migration (a loss of 255,544 people). In Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 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
Ungheni 26.5K
Dubasari 25.1K
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 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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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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