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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 7,120,169 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Paraguay's population is 3.04 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.12M (29.3% growth).

Moldova vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Paraguay
2100 1,175,882 9,114,469
2099 1,186,641 9,134,868
2098 1,197,541 9,153,773
2097 1,208,458 9,171,880
2096 1,219,478 9,188,931
2095 1,230,573 9,204,812
2094 1,241,540 9,219,996
2093 1,252,531 9,234,274
2092 1,263,471 9,247,659
2091 1,274,372 9,260,551
2090 1,285,020 9,272,453
2089 1,295,696 9,283,984
2088 1,306,424 9,293,775
2087 1,317,064 9,302,722
2086 1,327,799 9,311,508
2085 1,338,702 9,319,285
2084 1,349,432 9,325,447
2083 1,360,333 9,331,054
2082 1,371,322 9,335,846
2081 1,382,447 9,340,017
2080 1,393,733 9,342,618
2079 1,405,298 9,344,195
2078 1,417,062 9,344,403
2077 1,429,240 9,343,525
2076 1,441,240 9,341,603
2075 1,453,677 9,337,944
2074 1,466,568 9,332,883
2073 1,479,672 9,326,126
2072 1,493,311 9,317,685
2071 1,507,315 9,307,917
2070 1,522,149 9,296,216
2069 1,537,091 9,282,854
2068 1,552,724 9,268,086
2067 1,568,676 9,251,858
2066 1,584,782 9,233,146
2065 1,601,356 9,212,933
2064 1,618,317 9,190,368
2063 1,635,288 9,165,372
2062 1,652,720 9,138,205
2061 1,670,255 9,109,701
2060 1,688,120 9,079,572
2059 1,705,595 9,047,300
2058 1,722,942 9,011,957
2057 1,740,252 8,975,110
2056 1,757,829 8,936,412
2055 1,775,082 8,896,115
2054 1,792,262 8,853,974
2053 1,809,221 8,810,350
2052 1,825,831 8,764,844
2051 1,842,337 8,717,773
2050 1,858,281 8,669,516
2049 1,874,666 8,619,672
2048 1,890,586 8,568,157
2047 1,906,615 8,515,265
2046 1,922,962 8,460,084
2045 1,939,938 8,404,136
2044 1,956,858 8,346,996
2043 1,974,616 8,288,781
2042 1,992,765 8,228,904
2041 2,011,342 8,168,202
2040 2,030,732 8,106,496
2039 2,051,163 8,043,273
2038 2,071,871 7,978,464
2037 2,093,068 7,912,690
2036 2,114,669 7,845,468
2035 2,136,998 7,777,137
2034 2,159,450 7,707,832
2033 2,182,023 7,636,950
2032 2,204,431 7,564,485
2031 2,227,006 7,490,891
2030 2,250,038 7,415,529
2029 2,272,963 7,338,535
2028 2,295,739 7,259,813
2027 2,318,425 7,179,864
2026 2,341,166 7,098,035
2025 2,373,265 7,014,448
2024 2,402,306 6,929,153
2023 2,457,783 6,844,146
2022 2,528,654 6,760,464
2021 2,595,809 6,684,182
2020 2,635,130 6,603,739
2019 2,664,224 6,515,058
2018 2,707,203 6,427,382
2017 2,755,189 6,338,660
2016 2,803,186 6,249,126
2015 2,835,978 6,159,103
2014 2,857,815 6,069,811
2013 2,859,558 5,982,445
2012 2,860,324 5,897,008
2011 2,860,699 5,814,626
2010 2,862,354 5,737,971
2009 2,865,213 5,671,236
2008 2,868,833 5,613,574
2007 2,874,299 5,559,386
2006 2,880,967 5,505,148
2005 2,888,985 5,448,097
2004 2,896,023 5,388,175
2003 2,903,198 5,326,436
2002 2,911,385 5,261,328
2001 2,918,135 5,187,689
2000 2,924,668 5,100,868
1999 2,930,622 5,003,135
1998 2,935,227 4,900,025
1997 2,936,413 4,794,412
1996 2,947,293 4,687,543
1995 2,953,200 4,579,806
1994 2,966,745 4,471,417
1993 2,975,966 4,362,696
1992 2,980,965 4,253,600
1991 2,981,566 4,144,364
1990 2,977,912 4,035,747
1989 2,970,039 3,927,802
1988 2,948,891 3,820,546
1987 2,916,306 3,714,889
1986 2,883,057 3,611,474
1985 2,850,787 3,510,671
1984 2,820,518 3,412,936
1983 2,791,207 3,318,068
1982 2,763,101 3,226,189
1981 2,735,987 3,137,604
1980 2,708,675 3,053,235
1979 2,683,035 2,973,968
1978 2,656,211 2,899,269
1977 2,626,298 2,827,874
1976 2,596,491 2,758,836
1975 2,566,998 2,691,648
1974 2,538,164 2,625,621
1973 2,510,584 2,561,102
1972 2,484,742 2,499,881
1971 2,460,611 2,442,537
1970 2,437,590 2,388,028
1969 2,408,469 2,334,992
1968 2,373,073 2,282,391
1967 2,337,695 2,229,994
1966 2,301,871 2,177,584
1965 2,265,287 2,125,177
1964 2,228,000 2,073,119
1963 2,188,895 2,021,909
1962 2,147,227 1,973,130
1961 2,103,327 1,927,394
1960 2,058,020 1,883,514

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 Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Paraguay's population increased by 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,669,516 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Paraguay is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 9.34M 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
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Paraguay
2100 -0.91% -0.22%
2099 -0.91% -0.21%
2098 -0.9% -0.2%
2097 -0.9% -0.19%
2096 -0.9% -0.17%
2095 -0.88% -0.16%
2094 -0.88% -0.15%
2093 -0.87% -0.14%
2092 -0.86% -0.14%
2091 -0.83% -0.13%
2090 -0.82% -0.12%
2089 -0.82% -0.11%
2088 -0.81% -0.1%
2087 -0.81% -0.09%
2086 -0.81% -0.08%
2085 -0.8% -0.07%
2084 -0.8% -0.06%
2083 -0.8% -0.05%
2082 -0.8% -0.04%
2081 -0.81% -0.03%
2080 -0.82% -0.02%
2079 -0.83% -0.002%
2078 -0.85% 0.009%
2077 -0.83% 0.02%
2076 -0.86% 0.04%
2075 -0.88% 0.05%
2074 -0.89% 0.07%
2073 -0.91% 0.09%
2072 -0.93% 0.1%
2071 -0.97% 0.13%
2070 -0.97% 0.14%
2069 -1.01% 0.16%
2068 -1.02% 0.18%
2067 -1.02% 0.2%
2066 -1.03% 0.22%
2065 -1.05% 0.25%
2064 -1.04% 0.27%
2063 -1.05% 0.3%
2062 -1.05% 0.31%
2061 -1.06% 0.33%
2060 -1.02% 0.36%
2059 -1.01% 0.39%
2058 -0.99% 0.41%
2057 -1% 0.43%
2056 -0.97% 0.45%
2055 -0.96% 0.48%
2054 -0.94% 0.5%
2053 -0.91% 0.52%
2052 -0.9% 0.54%
2051 -0.86% 0.56%
2050 -0.87% 0.58%
2049 -0.84% 0.6%
2048 -0.84% 0.62%
2047 -0.85% 0.65%
2046 -0.88% 0.67%
2045 -0.86% 0.68%
2044 -0.9% 0.7%
2043 -0.91% 0.73%
2042 -0.92% 0.74%
2041 -0.95% 0.76%
2040 -1% 0.79%
2039 -1% 0.81%
2038 -1.01% 0.83%
2037 -1.02% 0.86%
2036 -1.04% 0.88%
2035 -1.04% 0.9%
2034 -1.03% 0.93%
2033 -1.02% 0.96%
2032 -1.01% 0.98%
2031 -1.02% 1.02%
2030 -1.01% 1.05%
2029 -0.99% 1.08%
2028 -0.98% 1.11%
2027 -0.97% 1.15%
2026 -1.35% 1.19%
2025 -1.21% 1.23%
2024 -2.26% 1.24%
2023 -2.8% 1.24%
2022 -2.59% 1.14%
2021 -1.49% 1.22%
2020 -1.09% 1.36%
2019 -1.59% 1.36%
2018 -1.74% 1.4%
2017 -1.71% 1.43%
2016 -1.16% 1.46%
2015 -0.76% 1.47%
2014 -0.06% 1.46%
2013 -0.03% 1.45%
2012 -0.01% 1.42%
2011 -0.06% 1.34%
2010 -0.1% 1.18%
2009 -0.13% 1.03%
2008 -0.19% 0.97%
2007 -0.23% 0.99%
2006 -0.28% 1.05%
2005 -0.24% 1.11%
2004 -0.25% 1.16%
2003 -0.28% 1.24%
2002 -0.23% 1.42%
2001 -0.22% 1.7%
2000 -0.2% 1.95%
1999 -0.16% 2.1%
1998 -0.04% 2.2%
1997 -0.37% 2.28%
1996 -0.2% 2.35%
1995 -0.46% 2.42%
1994 -0.31% 2.49%
1993 -0.17% 2.56%
1992 -0.02% 2.64%
1991 0.12% 2.69%
1990 0.27% 2.75%
1989 0.72% 2.81%
1988 1.12% 2.84%
1987 1.15% 2.86%
1986 1.13% 2.87%
1985 1.07% 2.86%
1984 1.05% 2.86%
1983 1.02% 2.85%
1982 0.99% 2.82%
1981 1.01% 2.76%
1980 0.96% 2.67%
1979 1.01% 2.58%
1978 1.14% 2.52%
1977 1.15% 2.5%
1976 1.15% 2.5%
1975 1.14% 2.51%
1974 1.1% 2.52%
1973 1.04% 2.45%
1972 0.98% 2.35%
1971 0.94% 2.28%
1970 1.21% 2.27%
1969 1.49% 2.3%
1968 1.51% 2.35%
1967 1.56% 2.41%
1966 1.61% 2.47%
1965 1.67% 2.51%
1964 1.79% 2.53%
1963 1.94% 2.47%
1962 2.09% 2.37%
1961 2.2% 2.33%

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 Paraguay's population grew by 1.24%.

Live population counters

Moldova Paraguay
Current population
2341166
7120169
Population rank 145/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.09%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
6.18 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
3.84 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +233
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +85,007
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +1.24%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 87/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -12,423
Net migration rank 164/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -12,423
2024 - -27,088 - -12,451
2023 -7,007 -18,570 97,748 -12,500
2022 -6,385 89,154 94,627 -12,500
2021 -13,444 -33,405 78,667 -8,226
2020 -7,067 -33,405 98,667 -8,226
2019 -3,416 -41,233 103,179 -16,263
2018 -961 -36,085 104,908 -16,472
2017 1,402 -43,871 105,634 -16,630
2016 4,580 -51,642 106,804 -16,737
2015 6,049 -59,399 106,817 -16,834
2014 7,248 -67,175 105,585 -16,989
2013 3,537 -77,571 103,383 -17,232
2012 5,581 -81,215 102,508 -17,763
2011 5,948 -82,271 100,442 -20,427
2010 7,456 -84,039 99,456 -26,169
2009 7,492 -83,546 100,296 -40,112
2008 5,210 -79,593 99,821 -44,679
2007 3,490 -75,734 99,141 -45,914
2006 2,406 -72,061 99,808 -44,568
2005 2,005 -68,681 101,035 -42,173
2004 1,714 -52,491 101,896 -40,907
2003 -322 -46,947 102,427 -39,941
2002 -1,249 -45,833 104,658 -36,918
2001 -718 -45,043 107,225 -27,676
2000 -324 -43,854 109,979 -15,884
1999 642 -43,111 112,726 -11,362
1998 2,140 -41,975 114,122 -9,276
1997 4,669 -41,743 115,095 -8,704
1996 2,655 -33,369 115,623 -8,273
1995 5,534 -31,975 115,777 -7,653
1994 9,921 -31,616 115,662 -6,999
1993 13,886 -31,526 115,211 -6,431
1992 17,373 -30,136 115,442 -6,035
1991 21,127 -29,204 114,472 -5,420
1990 25,824 -30,053 112,864 -4,685
1989 29,638 -29,307 111,727 -4,009
1988 35,608 -4,989 110,348 -3,557
1987 40,122 -10,796 107,962 -3,445
1986 39,463 -8,769 105,776 -3,460
1985 38,060 -10,627 102,859 -3,562
1984 38,108 -12,732 99,937 -3,769
1983 36,076 -10,543 96,406 -2,845
1982 32,814 -8,412 92,917 -2,725
1981 31,360 -6,452 89,456 -2,477
1980 30,053 -3,693 84,568 -2,808
1979 28,322 -6,912 80,345 -3,570
1978 27,622 3,483 76,691 -4,066
1977 27,707 3,245 74,359 -4,201
1976 27,801 2,885 71,973 -4,066
1975 27,677 2,355 70,285 -3,807
1974 27,219 1,785 69,059 -3,478
1973 25,967 1,156 67,803 -4,346
1972 24,626 481 66,625 -7,642
1971 23,359 -61 66,142 -10,446
1970 22,314 606 65,905 -12,579
1969 21,768 20,561 65,616 -12,859
1968 22,005 19,830 65,575 -13,132
1967 22,654 19,175 65,695 -13,346
1966 23,720 18,601 66,002 -13,538
1965 24,916 18,066 66,063 -13,715
1964 25,860 17,509 65,681 -13,915
1963 29,382 16,816 64,741 -14,086
1962 32,082 15,884 63,079 -16,175
1961 35,180 14,818 61,536 -16,972
1960 36,352 13,697 60,009 -16,811

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 Paraguay 87.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,002,636 people) and 12.4% is from migration (a loss of 141,377 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

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
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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