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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 15 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Moldova vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Peru
2100 1,175,882 38,452,509
2099 1,186,641 38,619,608
2098 1,197,541 38,784,430
2097 1,208,458 38,947,717
2096 1,219,478 39,108,849
2095 1,230,573 39,267,786
2094 1,241,540 39,423,479
2093 1,252,531 39,578,294
2092 1,263,471 39,729,309
2091 1,274,372 39,877,488
2090 1,285,020 40,022,659
2089 1,295,696 40,164,228
2088 1,306,424 40,303,304
2087 1,317,064 40,438,644
2086 1,327,799 40,569,419
2085 1,338,702 40,695,935
2084 1,349,432 40,817,705
2083 1,360,333 40,933,831
2082 1,371,322 41,045,559
2081 1,382,447 41,151,529
2080 1,393,733 41,252,019
2079 1,405,298 41,345,682
2078 1,417,062 41,433,298
2077 1,429,240 41,514,392
2076 1,441,240 41,589,064
2075 1,453,677 41,656,726
2074 1,466,568 41,717,426
2073 1,479,672 41,770,225
2072 1,493,311 41,815,673
2071 1,507,315 41,853,504
2070 1,522,149 41,883,997
2069 1,537,091 41,906,365
2068 1,552,724 41,920,235
2067 1,568,676 41,925,717
2066 1,584,782 41,923,100
2065 1,601,356 41,912,338
2064 1,618,317 41,893,671
2063 1,635,288 41,866,010
2062 1,652,720 41,830,096
2061 1,670,255 41,785,364
2060 1,688,120 41,732,163
2059 1,705,595 41,670,843
2058 1,722,942 41,601,084
2057 1,740,252 41,522,014
2056 1,757,829 41,434,774
2055 1,775,082 41,338,448
2054 1,792,262 41,233,873
2053 1,809,221 41,120,477
2052 1,825,831 40,999,698
2051 1,842,337 40,870,773
2050 1,858,281 40,733,304
2049 1,874,666 40,588,072
2048 1,890,586 40,434,856
2047 1,906,615 40,272,431
2046 1,922,962 40,100,751
2045 1,939,938 39,920,558
2044 1,956,858 39,731,027
2043 1,974,616 39,534,093
2042 1,992,765 39,328,332
2041 2,011,342 39,114,174
2040 2,030,732 38,892,211
2039 2,051,163 38,662,243
2038 2,071,871 38,424,592
2037 2,093,068 38,178,789
2036 2,114,669 37,924,438
2035 2,136,998 37,662,565
2034 2,159,450 37,392,354
2033 2,182,023 37,114,776
2032 2,204,431 36,830,488
2031 2,227,006 36,538,688
2030 2,250,038 36,238,199
2029 2,272,963 35,929,085
2028 2,295,739 35,609,999
2027 2,318,425 35,280,410
2026 2,341,166 34,939,340
2025 2,373,265 34,585,730
2024 2,402,306 34,217,848
2023 2,457,783 33,845,617
2022 2,528,654 33,475,438
2021 2,595,809 33,155,882
2020 2,635,130 32,838,579
2019 2,664,224 32,449,303
2018 2,707,203 31,897,584
2017 2,755,189 31,324,637
2016 2,803,186 30,866,494
2015 2,835,978 30,457,600
2014 2,857,815 30,115,826
2013 2,859,558 29,817,919
2012 2,860,324 29,550,366
2011 2,860,699 29,304,086
2010 2,862,354 29,086,019
2009 2,865,213 28,896,811
2008 2,868,833 28,719,041
2007 2,874,299 28,530,699
2006 2,880,967 28,324,491
2005 2,888,985 28,101,180
2004 2,896,023 27,852,190
2003 2,903,198 27,580,490
2002 2,911,385 27,288,217
2001 2,918,135 26,964,601
2000 2,924,668 26,598,331
1999 2,930,622 26,186,504
1998 2,935,227 25,738,095
1997 2,936,413 25,274,147
1996 2,947,293 24,811,171
1995 2,953,200 24,348,919
1994 2,966,745 23,881,493
1993 2,975,966 23,413,783
1992 2,980,965 22,946,340
1991 2,981,566 22,483,775
1990 2,977,912 22,014,771
1989 2,970,039 21,532,589
1988 2,948,891 21,054,702
1987 2,916,306 20,582,320
1986 2,883,057 20,117,122
1985 2,850,787 19,648,204
1984 2,820,518 19,174,716
1983 2,791,207 18,705,957
1982 2,763,101 18,246,503
1981 2,735,987 17,798,805
1980 2,708,675 17,360,949
1979 2,683,035 16,933,139
1978 2,656,211 16,516,059
1977 2,626,298 16,109,806
1976 2,596,491 15,716,809
1975 2,566,998 15,333,957
1974 2,538,164 14,956,552
1973 2,510,584 14,582,867
1972 2,484,742 14,210,147
1971 2,460,611 13,838,067
1970 2,437,590 13,501,237
1969 2,408,469 13,166,767
1968 2,373,073 12,803,993
1967 2,337,695 12,448,814
1966 2,301,871 12,101,297
1965 2,265,287 11,761,085
1964 2,228,000 11,427,978
1963 2,188,895 11,102,099
1962 2,147,227 10,784,612
1961 2,103,327 10,475,123
1960 2,058,020 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M 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
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Peru
2100 -0.91% -0.43%
2099 -0.91% -0.42%
2098 -0.9% -0.42%
2097 -0.9% -0.41%
2096 -0.9% -0.4%
2095 -0.88% -0.39%
2094 -0.88% -0.39%
2093 -0.87% -0.38%
2092 -0.86% -0.37%
2091 -0.83% -0.36%
2090 -0.82% -0.35%
2089 -0.82% -0.35%
2088 -0.81% -0.33%
2087 -0.81% -0.32%
2086 -0.81% -0.31%
2085 -0.8% -0.3%
2084 -0.8% -0.28%
2083 -0.8% -0.27%
2082 -0.8% -0.26%
2081 -0.81% -0.24%
2080 -0.82% -0.23%
2079 -0.83% -0.21%
2078 -0.85% -0.2%
2077 -0.83% -0.18%
2076 -0.86% -0.16%
2075 -0.88% -0.15%
2074 -0.89% -0.13%
2073 -0.91% -0.11%
2072 -0.93% -0.09%
2071 -0.97% -0.07%
2070 -0.97% -0.05%
2069 -1.01% -0.03%
2068 -1.02% -0.01%
2067 -1.02% 0.006%
2066 -1.03% 0.03%
2065 -1.05% 0.04%
2064 -1.04% 0.07%
2063 -1.05% 0.09%
2062 -1.05% 0.11%
2061 -1.06% 0.13%
2060 -1.02% 0.15%
2059 -1.01% 0.17%
2058 -0.99% 0.19%
2057 -1% 0.21%
2056 -0.97% 0.23%
2055 -0.96% 0.25%
2054 -0.94% 0.28%
2053 -0.91% 0.29%
2052 -0.9% 0.32%
2051 -0.86% 0.34%
2050 -0.87% 0.36%
2049 -0.84% 0.38%
2048 -0.84% 0.4%
2047 -0.85% 0.43%
2046 -0.88% 0.45%
2045 -0.86% 0.48%
2044 -0.9% 0.5%
2043 -0.91% 0.52%
2042 -0.92% 0.55%
2041 -0.95% 0.57%
2040 -1% 0.59%
2039 -1% 0.62%
2038 -1.01% 0.64%
2037 -1.02% 0.67%
2036 -1.04% 0.7%
2035 -1.04% 0.72%
2034 -1.03% 0.75%
2033 -1.02% 0.77%
2032 -1.01% 0.8%
2031 -1.02% 0.83%
2030 -1.01% 0.86%
2029 -0.99% 0.9%
2028 -0.98% 0.93%
2027 -0.97% 0.98%
2026 -1.35% 1.02%
2025 -1.21% 1.08%
2024 -2.26% 1.1%
2023 -2.8% 1.11%
2022 -2.59% 0.96%
2021 -1.49% 0.97%
2020 -1.09% 1.2%
2019 -1.59% 1.73%
2018 -1.74% 1.83%
2017 -1.71% 1.48%
2016 -1.16% 1.34%
2015 -0.76% 1.13%
2014 -0.06% 1%
2013 -0.03% 0.91%
2012 -0.01% 0.84%
2011 -0.06% 0.75%
2010 -0.1% 0.65%
2009 -0.13% 0.62%
2008 -0.19% 0.66%
2007 -0.23% 0.73%
2006 -0.28% 0.79%
2005 -0.24% 0.89%
2004 -0.25% 0.99%
2003 -0.28% 1.07%
2002 -0.23% 1.2%
2001 -0.22% 1.38%
2000 -0.2% 1.57%
1999 -0.16% 1.74%
1998 -0.04% 1.84%
1997 -0.37% 1.87%
1996 -0.2% 1.9%
1995 -0.46% 1.96%
1994 -0.31% 2%
1993 -0.17% 2.04%
1992 -0.02% 2.06%
1991 0.12% 2.13%
1990 0.27% 2.24%
1989 0.72% 2.27%
1988 1.12% 2.3%
1987 1.15% 2.31%
1986 1.13% 2.39%
1985 1.07% 2.47%
1984 1.05% 2.51%
1983 1.02% 2.52%
1982 0.99% 2.52%
1981 1.01% 2.52%
1980 0.96% 2.53%
1979 1.01% 2.53%
1978 1.14% 2.52%
1977 1.15% 2.5%
1976 1.15% 2.5%
1975 1.14% 2.52%
1974 1.1% 2.56%
1973 1.04% 2.62%
1972 0.98% 2.69%
1971 0.94% 2.49%
1970 1.21% 2.54%
1969 1.49% 2.83%
1968 1.51% 2.85%
1967 1.56% 2.87%
1966 1.61% 2.89%
1965 1.67% 2.91%
1964 1.79% 2.94%
1963 1.94% 2.94%
1962 2.09% 2.95%
1961 2.2% 2.96%

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/peru | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Moldova declined by 2.26%, while Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Moldova Peru
Current population
2341166
35031596
Population rank 145/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.42%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
1.41 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
58.4 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +1,020
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 95/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 +11,931
Net migration rank 164/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - 11,931
2024 - -27,088 - 18,406
2023 -7,007 -18,570 353,788 24,783
2022 -6,385 89,154 327,859 33,982
2021 -13,444 -33,405 235,440 41,868
2020 -7,067 -33,405 301,950 55,375
2019 -3,416 -41,233 346,981 74,270
2018 -961 -36,085 343,123 339,067
2017 1,402 -43,871 349,333 114,382
2016 4,580 -51,642 355,859 96,740
2015 6,049 -59,399 362,781 2,421
2014 7,248 -67,175 368,708 -50,383
2013 3,537 -77,571 372,694 -95,214
2012 5,581 -81,215 376,501 -118,863
2011 5,948 -82,271 383,268 -148,339
2010 7,456 -84,039 382,510 -181,302
2009 7,492 -83,546 396,522 -219,314
2008 5,210 -79,593 413,640 -235,307
2007 3,490 -75,734 435,122 -236,745
2006 2,406 -72,061 445,884 -231,851
2005 2,005 -68,681 454,199 -221,652
2004 1,714 -52,491 459,617 -194,171
2003 -322 -46,947 459,243 -181,276
2002 -1,249 -45,833 463,709 -157,158
2001 -718 -45,043 470,154 -129,481
2000 -324 -43,854 484,222 -92,353
1999 642 -43,111 487,095 -55,325
1998 2,140 -41,975 489,436 -24,388
1997 4,669 -41,743 495,348 -32,515
1996 2,655 -33,369 501,855 -38,749
1995 5,534 -31,975 507,894 -46,499
1994 9,921 -31,616 512,735 -39,299
1993 13,886 -31,526 513,769 -51,775
1992 17,373 -30,136 514,618 -41,702
1991 21,127 -29,204 513,867 -61,645
1990 25,824 -30,053 515,233 -29,437
1989 29,638 -29,307 512,152 -33,569
1988 35,608 -4,989 508,429 -31,238
1987 40,122 -10,796 502,229 -34,651
1986 39,463 -8,769 496,712 -33,891
1985 38,060 -10,627 488,887 -13,887
1984 38,108 -12,732 477,968 -6,007
1983 36,076 -10,543 469,781 -4,243
1982 32,814 -8,412 461,107 -7,748
1981 31,360 -6,452 453,158 -11,123
1980 30,053 -3,693 445,100 -11,446
1979 28,322 -6,912 439,110 -17,148
1978 27,622 3,483 432,127 -19,939
1977 27,707 3,245 425,428 -25,117
1976 27,801 2,885 420,284 -34,602
1975 27,677 2,355 414,400 -34,382
1974 27,219 1,785 408,299 -33,493
1973 25,967 1,156 400,752 -28,191
1972 24,626 481 396,960 -24,100
1971 23,359 -61 391,506 -20,209
1970 22,314 606 318,022 -15,653
1969 21,768 20,561 379,347 -12,776
1968 22,005 19,830 372,379 -13,389
1967 22,654 19,175 365,224 -13,837
1966 23,720 18,601 356,819 -13,166
1965 24,916 18,066 349,245 -12,470
1964 25,860 17,509 341,570 -12,129
1963 29,382 16,816 332,352 -10,040
1962 32,082 15,884 321,716 -9,051
1961 35,180 14,818 313,385 -7,063
1960 36,352 13,697 302,924 -7,236

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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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