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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 15.3 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Moldova vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Poland
2100 1,175,882 18,350,017
2099 1,186,641 18,541,227
2098 1,197,541 18,733,999
2097 1,208,458 18,928,169
2096 1,219,478 19,125,003
2095 1,230,573 19,323,203
2094 1,241,540 19,525,085
2093 1,252,531 19,730,030
2092 1,263,471 19,938,529
2091 1,274,372 20,151,135
2090 1,285,020 20,368,308
2089 1,295,696 20,589,970
2088 1,306,424 20,817,398
2087 1,317,064 21,050,137
2086 1,327,799 21,288,179
2085 1,338,702 21,531,674
2084 1,349,432 21,780,998
2083 1,360,333 22,036,816
2082 1,371,322 22,298,479
2081 1,382,447 22,565,373
2080 1,393,733 22,836,875
2079 1,405,298 23,113,773
2078 1,417,062 23,393,434
2077 1,429,240 23,679,569
2076 1,441,240 23,968,050
2075 1,453,677 24,259,763
2074 1,466,568 24,554,480
2073 1,479,672 24,852,006
2072 1,493,311 25,149,886
2071 1,507,315 25,447,869
2070 1,522,149 25,745,140
2069 1,537,091 26,042,079
2068 1,552,724 26,337,963
2067 1,568,676 26,632,110
2066 1,584,782 26,923,643
2065 1,601,356 27,211,946
2064 1,618,317 27,497,263
2063 1,635,288 27,778,871
2062 1,652,720 28,055,433
2061 1,670,255 28,328,948
2060 1,688,120 28,597,687
2059 1,705,595 28,864,377
2058 1,722,942 29,125,961
2057 1,740,252 29,384,759
2056 1,757,829 29,641,101
2055 1,775,082 29,893,868
2054 1,792,262 30,142,942
2053 1,809,221 30,389,214
2052 1,825,831 30,630,763
2051 1,842,337 30,871,146
2050 1,858,281 31,107,894
2049 1,874,666 31,341,718
2048 1,890,586 31,572,273
2047 1,906,615 31,800,868
2046 1,922,962 32,026,873
2045 1,939,938 32,250,757
2044 1,956,858 32,471,522
2043 1,974,616 32,690,423
2042 1,992,765 32,906,811
2041 2,011,342 33,118,473
2040 2,030,732 33,328,426
2039 2,051,163 33,535,096
2038 2,071,871 33,738,091
2037 2,093,068 33,936,906
2036 2,114,669 34,133,190
2035 2,136,998 34,323,827
2034 2,159,450 34,511,159
2033 2,182,023 34,693,880
2032 2,204,431 34,872,593
2031 2,227,006 35,046,775
2030 2,250,038 35,213,577
2029 2,272,963 35,374,919
2028 2,295,739 35,527,083
2027 2,318,425 35,671,012
2026 2,341,166 35,806,942
2025 2,373,265 36,233,346
2024 2,402,306 36,559,233
2023 2,457,783 36,687,353
2022 2,528,654 36,821,749
2021 2,595,809 36,981,559
2020 2,635,130 37,515,748
2019 2,664,224 37,965,475
2018 2,707,203 37,974,750
2017 2,755,189 37,974,826
2016 2,803,186 37,970,087
2015 2,835,978 37,986,412
2014 2,857,815 38,011,735
2013 2,859,558 38,040,196
2012 2,860,324 38,063,164
2011 2,860,699 38,063,255
2010 2,862,354 38,042,794
2009 2,865,213 38,151,603
2008 2,868,833 38,125,759
2007 2,874,299 38,120,560
2006 2,880,967 38,141,267
2005 2,888,985 38,165,445
2004 2,896,023 38,182,222
2003 2,903,198 38,204,570
2002 2,911,385 38,230,364
2001 2,918,135 38,248,076
2000 2,924,668 38,258,629
1999 2,930,622 38,660,271
1998 2,935,227 38,663,481
1997 2,936,413 38,649,660
1996 2,947,293 38,624,370
1995 2,953,200 38,594,998
1994 2,966,745 38,542,652
1993 2,975,966 38,461,408
1992 2,980,965 38,363,667
1991 2,981,566 38,246,193
1990 2,977,912 38,110,782
1989 2,970,039 37,961,529
1988 2,948,891 37,824,487
1987 2,916,306 37,668,045
1986 2,883,057 37,456,119
1985 2,850,787 37,201,885
1984 2,820,518 36,904,134
1983 2,791,207 36,571,808
1982 2,763,101 36,230,481
1981 2,735,987 35,898,587
1980 2,708,675 35,574,150
1979 2,683,035 35,247,217
1978 2,656,211 34,965,600
1977 2,626,298 34,689,050
1976 2,596,491 34,356,300
1975 2,566,998 34,015,199
1974 2,538,164 33,678,899
1973 2,510,584 33,357,200
1972 2,484,742 33,055,650
1971 2,460,611 32,783,500
1970 2,437,590 32,664,300
1969 2,408,469 32,548,300
1968 2,373,073 32,294,655
1967 2,337,695 31,987,155
1966 2,301,871 31,681,000
1965 2,265,287 31,444,950
1964 2,228,000 31,139,450
1963 2,188,895 30,712,000
1962 2,147,227 30,308,500
1961 2,103,327 29,964,000
1960 2,058,020 29,637,450

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 Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 38.4% of the population in Moldova and 33.1% in Poland.

Population growth rate by year

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Poland
2100 -0.91% -1.03%
2099 -0.91% -1.03%
2098 -0.9% -1.03%
2097 -0.9% -1.03%
2096 -0.9% -1.03%
2095 -0.88% -1.03%
2094 -0.88% -1.04%
2093 -0.87% -1.05%
2092 -0.86% -1.06%
2091 -0.83% -1.07%
2090 -0.82% -1.08%
2089 -0.82% -1.09%
2088 -0.81% -1.11%
2087 -0.81% -1.12%
2086 -0.81% -1.13%
2085 -0.8% -1.14%
2084 -0.8% -1.16%
2083 -0.8% -1.17%
2082 -0.8% -1.18%
2081 -0.81% -1.19%
2080 -0.82% -1.2%
2079 -0.83% -1.2%
2078 -0.85% -1.21%
2077 -0.83% -1.2%
2076 -0.86% -1.2%
2075 -0.88% -1.2%
2074 -0.89% -1.2%
2073 -0.91% -1.18%
2072 -0.93% -1.17%
2071 -0.97% -1.15%
2070 -0.97% -1.14%
2069 -1.01% -1.12%
2068 -1.02% -1.1%
2067 -1.02% -1.08%
2066 -1.03% -1.06%
2065 -1.05% -1.04%
2064 -1.04% -1.01%
2063 -1.05% -0.99%
2062 -1.05% -0.97%
2061 -1.06% -0.94%
2060 -1.02% -0.92%
2059 -1.01% -0.9%
2058 -0.99% -0.88%
2057 -1% -0.86%
2056 -0.97% -0.85%
2055 -0.96% -0.83%
2054 -0.94% -0.81%
2053 -0.91% -0.79%
2052 -0.9% -0.78%
2051 -0.86% -0.76%
2050 -0.87% -0.75%
2049 -0.84% -0.73%
2048 -0.84% -0.72%
2047 -0.85% -0.71%
2046 -0.88% -0.69%
2045 -0.86% -0.68%
2044 -0.9% -0.67%
2043 -0.91% -0.66%
2042 -0.92% -0.64%
2041 -0.95% -0.63%
2040 -1% -0.62%
2039 -1% -0.6%
2038 -1.01% -0.59%
2037 -1.02% -0.58%
2036 -1.04% -0.56%
2035 -1.04% -0.54%
2034 -1.03% -0.53%
2033 -1.02% -0.51%
2032 -1.01% -0.5%
2031 -1.02% -0.47%
2030 -1.01% -0.46%
2029 -0.99% -0.43%
2028 -0.98% -0.4%
2027 -0.97% -0.38%
2026 -1.35% -1.18%
2025 -1.21% -0.89%
2024 -2.26% -0.35%
2023 -2.8% -0.36%
2022 -2.59% -0.43%
2021 -1.49% -1.42%
2020 -1.09% -1.18%
2019 -1.59% -0.02%
2018 -1.74% -0%
2017 -1.71% 0.01%
2016 -1.16% -0.04%
2015 -0.76% -0.07%
2014 -0.06% -0.07%
2013 -0.03% -0.06%
2012 -0.01% -0%
2011 -0.06% 0.05%
2010 -0.1% -0.29%
2009 -0.13% 0.07%
2008 -0.19% 0.01%
2007 -0.23% -0.05%
2006 -0.28% -0.06%
2005 -0.24% -0.04%
2004 -0.25% -0.06%
2003 -0.28% -0.07%
2002 -0.23% -0.05%
2001 -0.22% -0.03%
2000 -0.2% -1.04%
1999 -0.16% -0.008%
1998 -0.04% 0.04%
1997 -0.37% 0.07%
1996 -0.2% 0.08%
1995 -0.46% 0.14%
1994 -0.31% 0.21%
1993 -0.17% 0.25%
1992 -0.02% 0.31%
1991 0.12% 0.36%
1990 0.27% 0.39%
1989 0.72% 0.36%
1988 1.12% 0.42%
1987 1.15% 0.57%
1986 1.13% 0.68%
1985 1.07% 0.81%
1984 1.05% 0.91%
1983 1.02% 0.94%
1982 0.99% 0.92%
1981 1.01% 0.91%
1980 0.96% 0.93%
1979 1.01% 0.81%
1978 1.14% 0.8%
1977 1.15% 0.97%
1976 1.15% 1%
1975 1.14% 1%
1974 1.1% 0.96%
1973 1.04% 0.91%
1972 0.98% 0.83%
1971 0.94% 0.36%
1970 1.21% 0.36%
1969 1.49% 0.79%
1968 1.51% 0.96%
1967 1.56% 0.97%
1966 1.61% 0.75%
1965 1.67% 0.98%
1964 1.79% 1.39%
1963 1.94% 1.33%
1962 2.09% 1.15%
1961 2.2% 1.1%

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 Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Moldova Poland
Current population
2341166
35806942
Population rank 145/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.43%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
4.1 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 -351
Annual growth/decline -55,477 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 181/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -330,820
Net migration rank 164/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -330,820
2024 - -27,088 - -238,062
2023 -7,007 -18,570 -135,743 -7,824
2022 -6,385 89,154 -143,605 967,744
2021 -13,444 -33,405 -184,907 2,251
2020 -7,067 -33,405 -120,050 3,920
2019 -3,416 -41,233 -34,169 7,696
2018 -961 -36,085 -26,582 -223
2017 1,402 -43,871 0 -21,535
2016 4,580 -51,642 -3,797 -5,675
2015 6,049 -59,399 -26,590 3,887
2014 7,248 -67,175 0 5,525
2013 3,537 -77,571 -19,020 12,402
2012 5,581 -81,215 0 4,635
2011 5,948 -82,271 11,419 45,951
2010 7,456 -84,039 38,043 119,623
2009 7,492 -83,546 30,521 -8,283
2008 5,210 -79,593 34,313 -42,288
2007 3,490 -75,734 11,436 -51,235
2006 2,406 -72,061 3,814 -68,882
2005 2,005 -68,681 -3,817 -41,942
2004 1,714 -52,491 -7,637 -38,216
2003 -322 -46,947 -15,281 -19,039
2002 -1,249 -45,833 -3,823 -16,462
2001 -718 -45,043 3,825 -16,648
2000 -324 -43,854 11,478 -15,921
1999 642 -43,111 0 -53,035
1998 2,140 -41,975 19,332 -39,509
1997 4,669 -41,743 34,785 -44,230
1996 2,655 -33,369 42,487 -45,349
1995 5,534 -31,975 46,314 -52,989
1994 9,921 -31,616 96,357 -41,845
1993 13,886 -31,526 103,846 -48,805
1992 17,373 -30,136 118,928 -46,893
1991 21,127 -29,204 141,511 -55,342
1990 25,824 -30,053 160,066 -50,339
1989 29,638 -29,307 182,215 -49,192
1988 35,608 -4,989 215,599 -101,671
1987 40,122 -10,796 226,008 -32,310
1986 39,463 -8,769 258,448 -22,520
1985 38,060 -10,627 297,615 -27,277
1984 38,108 -12,732 332,137 -18,402
1983 36,076 -10,543 373,032 -26,724
1982 32,814 -8,412 369,551 -34,980
1981 31,360 -6,452 351,806 -16,155
1980 30,053 -3,693 348,627 -42,420
1979 28,322 -6,912 366,571 -22,162
1978 27,622 3,483 339,166 -62,936
1977 27,707 3,245 353,828 -33,496
1976 27,801 2,885 367,612 -25,716
1975 27,677 2,355 350,356 -31,346
1974 27,219 1,785 346,893 -18,273
1973 25,967 1,156 320,229 -29,335
1972 24,626 481 314,028 -15,004
1971 23,359 -61 278,660 -31,767
1970 22,314 606 280,913 -66,859
1969 21,768 20,561 270,151 -26,744
1968 22,005 19,830 280,963 -11,905
1967 22,654 19,175 275,089 -25,479
1966 23,720 18,601 297,801 -17,158
1965 24,916 18,066 314,450 -21,658
1964 25,860 17,509 326,965 -23,273
1963 29,382 16,816 359,330 -13,770
1962 32,082 15,884 360,671 -31,021
1961 35,180 14,818 398,521 -20,044
1960 36,352 13,697 444,562 -6,306

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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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