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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Portugal's population is 4.56 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Moldova vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Portugal
2100 1,175,882 8,977,781
2099 1,186,641 8,983,042
2098 1,197,541 8,987,129
2097 1,208,458 8,992,549
2096 1,219,478 8,998,689
2095 1,230,573 9,006,394
2094 1,241,540 9,011,158
2093 1,252,531 9,016,023
2092 1,263,471 9,021,257
2091 1,274,372 9,025,345
2090 1,285,020 9,029,722
2089 1,295,696 9,034,399
2088 1,306,424 9,039,122
2087 1,317,064 9,045,400
2086 1,327,799 9,050,153
2085 1,338,702 9,055,552
2084 1,349,432 9,062,369
2083 1,360,333 9,068,714
2082 1,371,322 9,077,003
2081 1,382,447 9,087,394
2080 1,393,733 9,098,423
2079 1,405,298 9,111,057
2078 1,417,062 9,125,056
2077 1,429,240 9,140,039
2076 1,441,240 9,158,661
2075 1,453,677 9,178,289
2074 1,466,568 9,201,245
2073 1,479,672 9,225,478
2072 1,493,311 9,248,867
2071 1,507,315 9,275,782
2070 1,522,149 9,304,137
2069 1,537,091 9,334,425
2068 1,552,724 9,367,211
2067 1,568,676 9,399,389
2066 1,584,782 9,432,609
2065 1,601,356 9,466,860
2064 1,618,317 9,503,941
2063 1,635,288 9,540,829
2062 1,652,720 9,578,098
2061 1,670,255 9,614,549
2060 1,688,120 9,652,893
2059 1,705,595 9,691,151
2058 1,722,942 9,731,557
2057 1,740,252 9,769,285
2056 1,757,829 9,807,403
2055 1,775,082 9,847,280
2054 1,792,262 9,885,446
2053 1,809,221 9,924,814
2052 1,825,831 9,963,090
2051 1,842,337 9,999,372
2050 1,858,281 10,035,796
2049 1,874,666 10,072,922
2048 1,890,586 10,106,403
2047 1,906,615 10,140,325
2046 1,922,962 10,173,871
2045 1,939,938 10,206,046
2044 1,956,858 10,237,224
2043 1,974,616 10,268,090
2042 1,992,765 10,296,167
2041 2,011,342 10,322,968
2040 2,030,732 10,351,965
2039 2,051,163 10,379,824
2038 2,071,871 10,405,843
2037 2,093,068 10,430,143
2036 2,114,669 10,454,779
2035 2,136,998 10,478,501
2034 2,159,450 10,502,828
2033 2,182,023 10,525,638
2032 2,204,431 10,548,736
2031 2,227,006 10,569,489
2030 2,250,038 10,588,717
2029 2,272,963 10,609,556
2028 2,295,739 10,631,437
2027 2,318,425 10,649,916
2026 2,341,166 10,667,081
2025 2,373,265 10,683,692
2024 2,402,306 10,694,681
2023 2,457,783 10,578,174
2022 2,528,654 10,434,332
2021 2,595,809 10,361,831
2020 2,635,130 10,297,081
2019 2,664,224 10,286,263
2018 2,707,203 10,283,822
2017 2,755,189 10,300,300
2016 2,803,186 10,325,452
2015 2,835,978 10,358,076
2014 2,857,815 10,401,062
2013 2,859,558 10,457,295
2012 2,860,324 10,514,844
2011 2,860,699 10,557,560
2010 2,862,354 10,573,100
2009 2,865,213 10,568,247
2008 2,868,833 10,558,177
2007 2,874,299 10,542,964
2006 2,880,967 10,522,288
2005 2,888,985 10,503,330
2004 2,896,023 10,483,861
2003 2,903,198 10,458,821
2002 2,911,385 10,419,631
2001 2,918,135 10,362,722
2000 2,924,668 10,289,898
1999 2,930,622 10,217,828
1998 2,935,227 10,160,196
1997 2,936,413 10,108,977
1996 2,947,293 10,063,945
1995 2,953,200 10,026,176
1994 2,966,745 9,991,525
1993 2,975,966 9,964,675
1992 2,980,965 9,952,494
1991 2,981,566 9,960,235
1990 2,977,912 9,983,218
1989 2,970,039 10,005,000
1988 2,948,891 10,019,610
1987 2,916,306 10,030,031
1986 2,883,057 10,032,734
1985 2,850,787 10,023,613
1984 2,820,518 9,996,232
1983 2,791,207 9,957,865
1982 2,763,101 9,911,771
1981 2,735,987 9,851,362
1980 2,708,675 9,766,312
1979 2,683,035 9,661,265
1978 2,656,211 9,558,250
1977 2,626,298 9,455,675
1976 2,596,491 9,355,810
1975 2,566,998 9,093,470
1974 2,538,164 8,754,365
1973 2,510,584 8,633,100
1972 2,484,742 8,630,430
1971 2,460,611 8,643,756
1970 2,437,590 8,680,431
1969 2,408,469 8,757,705
1968 2,373,073 8,836,650
1967 2,337,695 8,874,520
1966 2,301,871 8,930,990
1965 2,265,287 8,998,595
1964 2,228,000 9,035,365
1963 2,188,895 9,030,355
1962 2,147,227 8,993,985
1961 2,103,327 8,929,316
1960 2,058,020 8,857,716

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/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 38.4% of the population in Moldova and 14.1% in Portugal.

Population growth rate by year

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Portugal
2100 -0.91% -0.06%
2099 -0.91% -0.05%
2098 -0.9% -0.06%
2097 -0.9% -0.07%
2096 -0.9% -0.09%
2095 -0.88% -0.05%
2094 -0.88% -0.05%
2093 -0.87% -0.06%
2092 -0.86% -0.05%
2091 -0.83% -0.05%
2090 -0.82% -0.05%
2089 -0.82% -0.05%
2088 -0.81% -0.07%
2087 -0.81% -0.05%
2086 -0.81% -0.06%
2085 -0.8% -0.08%
2084 -0.8% -0.07%
2083 -0.8% -0.09%
2082 -0.8% -0.11%
2081 -0.81% -0.12%
2080 -0.82% -0.14%
2079 -0.83% -0.15%
2078 -0.85% -0.16%
2077 -0.83% -0.2%
2076 -0.86% -0.21%
2075 -0.88% -0.25%
2074 -0.89% -0.26%
2073 -0.91% -0.25%
2072 -0.93% -0.29%
2071 -0.97% -0.3%
2070 -0.97% -0.32%
2069 -1.01% -0.35%
2068 -1.02% -0.34%
2067 -1.02% -0.35%
2066 -1.03% -0.36%
2065 -1.05% -0.39%
2064 -1.04% -0.39%
2063 -1.05% -0.39%
2062 -1.05% -0.38%
2061 -1.06% -0.4%
2060 -1.02% -0.39%
2059 -1.01% -0.42%
2058 -0.99% -0.39%
2057 -1% -0.39%
2056 -0.97% -0.4%
2055 -0.96% -0.39%
2054 -0.94% -0.4%
2053 -0.91% -0.38%
2052 -0.9% -0.36%
2051 -0.86% -0.36%
2050 -0.87% -0.37%
2049 -0.84% -0.33%
2048 -0.84% -0.33%
2047 -0.85% -0.33%
2046 -0.88% -0.32%
2045 -0.86% -0.3%
2044 -0.9% -0.3%
2043 -0.91% -0.27%
2042 -0.92% -0.26%
2041 -0.95% -0.28%
2040 -1% -0.27%
2039 -1% -0.25%
2038 -1.01% -0.23%
2037 -1.02% -0.24%
2036 -1.04% -0.23%
2035 -1.04% -0.23%
2034 -1.03% -0.22%
2033 -1.02% -0.22%
2032 -1.01% -0.2%
2031 -1.02% -0.18%
2030 -1.01% -0.2%
2029 -0.99% -0.21%
2028 -0.98% -0.17%
2027 -0.97% -0.16%
2026 -1.35% -0.16%
2025 -1.21% -0.1%
2024 -2.26% 1.1%
2023 -2.8% 1.38%
2022 -2.59% 0.7%
2021 -1.49% 0.63%
2020 -1.09% 0.11%
2019 -1.59% 0.02%
2018 -1.74% -0.16%
2017 -1.71% -0.24%
2016 -1.16% -0.31%
2015 -0.76% -0.41%
2014 -0.06% -0.54%
2013 -0.03% -0.55%
2012 -0.01% -0.4%
2011 -0.06% -0.15%
2010 -0.1% 0.05%
2009 -0.13% 0.1%
2008 -0.19% 0.14%
2007 -0.23% 0.2%
2006 -0.28% 0.18%
2005 -0.24% 0.19%
2004 -0.25% 0.24%
2003 -0.28% 0.38%
2002 -0.23% 0.55%
2001 -0.22% 0.71%
2000 -0.2% 0.71%
1999 -0.16% 0.57%
1998 -0.04% 0.51%
1997 -0.37% 0.45%
1996 -0.2% 0.38%
1995 -0.46% 0.35%
1994 -0.31% 0.27%
1993 -0.17% 0.12%
1992 -0.02% -0.08%
1991 0.12% -0.23%
1990 0.27% -0.22%
1989 0.72% -0.15%
1988 1.12% -0.1%
1987 1.15% -0.03%
1986 1.13% 0.09%
1985 1.07% 0.27%
1984 1.05% 0.39%
1983 1.02% 0.47%
1982 0.99% 0.61%
1981 1.01% 0.87%
1980 0.96% 1.09%
1979 1.01% 1.08%
1978 1.14% 1.08%
1977 1.15% 1.07%
1976 1.15% 2.88%
1975 1.14% 3.87%
1974 1.1% 1.4%
1973 1.04% 0.03%
1972 0.98% -0.15%
1971 0.94% -0.42%
1970 1.21% -0.88%
1969 1.49% -0.89%
1968 1.51% -0.43%
1967 1.56% -0.63%
1966 1.61% -0.75%
1965 1.67% -0.41%
1964 1.79% 0.06%
1963 1.94% 0.4%
1962 2.09% 0.72%
1961 2.2% 0.81%

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 Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Moldova Portugal
Current population
2341166
10667081
Population rank 145/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
4.51 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
6.13 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +319
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 94/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
32 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 +16,472
Net migration rank 164/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - 16,472
2024 - -27,088 - 20,648
2023 -7,007 -18,570 -32,792 29,102
2022 -6,385 89,154 -40,694 68,696
2021 -13,444 -33,405 -45,592 69,606
2020 -7,067 -33,405 -39,129 54,076
2019 -3,416 -41,233 -24,687 63,031
2018 -961 -36,085 -25,709 22,495
2017 1,402 -43,871 -23,691 13,979
2016 4,580 -51,642 -23,749 -775
2015 6,049 -59,399 -23,823 -3,209
2014 7,248 -67,175 -22,882 -26,447
2013 3,537 -77,571 -24,052 -36,342
2012 5,581 -81,215 -17,875 -37,083
2011 5,948 -82,271 -5,279 -31,513
2010 7,456 -84,039 -4,230 -5,627
2009 7,492 -83,546 -5,284 14,532
2008 5,210 -79,593 0 9,478
2007 3,490 -75,734 -1,055 21,064
2006 2,406 -72,061 3,156 16,754
2005 2,005 -68,681 2,101 15,537
2004 1,714 -52,491 7,339 13,928
2003 -322 -46,947 4,184 24,740
2002 -1,249 -45,833 8,335 42,169
2001 -718 -45,043 8,290 55,565
2000 -324 -43,854 15,435 60,586
1999 642 -43,111 8,175 49,572
1998 2,140 -41,975 7,112 40,931
1997 4,669 -41,743 8,087 36,922
1996 2,655 -33,369 4,026 32,640
1995 5,534 -31,975 4,011 26,971
1994 9,921 -31,616 9,991 20,761
1993 13,886 -31,526 7,972 8,561
1992 17,373 -30,136 13,933 -11,847
1991 21,127 -29,204 12,948 -37,914
1990 25,824 -30,053 13,976 -34,855
1989 29,638 -29,307 22,011 -30,615
1988 35,608 -4,989 24,047 -26,595
1987 40,122 -10,796 28,084 -23,142
1986 39,463 -8,769 31,102 -20,000
1985 38,060 -10,627 33,077 -19,183
1984 38,108 -12,732 45,983 -16,658
1983 36,076 -10,543 47,798 -16,568
1982 32,814 -8,412 58,479 -15,006
1981 31,360 -6,452 56,152 -7,938
1980 30,053 -3,693 63,481 29,881
1979 28,322 -6,912 67,628 32,434
1978 27,622 3,483 70,731 34,345
1977 27,707 3,245 84,156 37,779
1976 27,801 2,885 85,138 40,490
1975 27,677 2,355 81,841 42,262
1974 27,219 1,785 74,412 41,254
1973 25,967 1,156 76,835 39,748
1972 24,626 481 83,715 39,058
1971 23,359 -61 82,980 48,944
1970 22,314 606 87,672 -191,862
1969 21,768 20,561 89,329 -161,114
1968 22,005 19,830 100,737 -145,200
1967 22,654 19,175 106,495 -136,232
1966 23,720 18,601 107,171 -129,233
1965 24,916 18,066 115,182 -123,855
1964 25,860 17,509 120,170 -118,763
1963 29,382 16,816 113,783 -116,874
1962 32,082 15,884 123,217 -113,947
1961 35,180 14,818 117,867 -112,768
1960 36,352 13,697 118,693 -95,886

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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

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
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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