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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 6.4 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Moldova vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Rwanda
2100 1,175,882 33,092,520
2099 1,186,641 32,987,847
2098 1,197,541 32,907,335
2097 1,208,458 32,832,706
2096 1,219,478 32,747,490
2095 1,230,573 32,615,044
2094 1,241,540 32,529,590
2093 1,252,531 32,396,544
2092 1,263,471 32,274,083
2091 1,274,372 32,171,077
2090 1,285,020 32,068,626
2089 1,295,696 31,872,593
2088 1,306,424 31,726,882
2087 1,317,064 31,533,364
2086 1,327,799 31,379,315
2085 1,338,702 31,235,000
2084 1,349,432 31,092,940
2083 1,360,333 30,917,707
2082 1,371,322 30,733,578
2081 1,382,447 30,557,819
2080 1,393,733 30,367,298
2079 1,405,298 30,176,627
2078 1,417,062 29,997,866
2077 1,429,240 29,800,561
2076 1,441,240 29,627,021
2075 1,453,677 29,423,503
2074 1,466,568 29,225,643
2073 1,479,672 29,007,777
2072 1,493,311 28,780,763
2071 1,507,315 28,560,382
2070 1,522,149 28,316,533
2069 1,537,091 28,103,541
2068 1,552,724 27,854,906
2067 1,568,676 27,591,747
2066 1,584,782 27,355,659
2065 1,601,356 27,084,704
2064 1,618,317 26,821,315
2063 1,635,288 26,543,184
2062 1,652,720 26,296,132
2061 1,670,255 25,985,356
2060 1,688,120 25,712,904
2059 1,705,595 25,437,446
2058 1,722,942 25,106,242
2057 1,740,252 24,837,928
2056 1,757,829 24,566,784
2055 1,775,082 24,266,669
2054 1,792,262 23,976,914
2053 1,809,221 23,690,426
2052 1,825,831 23,406,346
2051 1,842,337 23,099,207
2050 1,858,281 22,800,250
2049 1,874,666 22,484,698
2048 1,890,586 22,157,938
2047 1,906,615 21,834,786
2046 1,922,962 21,540,566
2045 1,939,938 21,215,262
2044 1,956,858 20,902,695
2043 1,974,616 20,535,605
2042 1,992,765 20,201,608
2041 2,011,342 19,832,577
2040 2,030,732 19,463,015
2039 2,051,163 19,096,860
2038 2,071,871 18,761,626
2037 2,093,068 18,421,864
2036 2,114,669 18,116,691
2035 2,136,998 17,753,910
2034 2,159,450 17,421,234
2033 2,182,023 17,089,349
2032 2,204,431 16,811,505
2031 2,227,006 16,485,559
2030 2,250,038 16,167,916
2029 2,272,963 15,858,862
2028 2,295,739 15,544,959
2027 2,318,425 15,207,733
2026 2,341,166 14,888,776
2025 2,373,265 14,560,205
2024 2,402,306 14,256,567
2023 2,457,783 13,954,471
2022 2,528,654 13,651,030
2021 2,595,809 13,355,260
2020 2,635,130 13,065,837
2019 2,664,224 12,776,103
2018 2,707,203 12,487,996
2017 2,755,189 12,202,060
2016 2,803,186 11,919,183
2015 2,835,978 11,640,022
2014 2,857,815 11,364,757
2013 2,859,558 11,093,340
2012 2,860,324 10,829,901
2011 2,860,699 10,573,733
2010 2,862,354 10,317,553
2009 2,865,213 10,060,432
2008 2,868,833 9,804,269
2007 2,874,299 9,549,933
2006 2,880,967 9,299,246
2005 2,888,985 9,054,528
2004 2,896,023 8,816,844
2003 2,903,198 8,586,875
2002 2,911,385 8,400,180
2001 2,918,135 8,287,094
2000 2,924,668 8,213,931
1999 2,930,622 8,147,912
1998 2,935,227 8,081,681
1997 2,936,413 7,755,238
1996 2,947,293 6,708,764
1995 2,953,200 5,674,118
1994 2,966,745 6,792,352
1993 2,975,966 7,981,132
1992 2,980,965 7,683,266
1991 2,981,566 7,526,966
1990 2,977,912 7,375,307
1989 2,970,039 7,184,706
1988 2,948,891 6,968,071
1987 2,916,306 6,749,493
1986 2,883,057 6,531,881
1985 2,850,787 6,317,228
1984 2,820,518 6,107,627
1983 2,791,207 5,905,311
1982 2,763,101 5,711,549
1981 2,735,987 5,527,230
1980 2,708,675 5,353,259
1979 2,683,035 5,189,541
1978 2,656,211 5,035,171
1977 2,626,298 4,888,240
1976 2,596,491 4,745,954
1975 2,566,998 4,607,728
1974 2,538,164 4,474,228
1973 2,510,584 4,345,047
1972 2,484,742 4,220,335
1971 2,460,611 4,100,044
1970 2,437,590 3,980,669
1969 2,408,469 3,861,271
1968 2,373,073 3,744,010
1967 2,337,695 3,629,577
1966 2,301,871 3,521,626
1965 2,265,287 3,423,210
1964 2,228,000 3,334,834
1963 2,188,895 3,258,890
1962 2,147,227 3,186,025
1961 2,103,327 3,106,779
1960 2,058,020 3,022,294

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/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.1M 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
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Rwanda
2100 -0.91% 0.32%
2099 -0.91% 0.24%
2098 -0.9% 0.23%
2097 -0.9% 0.26%
2096 -0.9% 0.41%
2095 -0.88% 0.26%
2094 -0.88% 0.41%
2093 -0.87% 0.38%
2092 -0.86% 0.32%
2091 -0.83% 0.32%
2090 -0.82% 0.62%
2089 -0.82% 0.46%
2088 -0.81% 0.61%
2087 -0.81% 0.49%
2086 -0.81% 0.46%
2085 -0.8% 0.46%
2084 -0.8% 0.57%
2083 -0.8% 0.6%
2082 -0.8% 0.58%
2081 -0.81% 0.63%
2080 -0.82% 0.63%
2079 -0.83% 0.6%
2078 -0.85% 0.66%
2077 -0.83% 0.59%
2076 -0.86% 0.69%
2075 -0.88% 0.68%
2074 -0.89% 0.75%
2073 -0.91% 0.79%
2072 -0.93% 0.77%
2071 -0.97% 0.86%
2070 -0.97% 0.76%
2069 -1.01% 0.89%
2068 -1.02% 0.95%
2067 -1.02% 0.86%
2066 -1.03% 1%
2065 -1.05% 0.98%
2064 -1.04% 1.05%
2063 -1.05% 0.94%
2062 -1.05% 1.2%
2061 -1.06% 1.06%
2060 -1.02% 1.08%
2059 -1.01% 1.32%
2058 -0.99% 1.08%
2057 -1% 1.1%
2056 -0.97% 1.24%
2055 -0.96% 1.21%
2054 -0.94% 1.21%
2053 -0.91% 1.21%
2052 -0.9% 1.33%
2051 -0.86% 1.31%
2050 -0.87% 1.4%
2049 -0.84% 1.47%
2048 -0.84% 1.48%
2047 -0.85% 1.37%
2046 -0.88% 1.53%
2045 -0.86% 1.5%
2044 -0.9% 1.79%
2043 -0.91% 1.65%
2042 -0.92% 1.86%
2041 -0.95% 1.9%
2040 -1% 1.92%
2039 -1% 1.79%
2038 -1.01% 1.84%
2037 -1.02% 1.68%
2036 -1.04% 2.04%
2035 -1.04% 1.91%
2034 -1.03% 1.94%
2033 -1.02% 1.65%
2032 -1.01% 1.98%
2031 -1.02% 1.96%
2030 -1.01% 1.95%
2029 -0.99% 2.02%
2028 -0.98% 2.22%
2027 -0.97% 2.14%
2026 -1.35% 2.26%
2025 -1.21% 2.13%
2024 -2.26% 2.16%
2023 -2.8% 2.22%
2022 -2.59% 2.21%
2021 -1.49% 2.22%
2020 -1.09% 2.27%
2019 -1.59% 2.31%
2018 -1.74% 2.34%
2017 -1.71% 2.37%
2016 -1.16% 2.4%
2015 -0.76% 2.42%
2014 -0.06% 2.45%
2013 -0.03% 2.43%
2012 -0.01% 2.42%
2011 -0.06% 2.48%
2010 -0.1% 2.56%
2009 -0.13% 2.61%
2008 -0.19% 2.66%
2007 -0.23% 2.7%
2006 -0.28% 2.7%
2005 -0.24% 2.7%
2004 -0.25% 2.68%
2003 -0.28% 2.22%
2002 -0.23% 1.36%
2001 -0.22% 0.89%
2000 -0.2% 0.81%
1999 -0.16% 0.82%
1998 -0.04% 4.21%
1997 -0.37% 15.6%
1996 -0.2% 18.2%
1995 -0.46% -16.5%
1994 -0.31% -14.9%
1993 -0.17% 3.88%
1992 -0.02% 2.08%
1991 0.12% 2.06%
1990 0.27% 2.65%
1989 0.72% 3.11%
1988 1.12% 3.24%
1987 1.15% 3.33%
1986 1.13% 3.4%
1985 1.07% 3.43%
1984 1.05% 3.43%
1983 1.02% 3.39%
1982 0.99% 3.33%
1981 1.01% 3.25%
1980 0.96% 3.15%
1979 1.01% 3.07%
1978 1.14% 3.01%
1977 1.15% 3%
1976 1.15% 3%
1975 1.14% 2.98%
1974 1.1% 2.97%
1973 1.04% 2.96%
1972 0.98% 2.93%
1971 0.94% 3%
1970 1.21% 3.09%
1969 1.49% 3.13%
1968 1.51% 3.15%
1967 1.56% 3.07%
1966 1.61% 2.87%
1965 1.67% 2.65%
1964 1.79% 2.33%
1963 1.94% 2.29%
1962 2.09% 2.55%
1961 2.2% 2.8%

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 Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Moldova Rwanda
Current population
2341166
14975051
Population rank 145/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.18%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
1.74 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
1.33 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +828
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 45/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -29,766 +6,282
Net migration rank 164/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - 6,282
2024 - -27,088 - -15,582
2023 -7,007 -18,570 312,762 -9,001
2022 -6,385 89,154 312,145 -9,001
2021 -13,444 -33,405 309,895 -21,492
2020 -7,067 -33,405 312,692 -22,251
2019 -3,416 -41,233 313,525 -24,492
2018 -961 -36,085 312,512 -25,323
2017 1,402 -43,871 310,323 -25,634
2016 4,580 -51,642 305,549 -24,474
2015 6,049 -59,399 299,114 -21,862
2014 7,248 -67,175 292,779 -19,505
2013 3,537 -77,571 286,331 -16,779
2012 5,581 -81,215 282,584 -25,260
2011 5,948 -82,271 282,922 -27,915
2010 7,456 -84,039 286,848 -29,501
2009 7,492 -83,546 287,034 -30,128
2008 5,210 -79,593 287,334 -31,913
2007 3,490 -75,734 285,791 -32,537
2006 2,406 -72,061 282,149 -34,008
2005 2,005 -68,681 275,121 -33,830
2004 1,714 -52,491 265,273 -31,214
2003 -322 -46,947 251,243 -25,355
2002 -1,249 -45,833 239,036 -91,518
2001 -718 -45,043 230,845 -152,197
2000 -324 -43,854 221,276 -153,588
1999 642 -43,111 210,518 -146,162
1998 2,140 -41,975 197,185 -129,089
1997 4,669 -41,743 174,687 410,106
1996 2,655 -33,369 140,455 1,367,700
1995 5,534 -31,975 121,137 439,995
1994 9,921 -31,616 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 13,886 -31,526 183,926 236,110
1992 17,373 -30,136 188,025 -12,334
1991 21,127 -29,204 196,431 -59,519
1990 25,824 -30,053 207,895 -41,483
1989 29,638 -29,307 217,632 -2,826
1988 35,608 -4,989 223,759 -5,285
1987 40,122 -10,796 225,744 -7,062
1986 39,463 -8,769 225,526 -8,982
1985 38,060 -10,627 223,794 -11,031
1984 38,108 -12,732 219,337 -12,899
1983 36,076 -10,543 212,750 -14,560
1982 32,814 -8,412 205,147 -15,818
1981 31,360 -6,452 195,769 -16,453
1980 30,053 -3,693 184,988 -16,359
1979 28,322 -6,912 174,477 -15,669
1978 27,622 3,483 163,779 -13,838
1977 27,707 3,245 155,011 -11,084
1976 27,801 2,885 147,665 -7,027
1975 27,677 2,355 140,596 -4,791
1974 27,219 1,785 135,743 -4,535
1973 25,967 1,156 131,021 -3,862
1972 24,626 481 126,403 -4,156
1971 23,359 -61 122,567 -4,230
1970 22,314 606 119,273 1,149
1969 21,768 20,561 115,394 2,983
1968 22,005 19,830 111,422 4,728
1967 22,654 19,175 108,053 4,655
1966 23,720 18,601 105,128 -1,930
1965 24,916 18,066 103,422 -9,774
1964 25,860 17,509 102,562 -19,458
1963 29,382 16,816 94,296 -25,524
1962 32,082 15,884 102,548 -25,594
1961 35,180 14,818 102,051 -20,508
1960 36,352 13,697 100,627 -13,198

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 Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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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