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

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The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,360,527 in 2025 vs 14,569,341 people in Rwanda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,328,600 people compared to 15,062,056 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 6.47 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 -1.72% per year vs +2.28% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.33M (19.2% decline), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15.1M (62% growth).

Moldova vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Rwanda
2100 1,169,570 33,113,283
2099 1,180,272 33,008,545
2098 1,191,113 32,927,982
2097 1,201,972 32,853,307
2096 1,212,932 32,768,037
2095 1,223,967 32,635,508
2094 1,234,876 32,550,001
2093 1,245,808 32,416,870
2092 1,256,689 32,294,333
2091 1,267,532 32,191,262
2090 1,278,123 32,088,747
2089 1,288,741 31,892,591
2088 1,299,412 31,746,789
2087 1,309,994 31,553,150
2086 1,320,672 31,399,004
2085 1,331,516 31,254,597
2084 1,342,188 31,112,448
2083 1,353,031 30,937,106
2082 1,363,961 30,752,861
2081 1,375,027 30,576,992
2080 1,386,252 30,386,351
2079 1,397,755 30,195,560
2078 1,409,455 30,016,688
2077 1,421,568 29,819,259
2076 1,433,504 29,645,610
2075 1,445,874 29,441,964
2074 1,458,696 29,243,980
2073 1,471,729 29,025,977
2072 1,485,296 28,798,822
2071 1,499,224 28,578,302
2070 1,513,979 28,334,300
2069 1,528,841 28,121,174
2068 1,544,390 27,872,383
2067 1,560,256 27,609,059
2066 1,576,276 27,372,823
2065 1,592,761 27,101,698
2064 1,609,631 26,838,144
2063 1,626,510 26,559,838
2062 1,643,849 26,312,631
2061 1,661,290 26,001,660
2060 1,679,059 25,729,037
2059 1,696,440 25,453,407
2058 1,713,694 25,121,995
2057 1,730,910 24,853,512
2056 1,748,393 24,582,198
2055 1,765,554 24,281,895
2054 1,782,642 23,991,958
2053 1,799,510 23,705,290
2052 1,816,030 23,421,032
2051 1,832,448 23,113,700
2050 1,848,307 22,814,556
2049 1,864,603 22,498,806
2048 1,880,438 22,171,841
2047 1,896,381 21,848,486
2046 1,912,640 21,554,082
2045 1,929,525 21,228,573
2044 1,946,354 20,915,810
2043 1,964,017 20,548,490
2042 1,982,068 20,214,283
2041 2,000,545 19,845,021
2040 2,019,832 19,475,227
2039 2,040,153 19,108,842
2038 2,060,750 18,773,398
2037 2,081,833 18,433,422
2036 2,103,318 18,128,058
2035 2,125,527 17,765,049
2034 2,147,859 17,432,165
2033 2,170,311 17,100,072
2032 2,192,598 16,822,053
2031 2,215,052 16,495,903
2030 2,237,961 16,178,061
2029 2,260,762 15,868,812
2028 2,283,416 15,554,713
2027 2,305,981 15,217,275
2026 2,328,600 14,898,118
2025 2,360,527 14,569,341
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 474,586 people (a 16.9% decline), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,142,873 people (a 26.4% 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 1,848,307 people with a rank change from 145th to 150th. The population of Rwanda will increase by 51.5% to 22,814,556 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 1.17M 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 -1.74% 2.19%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/moldova/rwanda | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Moldova declined by 1.74%, while Rwanda's population grew by 2.19%.

Live population counters

Moldova Rwanda
Current population
2328600
15062056
Population rank 145/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.18%
One net population change
12.6 minutes
1.69 minutes
One birth every
20.7 minutes
1.31 minutes
One death every
15.8 minutes
6.25 minutes
Daily growth/decline -114 +857
Annual growth/decline -41,779 +312,774
Annual growth/decline rate -1.74% +2.19%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 40/197
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 -7,767 -27,088 316,025 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 11.7% of the population change in Moldova is from natural causes (a loss of 34,016 people) and 88.3% is from migration (a loss of 255,544 people). In Rwanda 94% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,104,542 people) and 6.03% is from migration (a loss of 199,112 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
Ungheni 26.5K
Dubasari 25.1K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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