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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Senegal's population is 8.33 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Moldova vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Senegal
2100 1,175,882 47,481,703
2099 1,186,641 47,309,204
2098 1,197,541 47,131,505
2097 1,208,458 46,942,831
2096 1,219,478 46,749,318
2095 1,230,573 46,548,519
2094 1,241,540 46,338,777
2093 1,252,531 46,124,372
2092 1,263,471 45,903,819
2091 1,274,372 45,676,277
2090 1,285,020 45,442,218
2089 1,295,696 45,197,486
2088 1,306,424 44,949,158
2087 1,317,064 44,692,601
2086 1,327,799 44,425,160
2085 1,338,702 44,150,556
2084 1,349,432 43,871,406
2083 1,360,333 43,579,072
2082 1,371,322 43,285,560
2081 1,382,447 42,984,866
2080 1,393,733 42,679,614
2079 1,405,298 42,366,808
2078 1,417,062 42,044,826
2077 1,429,240 41,716,837
2076 1,441,240 41,379,705
2075 1,453,677 41,030,232
2074 1,466,568 40,674,683
2073 1,479,672 40,312,726
2072 1,493,311 39,943,067
2071 1,507,315 39,568,028
2070 1,522,149 39,187,711
2069 1,537,091 38,795,322
2068 1,552,724 38,398,147
2067 1,568,676 37,996,983
2066 1,584,782 37,584,328
2065 1,601,356 37,167,637
2064 1,618,317 36,744,279
2063 1,635,288 36,318,015
2062 1,652,720 35,884,713
2061 1,670,255 35,448,776
2060 1,688,120 35,010,231
2059 1,705,595 34,571,669
2058 1,722,942 34,122,702
2057 1,740,252 33,673,448
2056 1,757,829 33,219,406
2055 1,775,082 32,765,741
2054 1,792,262 32,313,613
2053 1,809,221 31,859,051
2052 1,825,831 31,405,418
2051 1,842,337 30,949,633
2050 1,858,281 30,490,614
2049 1,874,666 30,032,811
2048 1,890,586 29,570,773
2047 1,906,615 29,111,688
2046 1,922,962 28,648,672
2045 1,939,938 28,187,838
2044 1,956,858 27,724,585
2043 1,974,616 27,260,926
2042 1,992,765 26,796,927
2041 2,011,342 26,332,270
2040 2,030,732 25,866,240
2039 2,051,163 25,398,425
2038 2,071,871 24,928,471
2037 2,093,068 24,457,649
2036 2,114,669 23,986,892
2035 2,136,998 23,515,497
2034 2,159,450 23,046,885
2033 2,182,023 22,578,286
2032 2,204,431 22,110,230
2031 2,227,006 21,643,047
2030 2,250,038 21,178,414
2029 2,272,963 20,719,234
2028 2,295,739 20,263,713
2027 2,318,425 19,814,138
2026 2,341,166 19,372,006
2025 2,373,265 18,934,809
2024 2,402,306 18,501,984
2023 2,457,783 18,077,573
2022 2,528,654 17,651,103
2021 2,595,809 17,220,867
2020 2,635,130 16,789,219
2019 2,664,224 16,352,922
2018 2,707,203 15,914,498
2017 2,755,189 15,475,002
2016 2,803,186 15,034,521
2015 2,835,978 14,593,331
2014 2,857,815 14,152,102
2013 2,859,558 13,710,849
2012 2,860,324 13,310,495
2011 2,860,699 12,958,897
2010 2,862,354 12,635,413
2009 2,865,213 12,337,389
2008 2,868,833 12,048,959
2007 2,874,299 11,770,344
2006 2,880,967 11,500,094
2005 2,888,985 11,235,472
2004 2,896,023 10,975,704
2003 2,903,198 10,721,176
2002 2,911,385 10,466,214
2001 2,918,135 10,212,942
2000 2,924,668 9,968,260
1999 2,930,622 9,730,887
1998 2,935,227 9,502,952
1997 2,936,413 9,283,495
1996 2,947,293 9,067,014
1995 2,953,200 8,848,101
1994 2,966,745 8,624,078
1993 2,975,966 8,396,288
1992 2,980,965 8,168,395
1991 2,981,566 7,943,085
1990 2,977,912 7,720,523
1989 2,970,039 7,502,207
1988 2,948,891 7,289,618
1987 2,916,306 7,081,530
1986 2,883,057 6,878,192
1985 2,850,787 6,683,287
1984 2,820,518 6,499,364
1983 2,791,207 6,324,504
1982 2,763,101 6,156,961
1981 2,735,987 5,997,160
1980 2,708,675 5,845,638
1979 2,683,035 5,702,895
1978 2,656,211 5,568,096
1977 2,626,298 5,439,549
1976 2,596,491 5,308,564
1975 2,566,998 5,170,810
1974 2,538,164 5,029,437
1973 2,510,584 4,885,181
1972 2,484,742 4,741,631
1971 2,460,611 4,601,864
1970 2,437,590 4,466,328
1969 2,408,469 4,334,974
1968 2,373,073 4,207,587
1967 2,337,695 4,083,870
1966 2,301,871 3,964,299
1965 2,265,287 3,849,788
1964 2,228,000 3,740,535
1963 2,188,895 3,635,876
1962 2,147,227 3,534,686
1961 2,103,327 3,436,375
1960 2,058,020 3,340,907

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/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Senegal is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47.5M 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
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Senegal
2100 -0.91% 0.36%
2099 -0.91% 0.38%
2098 -0.9% 0.4%
2097 -0.9% 0.41%
2096 -0.9% 0.43%
2095 -0.88% 0.45%
2094 -0.88% 0.46%
2093 -0.87% 0.48%
2092 -0.86% 0.5%
2091 -0.83% 0.52%
2090 -0.82% 0.54%
2089 -0.82% 0.55%
2088 -0.81% 0.57%
2087 -0.81% 0.6%
2086 -0.81% 0.62%
2085 -0.8% 0.64%
2084 -0.8% 0.67%
2083 -0.8% 0.68%
2082 -0.8% 0.7%
2081 -0.81% 0.72%
2080 -0.82% 0.74%
2079 -0.83% 0.77%
2078 -0.85% 0.79%
2077 -0.83% 0.81%
2076 -0.86% 0.85%
2075 -0.88% 0.87%
2074 -0.89% 0.9%
2073 -0.91% 0.93%
2072 -0.93% 0.95%
2071 -0.97% 0.97%
2070 -0.97% 1.01%
2069 -1.01% 1.03%
2068 -1.02% 1.06%
2067 -1.02% 1.1%
2066 -1.03% 1.12%
2065 -1.05% 1.15%
2064 -1.04% 1.17%
2063 -1.05% 1.21%
2062 -1.05% 1.23%
2061 -1.06% 1.25%
2060 -1.02% 1.27%
2059 -1.01% 1.32%
2058 -0.99% 1.33%
2057 -1% 1.37%
2056 -0.97% 1.38%
2055 -0.96% 1.4%
2054 -0.94% 1.43%
2053 -0.91% 1.44%
2052 -0.9% 1.47%
2051 -0.86% 1.51%
2050 -0.87% 1.52%
2049 -0.84% 1.56%
2048 -0.84% 1.58%
2047 -0.85% 1.62%
2046 -0.88% 1.63%
2045 -0.86% 1.67%
2044 -0.9% 1.7%
2043 -0.91% 1.73%
2042 -0.92% 1.76%
2041 -0.95% 1.8%
2040 -1% 1.84%
2039 -1% 1.89%
2038 -1.01% 1.93%
2037 -1.02% 1.96%
2036 -1.04% 2%
2035 -1.04% 2.03%
2034 -1.03% 2.08%
2033 -1.02% 2.12%
2032 -1.01% 2.16%
2031 -1.02% 2.19%
2030 -1.01% 2.22%
2029 -0.99% 2.25%
2028 -0.98% 2.27%
2027 -0.97% 2.28%
2026 -1.35% 2.31%
2025 -1.21% 2.34%
2024 -2.26% 2.35%
2023 -2.8% 2.42%
2022 -2.59% 2.5%
2021 -1.49% 2.57%
2020 -1.09% 2.67%
2019 -1.59% 2.75%
2018 -1.74% 2.84%
2017 -1.71% 2.93%
2016 -1.16% 3.02%
2015 -0.76% 3.12%
2014 -0.06% 3.22%
2013 -0.03% 3.01%
2012 -0.01% 2.71%
2011 -0.06% 2.56%
2010 -0.1% 2.42%
2009 -0.13% 2.39%
2008 -0.19% 2.37%
2007 -0.23% 2.35%
2006 -0.28% 2.36%
2005 -0.24% 2.37%
2004 -0.25% 2.37%
2003 -0.28% 2.44%
2002 -0.23% 2.48%
2001 -0.22% 2.45%
2000 -0.2% 2.44%
1999 -0.16% 2.4%
1998 -0.04% 2.36%
1997 -0.37% 2.39%
1996 -0.2% 2.47%
1995 -0.46% 2.6%
1994 -0.31% 2.71%
1993 -0.17% 2.79%
1992 -0.02% 2.84%
1991 0.12% 2.88%
1990 0.27% 2.91%
1989 0.72% 2.92%
1988 1.12% 2.94%
1987 1.15% 2.96%
1986 1.13% 2.92%
1985 1.07% 2.83%
1984 1.05% 2.76%
1983 1.02% 2.72%
1982 0.99% 2.66%
1981 1.01% 2.59%
1980 0.96% 2.5%
1979 1.01% 2.42%
1978 1.14% 2.36%
1977 1.15% 2.47%
1976 1.15% 2.66%
1975 1.14% 2.81%
1974 1.1% 2.95%
1973 1.04% 3.03%
1972 0.98% 3.04%
1971 0.94% 3.03%
1970 1.21% 3.03%
1969 1.49% 3.03%
1968 1.51% 3.03%
1967 1.56% 3.02%
1966 1.61% 2.97%
1965 1.67% 2.92%
1964 1.79% 2.88%
1963 1.94% 2.86%
1962 2.09% 2.86%
1961 2.2% 2.86%

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/senegal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Moldova declined by 2.26%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Moldova Senegal
Current population
2341166
19491599
Population rank 145/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.24%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
1.24 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
59.3 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +1,163
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 35/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -12,636
Net migration rank 164/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -12,636
2024 - -27,088 - -10,307
2023 -7,007 -18,570 431,006 -9,999
2022 -6,385 89,154 415,507 16,425
2021 -13,444 -33,405 403,019 25,519
2020 -7,067 -33,405 400,910 33,848
2019 -3,416 -41,233 399,436 38,386
2018 -961 -36,085 405,454 33,567
2017 1,402 -43,871 410,366 29,605
2016 4,580 -51,642 411,480 29,498
2015 6,049 -59,399 407,008 34,387
2014 7,248 -67,175 405,019 36,030
2013 3,537 -77,571 406,582 34,878
2012 5,581 -81,215 402,243 -42,978
2011 5,948 -82,271 387,290 -43,350
2010 7,456 -84,039 372,934 -69,888
2009 7,492 -83,546 362,238 -69,239
2008 5,210 -79,593 351,661 -67,812
2007 3,490 -75,734 339,963 -66,580
2006 2,406 -72,061 331,364 -64,254
2005 2,005 -68,681 323,908 -61,781
2004 1,714 -52,491 317,286 -59,879
2003 -322 -46,947 308,856 -57,213
2002 -1,249 -45,833 298,842 -40,554
2001 -718 -45,043 289,690 -41,422
2000 -324 -43,854 283,946 -42,854
1999 642 -43,111 277,944 -44,284
1998 2,140 -41,975 267,404 -45,189
1997 4,669 -41,743 261,200 -44,506
1996 2,655 -33,369 255,418 -39,162
1995 5,534 -31,975 252,552 -31,001
1994 9,921 -31,616 249,115 -22,633
1993 13,886 -31,526 245,742 -16,649
1992 17,373 -30,136 241,482 -14,796
1991 21,127 -29,204 237,713 -13,783
1990 25,824 -30,053 234,155 -12,959
1989 29,638 -29,307 227,797 -12,362
1988 35,608 -4,989 221,772 -12,036
1987 40,122 -10,796 218,522 -12,086
1986 39,463 -8,769 212,887 -12,655
1985 38,060 -10,627 208,218 -18,644
1984 38,108 -12,732 203,125 -24,858
1983 36,076 -10,543 197,673 -26,222
1982 32,814 -8,412 191,309 -27,672
1981 31,360 -6,452 185,917 -29,959
1980 30,053 -3,693 179,707 -32,616
1979 28,322 -6,912 173,425 -35,022
1978 27,622 3,483 167,744 -36,559
1977 27,707 3,245 161,636 -35,731
1976 27,801 2,885 154,776 -18,716
1975 27,677 2,355 147,311 -7,870
1974 27,219 1,785 139,974 3,347
1973 25,967 1,156 133,834 11,382
1972 24,626 481 128,024 13,852
1971 23,359 -61 122,511 15,131
1970 22,314 606 117,264 16,168
1969 21,768 20,561 112,393 16,887
1968 22,005 19,830 108,240 17,264
1967 22,654 19,175 104,824 17,107
1966 23,720 18,601 101,359 15,849
1965 24,916 18,066 97,912 13,913
1964 25,860 17,509 94,797 11,892
1963 29,382 16,816 92,264 10,371
1962 32,082 15,884 89,937 9,809
1961 35,180 14,818 87,322 9,549
1960 36,352 13,697 84,735 9,337

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

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
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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