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Population in Moldova compared to the Solomon Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 863,951 in the Solomon Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Moldova's population is 2.71 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 492K to 864K (75.7% growth).

Moldova vs Solomon Islands: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Solomon Islands
2100 1,175,882 1,869,358
2099 1,186,641 1,865,277
2098 1,197,541 1,861,047
2097 1,208,458 1,856,421
2096 1,219,478 1,851,585
2095 1,230,573 1,846,229
2094 1,241,540 1,840,799
2093 1,252,531 1,834,881
2092 1,263,471 1,828,545
2091 1,274,372 1,822,001
2090 1,285,020 1,815,153
2089 1,295,696 1,808,103
2088 1,306,424 1,800,741
2087 1,317,064 1,793,136
2086 1,327,799 1,785,209
2085 1,338,702 1,777,013
2084 1,349,432 1,768,444
2083 1,360,333 1,759,601
2082 1,371,322 1,750,433
2081 1,382,447 1,740,952
2080 1,393,733 1,731,110
2079 1,405,298 1,721,146
2078 1,417,062 1,710,785
2077 1,429,240 1,700,043
2076 1,441,240 1,688,876
2075 1,453,677 1,677,587
2074 1,466,568 1,666,185
2073 1,479,672 1,654,264
2072 1,493,311 1,642,044
2071 1,507,315 1,629,467
2070 1,522,149 1,616,736
2069 1,537,091 1,603,679
2068 1,552,724 1,590,304
2067 1,568,676 1,576,716
2066 1,584,782 1,563,005
2065 1,601,356 1,549,060
2064 1,618,317 1,534,862
2063 1,635,288 1,520,351
2062 1,652,720 1,505,792
2061 1,670,255 1,490,935
2060 1,688,120 1,476,028
2059 1,705,595 1,460,816
2058 1,722,942 1,445,385
2057 1,740,252 1,429,967
2056 1,757,829 1,414,320
2055 1,775,082 1,398,440
2054 1,792,262 1,382,426
2053 1,809,221 1,366,190
2052 1,825,831 1,349,703
2051 1,842,337 1,333,136
2050 1,858,281 1,316,322
2049 1,874,666 1,299,367
2048 1,890,586 1,282,258
2047 1,906,615 1,265,007
2046 1,922,962 1,247,608
2045 1,939,938 1,230,002
2044 1,956,858 1,212,277
2043 1,974,616 1,194,351
2042 1,992,765 1,176,271
2041 2,011,342 1,158,172
2040 2,030,732 1,139,832
2039 2,051,163 1,121,014
2038 2,071,871 1,101,787
2037 2,093,068 1,082,148
2036 2,114,669 1,062,197
2035 2,136,998 1,041,925
2034 2,159,450 1,021,492
2033 2,182,023 1,000,997
2032 2,204,431 980,329
2031 2,227,006 959,788
2030 2,250,038 939,300
2029 2,272,963 918,921
2028 2,295,739 898,660
2027 2,318,425 878,499
2026 2,341,166 858,557
2025 2,373,265 838,746
2024 2,402,306 819,198
2023 2,457,783 800,005
2022 2,528,654 781,066
2021 2,595,809 762,591
2020 2,635,130 744,498
2019 2,664,224 728,147
2018 2,707,203 709,101
2017 2,755,189 685,672
2016 2,803,186 662,379
2015 2,835,978 639,415
2014 2,857,815 616,908
2013 2,859,558 594,945
2012 2,860,324 573,606
2011 2,860,699 552,945
2010 2,862,354 532,968
2009 2,865,213 518,141
2008 2,868,833 508,790
2007 2,874,299 500,156
2006 2,880,967 491,594
2005 2,888,985 483,080
2004 2,896,023 474,611
2003 2,903,198 466,154
2002 2,911,385 457,671
2001 2,918,135 449,125
2000 2,924,668 440,469
1999 2,930,622 430,500
1998 2,935,227 419,071
1997 2,936,413 407,474
1996 2,947,293 396,009
1995 2,953,200 384,733
1994 2,966,745 373,675
1993 2,975,966 362,839
1992 2,980,965 352,205
1991 2,981,566 341,738
1990 2,977,912 331,435
1989 2,970,039 321,282
1988 2,948,891 311,265
1987 2,916,306 301,414
1986 2,883,057 291,842
1985 2,850,787 282,455
1984 2,820,518 273,163
1983 2,791,207 264,068
1982 2,763,101 255,200
1981 2,735,987 246,555
1980 2,708,675 238,135
1979 2,683,035 229,953
1978 2,656,211 222,029
1977 2,626,298 214,418
1976 2,596,491 207,194
1975 2,566,998 200,744
1974 2,538,164 195,041
1973 2,510,584 189,774
1972 2,484,742 184,994
1971 2,460,611 180,637
1970 2,437,590 176,579
1969 2,408,469 172,476
1968 2,373,073 168,282
1967 2,337,695 164,245
1966 2,301,871 160,393
1965 2,265,287 156,686
1964 2,228,000 153,085
1963 2,188,895 149,589
1962 2,147,227 146,201
1961 2,103,327 142,912
1960 2,058,020 139,688

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 the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 201,572 people (a 30.4% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.4% to 1,316,322 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.

The Solomon Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.87M 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
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Solomon Islands
2100 -0.91% 0.22%
2099 -0.91% 0.23%
2098 -0.9% 0.25%
2097 -0.9% 0.26%
2096 -0.9% 0.29%
2095 -0.88% 0.29%
2094 -0.88% 0.32%
2093 -0.87% 0.35%
2092 -0.86% 0.36%
2091 -0.83% 0.38%
2090 -0.82% 0.39%
2089 -0.82% 0.41%
2088 -0.81% 0.42%
2087 -0.81% 0.44%
2086 -0.81% 0.46%
2085 -0.8% 0.48%
2084 -0.8% 0.5%
2083 -0.8% 0.52%
2082 -0.8% 0.54%
2081 -0.81% 0.57%
2080 -0.82% 0.58%
2079 -0.83% 0.61%
2078 -0.85% 0.63%
2077 -0.83% 0.66%
2076 -0.86% 0.67%
2075 -0.88% 0.68%
2074 -0.89% 0.72%
2073 -0.91% 0.74%
2072 -0.93% 0.77%
2071 -0.97% 0.79%
2070 -0.97% 0.81%
2069 -1.01% 0.84%
2068 -1.02% 0.86%
2067 -1.02% 0.88%
2066 -1.03% 0.9%
2065 -1.05% 0.93%
2064 -1.04% 0.95%
2063 -1.05% 0.97%
2062 -1.05% 1%
2061 -1.06% 1.01%
2060 -1.02% 1.04%
2059 -1.01% 1.07%
2058 -0.99% 1.08%
2057 -1% 1.11%
2056 -0.97% 1.14%
2055 -0.96% 1.16%
2054 -0.94% 1.19%
2053 -0.91% 1.22%
2052 -0.9% 1.24%
2051 -0.86% 1.28%
2050 -0.87% 1.3%
2049 -0.84% 1.33%
2048 -0.84% 1.36%
2047 -0.85% 1.39%
2046 -0.88% 1.43%
2045 -0.86% 1.46%
2044 -0.9% 1.5%
2043 -0.91% 1.54%
2042 -0.92% 1.56%
2041 -0.95% 1.61%
2040 -1% 1.68%
2039 -1% 1.75%
2038 -1.01% 1.81%
2037 -1.02% 1.88%
2036 -1.04% 1.95%
2035 -1.04% 2%
2034 -1.03% 2.05%
2033 -1.02% 2.11%
2032 -1.01% 2.14%
2031 -1.02% 2.18%
2030 -1.01% 2.22%
2029 -0.99% 2.25%
2028 -0.98% 2.3%
2027 -0.97% 2.32%
2026 -1.35% 2.36%
2025 -1.21% 2.39%
2024 -2.26% 2.4%
2023 -2.8% 2.42%
2022 -2.59% 2.42%
2021 -1.49% 2.43%
2020 -1.09% 2.25%
2019 -1.59% 2.69%
2018 -1.74% 3.42%
2017 -1.71% 3.52%
2016 -1.16% 3.59%
2015 -0.76% 3.65%
2014 -0.06% 3.69%
2013 -0.03% 3.72%
2012 -0.01% 3.74%
2011 -0.06% 3.75%
2010 -0.1% 2.86%
2009 -0.13% 1.84%
2008 -0.19% 1.73%
2007 -0.23% 1.74%
2006 -0.28% 1.76%
2005 -0.24% 1.78%
2004 -0.25% 1.81%
2003 -0.28% 1.85%
2002 -0.23% 1.9%
2001 -0.22% 1.97%
2000 -0.2% 2.32%
1999 -0.16% 2.73%
1998 -0.04% 2.85%
1997 -0.37% 2.9%
1996 -0.2% 2.93%
1995 -0.46% 2.96%
1994 -0.31% 2.99%
1993 -0.17% 3.02%
1992 -0.02% 3.06%
1991 0.12% 3.11%
1990 0.27% 3.16%
1989 0.72% 3.22%
1988 1.12% 3.27%
1987 1.15% 3.28%
1986 1.13% 3.32%
1985 1.07% 3.4%
1984 1.05% 3.44%
1983 1.02% 3.47%
1982 0.99% 3.51%
1981 1.01% 3.54%
1980 0.96% 3.56%
1979 1.01% 3.57%
1978 1.14% 3.55%
1977 1.15% 3.49%
1976 1.15% 3.21%
1975 1.14% 2.92%
1974 1.1% 2.78%
1973 1.04% 2.58%
1972 0.98% 2.41%
1971 0.94% 2.3%
1970 1.21% 2.38%
1969 1.49% 2.49%
1968 1.51% 2.46%
1967 1.56% 2.4%
1966 1.61% 2.37%
1965 1.67% 2.35%
1964 1.79% 2.34%
1963 1.94% 2.32%
1962 2.09% 2.3%
1961 2.2% 2.31%

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 the Solomon Islands' population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Moldova Solomon Islands
Current population
2341166
863951
Population rank 145/197 161/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.01%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
27.4 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
24.4 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
2.13 hours
Daily growth/decline -152 +53
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +19,193
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 33/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
5.39 hours
Annual migration change -29,766 +1,631
Net migration rank 164/196 59/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 2,469
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 192/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 184/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Solomon Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - 1,631
2024 - -27,088 - 1,610
2023 -7,007 -18,570 17,436 1,636
2022 -6,385 89,154 17,253 1,567
2021 -13,444 -33,405 16,626 1,499
2020 -7,067 -33,405 16,488 1,556
2019 -3,416 -41,233 16,649 -1,990
2018 -961 -36,085 16,790 6,653
2017 1,402 -43,871 16,897 6,513
2016 4,580 -51,642 17,027 6,146
2015 6,049 -59,399 16,909 5,853
2014 7,248 -67,175 16,652 5,598
2013 3,537 -77,571 16,038 5,631
2012 5,581 -81,215 15,585 5,420
2011 5,948 -82,271 15,095 5,219
2010 7,456 -84,039 14,604 5,040
2009 7,492 -83,546 14,381 -4,360
2008 5,210 -79,593 14,225 -5,538
2007 3,490 -75,734 13,963 -5,383
2006 2,406 -72,061 13,799 -5,262
2005 2,005 -68,681 13,568 -5,082
2004 1,714 -52,491 13,444 -4,985
2003 -322 -46,947 13,344 -4,881
2002 -1,249 -45,833 13,195 -4,691
2001 -718 -45,043 13,061 -4,474
2000 -324 -43,854 12,938 -4,219
1999 642 -43,111 12,809 -1,588
1998 2,140 -41,975 12,658 -1,019
1997 4,669 -41,743 12,478 -931
1996 2,655 -33,369 12,328 -947
1995 5,534 -31,975 12,124 -952
1994 9,921 -31,616 11,771 -828
1993 13,886 -31,526 11,396 -665
1992 17,373 -30,136 11,029 -482
1991 21,127 -29,204 10,789 -410
1990 25,824 -30,053 10,561 -335
1989 29,638 -29,307 10,354 -270
1988 35,608 -4,989 10,142 -197
1987 40,122 -10,796 9,943 -179
1986 39,463 -8,769 9,656 -269
1985 38,060 -10,627 9,534 -150
1984 38,108 -12,732 9,299 -102
1983 36,076 -10,543 9,011 -30
1982 32,814 -8,412 8,720 40
1981 31,360 -6,452 8,436 99
1980 30,053 -3,693 8,156 151
1979 28,322 -6,912 7,874 188
1978 27,622 3,483 7,598 174
1977 27,707 3,245 7,290 159
1976 27,801 2,885 7,058 -48
1975 27,677 2,355 6,635 -760
1974 27,219 1,785 6,612 -1,084
1973 25,967 1,156 6,343 -1,329
1972 24,626 481 6,074 -1,520
1971 23,359 -61 5,814 -1,646
1970 22,314 606 5,575 -1,632
1969 21,768 20,561 5,444 -1,187
1968 22,005 19,830 5,285 -1,154
1967 22,654 19,175 5,151 -1,213
1966 23,720 18,601 5,028 -1,256
1965 24,916 18,066 4,885 -1,237
1964 25,860 17,509 4,747 -1,200
1963 29,382 16,816 4,571 -1,129
1962 32,082 15,884 4,408 -1,073
1961 35,180 14,818 4,257 -1,016
1960 36,352 13,697 4,119 -917

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 the Solomon Islands 82.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 168,727 people) and 17.2% is from migration (a gain of 35,031 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 2,469 people or 0.3% in the Solomon Islands.

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
Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K

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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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