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

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The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,360,527 in 2025 vs 19,654,739 people in Somalia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,328,600 people compared to 20,653,532 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 8.87 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.72% per year vs +3.59% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.33M (19.2% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.7M (88.2% growth).

Moldova vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Somalia
2100 1,169,570 68,341,587
2099 1,180,272 67,997,987
2098 1,191,113 67,660,056
2097 1,201,972 67,320,374
2096 1,212,932 66,931,214
2095 1,223,967 66,544,181
2094 1,234,876 66,138,594
2093 1,245,808 65,719,626
2092 1,256,689 65,283,569
2091 1,267,532 64,812,444
2090 1,278,123 64,322,633
2089 1,288,741 63,882,977
2088 1,299,412 63,424,502
2087 1,309,994 62,947,792
2086 1,320,672 62,408,129
2085 1,331,516 61,835,054
2084 1,342,188 61,280,718
2083 1,353,031 60,723,949
2082 1,363,961 60,150,487
2081 1,375,027 59,639,547
2080 1,386,252 59,064,099
2079 1,397,755 58,441,001
2078 1,409,455 57,816,490
2077 1,421,568 57,176,183
2076 1,433,504 56,567,204
2075 1,445,874 55,970,712
2074 1,458,696 55,295,699
2073 1,471,729 54,617,874
2072 1,485,296 53,944,923
2071 1,499,224 53,250,824
2070 1,513,979 52,540,460
2069 1,528,841 51,845,897
2068 1,544,390 51,165,760
2067 1,560,256 50,461,574
2066 1,576,276 49,748,163
2065 1,592,761 48,994,126
2064 1,609,631 48,235,809
2063 1,626,510 47,492,758
2062 1,643,849 46,756,776
2061 1,661,290 46,008,848
2060 1,679,059 45,192,338
2059 1,696,440 44,370,279
2058 1,713,694 43,631,825
2057 1,730,910 42,870,700
2056 1,748,393 42,095,303
2055 1,765,554 41,292,441
2054 1,782,642 40,487,904
2053 1,799,510 39,720,236
2052 1,816,030 38,967,888
2051 1,832,448 38,205,058
2050 1,848,307 37,448,393
2049 1,864,603 36,717,019
2048 1,880,438 35,962,583
2047 1,896,381 35,196,924
2046 1,912,640 34,440,935
2045 1,929,525 33,696,593
2044 1,946,354 32,957,131
2043 1,964,017 32,227,622
2042 1,982,068 31,517,627
2041 2,000,545 30,775,671
2040 2,019,832 30,013,616
2039 2,040,153 29,294,623
2038 2,060,750 28,565,580
2037 2,081,833 27,821,304
2036 2,103,318 27,097,563
2035 2,125,527 26,368,985
2034 2,147,859 25,671,628
2033 2,170,311 25,002,924
2032 2,192,598 24,323,435
2031 2,215,052 23,642,617
2030 2,237,961 22,951,436
2029 2,260,762 22,285,719
2028 2,283,416 21,638,095
2027 2,305,981 20,978,784
2026 2,328,600 20,310,008
2025 2,360,527 19,654,739
2024 2,402,306 19,009,151
2023 2,457,783 18,358,615
2022 2,528,654 17,801,897
2021 2,595,809 17,271,431
2020 2,635,130 16,651,191
2019 2,664,224 16,030,971
2018 2,707,203 15,452,487
2017 2,755,189 14,916,629
2016 2,803,186 14,348,740
2015 2,835,978 13,806,963
2014 2,857,815 13,339,491
2013 2,859,558 12,869,594
2012 2,860,324 12,461,160
2011 2,860,699 12,348,830
2010 2,862,354 12,261,756
2009 2,865,213 11,961,201
2008 2,868,833 11,663,084
2007 2,874,299 11,322,582
2006 2,880,967 10,975,502
2005 2,888,985 10,644,228
2004 2,896,023 10,280,998
2003 2,903,198 9,909,157
2002 2,911,385 9,550,063
2001 2,918,135 9,198,493
2000 2,924,668 8,838,713
1999 2,930,622 8,492,059
1998 2,935,227 8,155,417
1997 2,936,413 7,824,525
1996 2,947,293 7,554,474
1995 2,953,200 7,285,007
1994 2,966,745 7,026,797
1993 2,975,966 6,681,399
1992 2,980,965 6,495,107
1991 2,981,566 6,813,760
1990 2,977,912 7,082,811
1989 2,970,039 7,114,817
1988 2,948,891 7,235,360
1987 2,916,306 7,228,302
1986 2,883,057 6,974,788
1985 2,850,787 6,693,289
1984 2,820,518 6,428,389
1983 2,791,207 6,198,430
1982 2,763,101 6,003,840
1981 2,735,987 5,982,849
1980 2,708,675 5,936,154
1979 2,683,035 5,449,117
1978 2,656,211 4,814,892
1977 2,626,298 4,484,050
1976 2,596,491 4,365,812
1975 2,566,998 4,257,535
1974 2,538,164 4,151,842
1973 2,510,584 4,045,592
1972 2,484,742 3,939,436
1971 2,460,611 3,837,691
1970 2,437,590 3,738,448
1969 2,408,469 3,641,015
1968 2,373,073 3,546,590
1967 2,337,695 3,454,537
1966 2,301,871 3,365,106
1965 2,265,287 3,277,874
1964 2,228,000 3,192,796
1963 2,188,895 3,110,361
1962 2,147,227 3,030,091
1961 2,103,327 2,952,054
1960 2,058,020 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 474,586 people (a 16.9% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,304,792 people (a 43.9% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 81.3% to 37,448,393 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.3M 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
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Somalia
2100 -0.91% 0.51%
2099 -0.91% 0.5%
2098 -0.9% 0.5%
2097 -0.9% 0.58%
2096 -0.9% 0.58%
2095 -0.88% 0.61%
2094 -0.88% 0.64%
2093 -0.87% 0.67%
2092 -0.86% 0.73%
2091 -0.83% 0.76%
2090 -0.82% 0.69%
2089 -0.82% 0.72%
2088 -0.81% 0.76%
2087 -0.81% 0.86%
2086 -0.81% 0.93%
2085 -0.8% 0.9%
2084 -0.8% 0.92%
2083 -0.8% 0.95%
2082 -0.8% 0.86%
2081 -0.81% 0.97%
2080 -0.82% 1.07%
2079 -0.83% 1.08%
2078 -0.85% 1.12%
2077 -0.83% 1.08%
2076 -0.86% 1.07%
2075 -0.88% 1.22%
2074 -0.89% 1.24%
2073 -0.91% 1.25%
2072 -0.93% 1.3%
2071 -0.97% 1.35%
2070 -0.97% 1.34%
2069 -1.01% 1.33%
2068 -1.02% 1.4%
2067 -1.02% 1.43%
2066 -1.03% 1.54%
2065 -1.05% 1.57%
2064 -1.04% 1.56%
2063 -1.05% 1.57%
2062 -1.05% 1.63%
2061 -1.06% 1.81%
2060 -1.02% 1.85%
2059 -1.01% 1.69%
2058 -0.99% 1.78%
2057 -1% 1.84%
2056 -0.97% 1.94%
2055 -0.96% 1.99%
2054 -0.94% 1.93%
2053 -0.91% 1.93%
2052 -0.9% 2%
2051 -0.86% 2.02%
2050 -0.87% 1.99%
2049 -0.84% 2.1%
2048 -0.84% 2.18%
2047 -0.85% 2.2%
2046 -0.88% 2.21%
2045 -0.86% 2.24%
2044 -0.9% 2.26%
2043 -0.91% 2.25%
2042 -0.92% 2.41%
2041 -0.95% 2.54%
2040 -1% 2.45%
2039 -1% 2.55%
2038 -1.01% 2.68%
2037 -1.02% 2.67%
2036 -1.04% 2.76%
2035 -1.04% 2.72%
2034 -1.03% 2.67%
2033 -1.02% 2.79%
2032 -1.01% 2.88%
2031 -1.02% 3.01%
2030 -1.01% 2.99%
2029 -0.99% 2.99%
2028 -0.98% 3.14%
2027 -0.97% 3.29%
2026 -1.35% 3.33%
2025 -1.74% 3.4%
2024 -2.26% 3.54%
2023 -2.8% 3.13%
2022 -2.59% 3.07%
2021 -1.49% 3.72%
2020 -1.09% 3.87%
2019 -1.59% 3.74%
2018 -1.74% 3.59%
2017 -1.71% 3.96%
2016 -1.16% 3.92%
2015 -0.76% 3.5%
2014 -0.06% 3.65%
2013 -0.03% 3.28%
2012 -0.01% 0.91%
2011 -0.06% 0.71%
2010 -0.1% 2.51%
2009 -0.13% 2.56%
2008 -0.19% 3.01%
2007 -0.23% 3.16%
2006 -0.28% 3.11%
2005 -0.24% 3.53%
2004 -0.25% 3.75%
2003 -0.28% 3.76%
2002 -0.23% 3.82%
2001 -0.22% 4.07%
2000 -0.2% 4.08%
1999 -0.16% 4.13%
1998 -0.04% 4.23%
1997 -0.37% 3.57%
1996 -0.2% 3.7%
1995 -0.46% 3.67%
1994 -0.31% 5.17%
1993 -0.17% 2.87%
1992 -0.02% -4.68%
1991 0.12% -3.8%
1990 0.27% -0.45%
1989 0.72% -1.67%
1988 1.12% 0.1%
1987 1.15% 3.63%
1986 1.13% 4.21%
1985 1.07% 4.12%
1984 1.05% 3.71%
1983 1.02% 3.24%
1982 0.99% 0.35%
1981 1.01% 0.79%
1980 0.96% 8.94%
1979 1.01% 13.2%
1978 1.14% 7.38%
1977 1.15% 2.71%
1976 1.15% 2.54%
1975 1.14% 2.55%
1974 1.1% 2.63%
1973 1.04% 2.69%
1972 0.98% 2.65%
1971 0.94% 2.65%
1970 1.21% 2.68%
1969 1.49% 2.66%
1968 1.51% 2.66%
1967 1.56% 2.66%
1966 1.61% 2.66%
1965 1.67% 2.66%
1964 1.79% 2.65%
1963 1.94% 2.65%
1962 2.09% 2.64%
1961 2.2% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Moldova declined by 1.74%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.4%.

Live population counters

Moldova Somalia
Current population
2328600
20653532
Population rank 145/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.25%
One net population change
12.6 minutes
49 seconds
One birth every
20.7 minutes
39.2 seconds
One death every
15.8 minutes
2.84 minutes
Daily growth/decline -114 +1,769
Annual growth/decline -41,779 +645,588
Annual growth/decline rate -1.74% +3.4%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 8/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 +12,077
Net migration rank 164/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - 12,077
2024 -7,767 -27,088 619,793 26,859
2023 -7,007 -18,570 608,203 46,217
2022 -6,385 89,154 551,450 -92,434
2021 -13,444 -33,405 566,399 35,506
2020 -7,067 -33,405 561,311 77,259
2019 -3,416 -41,233 548,756 53,124
2018 -961 -36,085 514,244 40,844
2017 1,402 -43,871 478,556 38,067
2016 4,580 -51,642 495,132 124,017
2015 6,049 -59,399 481,573 -17,178
2014 7,248 -67,175 464,481 6,065
2013 3,537 -77,571 448,518 20,723
2012 5,581 -81,215 399,468 -51,833
2011 5,948 -82,271 203,213 -326,192
2010 7,456 -84,039 385,571 -88,448
2009 7,492 -83,546 405,784 -101,795
2008 5,210 -79,593 394,258 -102,035
2007 3,490 -75,734 380,303 8,476
2006 2,406 -72,061 372,597 -67,200
2005 2,005 -68,681 363,117 -5,955
2004 1,714 -52,491 351,959 17,353
2003 -322 -46,947 341,192 33,174
2002 -1,249 -45,833 331,215 12,603
2001 -718 -45,043 319,059 40,274
2000 -324 -43,854 306,651 53,580
1999 642 -43,111 295,523 37,548
1998 2,140 -41,975 284,779 55,426
1997 4,669 -41,743 271,894 49,692
1996 2,655 -33,369 264,807 -46,291
1995 5,534 -31,975 254,509 65,888
1994 9,921 -31,616 246,950 -50,921
1993 13,886 -31,526 232,960 261,815
1992 17,373 -30,136 57,495 -179,675
1991 21,127 -29,204 53,052 -568,166
1990 25,824 -30,053 225,162 -248,155
1989 29,638 -29,307 225,255 -266,281
1988 35,608 -4,989 215,599 -415,660
1987 40,122 -10,796 231,580 -17,391
1986 39,463 -8,769 218,416 74,424
1985 38,060 -10,627 207,960 62,183
1984 38,108 -12,732 199,017 60,630
1983 36,076 -10,543 190,775 9,505
1982 32,814 -8,412 182,793 6,115
1981 31,360 -6,452 185,211 -332,129
1980 30,053 -3,693 174,790 65,519
1979 28,322 -6,912 151,016 582,746
1978 27,622 3,483 132,689 402,005
1977 27,707 3,245 124,818 2,170
1976 27,801 2,885 113,319 -3,831
1975 27,677 2,355 108,998 -1,934
1974 27,219 1,785 104,813 -495
1973 25,967 1,156 108,038 143
1972 24,626 481 104,493 -351
1971 23,359 -61 101,196 -1,850
1970 22,314 606 98,025 1,104
1969 21,768 20,561 95,045 690
1968 22,005 19,830 92,208 906
1967 22,654 19,175 89,497 1,498
1966 23,720 18,601 86,930 941
1965 24,916 18,066 84,448 2,142
1964 25,860 17,509 82,042 1,518
1963 29,382 16,816 79,859 1,449
1962 32,082 15,884 77,737 1,496
1961 35,180 14,818 75,513 1,336
1960 36,352 13,697 73,850 750

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Somalia 94.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,425,417 people) and 5.77% is from migration (a gain of 332,281 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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