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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 8.76 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 -1.57% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Moldova vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Somalia
2100 1,175,882 68,384,185
2099 1,186,641 68,040,371
2098 1,197,541 67,702,230
2097 1,208,458 67,362,336
2096 1,219,478 66,972,933
2095 1,230,573 66,585,659
2094 1,241,540 66,179,819
2093 1,252,531 65,760,590
2092 1,263,471 65,324,261
2091 1,274,372 64,852,843
2090 1,285,020 64,362,727
2089 1,295,696 63,922,797
2088 1,306,424 63,464,036
2087 1,317,064 62,987,028
2086 1,327,799 62,447,029
2085 1,338,702 61,873,597
2084 1,349,432 61,318,916
2083 1,360,333 60,761,800
2082 1,371,322 60,187,980
2081 1,382,447 59,676,722
2080 1,393,733 59,100,915
2079 1,405,298 58,477,428
2078 1,417,062 57,852,528
2077 1,429,240 57,211,821
2076 1,441,240 56,602,463
2075 1,453,677 56,005,600
2074 1,466,568 55,330,165
2073 1,479,672 54,651,918
2072 1,493,311 53,978,548
2071 1,507,315 53,284,016
2070 1,522,149 52,573,210
2069 1,537,091 51,878,214
2068 1,552,724 51,197,653
2067 1,568,676 50,493,028
2066 1,584,782 49,779,172
2065 1,601,356 49,024,665
2064 1,618,317 48,265,876
2063 1,635,288 47,522,361
2062 1,652,720 46,785,920
2061 1,670,255 46,037,526
2060 1,688,120 45,220,507
2059 1,705,595 44,397,936
2058 1,722,942 43,659,021
2057 1,740,252 42,897,422
2056 1,757,829 42,121,542
2055 1,775,082 41,318,179
2054 1,792,262 40,513,141
2053 1,809,221 39,744,995
2052 1,825,831 38,992,177
2051 1,842,337 38,228,872
2050 1,858,281 37,471,735
2049 1,874,666 36,739,905
2048 1,890,586 35,984,999
2047 1,906,615 35,218,863
2046 1,922,962 34,462,403
2045 1,939,938 33,717,596
2044 1,956,858 32,977,674
2043 1,974,616 32,247,710
2042 1,992,765 31,537,272
2041 2,011,342 30,794,853
2040 2,030,732 30,032,324
2039 2,051,163 29,312,883
2038 2,071,871 28,583,386
2037 2,093,068 27,838,646
2036 2,114,669 27,114,453
2035 2,136,998 26,385,421
2034 2,159,450 25,687,629
2033 2,182,023 25,018,509
2032 2,204,431 24,338,597
2031 2,227,006 23,657,353
2030 2,250,038 22,965,742
2029 2,272,963 22,299,610
2028 2,295,739 21,651,582
2027 2,318,425 20,991,860
2026 2,341,166 20,322,668
2025 2,373,265 19,666,990
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% 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 1,858,281 people with a rank change from 145th to 150th. The population of Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M 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
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 -1.21% 3.46%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Moldova declined by 2.26%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Moldova Somalia
Current population
2341166
20503678
Population rank 145/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.25%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
19.9 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +1,782
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +3.54%
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 - -27,088 - 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/moldova/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 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
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
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 (1960–2024, 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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