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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 20.8 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Moldova vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Spain
2100 1,175,882 33,862,981
2099 1,186,641 34,039,965
2098 1,197,541 34,215,187
2097 1,208,458 34,387,116
2096 1,219,478 34,552,002
2095 1,230,573 34,719,411
2094 1,241,540 34,882,039
2093 1,252,531 35,044,043
2092 1,263,471 35,204,657
2091 1,274,372 35,366,895
2090 1,285,020 35,535,838
2089 1,295,696 35,707,942
2088 1,306,424 35,877,681
2087 1,317,064 36,043,209
2086 1,327,799 36,210,710
2085 1,338,702 36,386,207
2084 1,349,432 36,564,622
2083 1,360,333 36,749,680
2082 1,371,322 36,936,644
2081 1,382,447 37,133,976
2080 1,393,733 37,337,517
2079 1,405,298 37,551,557
2078 1,417,062 37,771,135
2077 1,429,240 38,002,963
2076 1,441,240 38,249,247
2075 1,453,677 38,506,040
2074 1,466,568 38,777,715
2073 1,479,672 39,056,249
2072 1,493,311 39,348,447
2071 1,507,315 39,642,346
2070 1,522,149 39,949,413
2069 1,537,091 40,256,590
2068 1,552,724 40,575,543
2067 1,568,676 40,893,798
2066 1,584,782 41,218,263
2065 1,601,356 41,543,254
2064 1,618,317 41,878,338
2063 1,635,288 42,208,320
2062 1,652,720 42,542,893
2061 1,670,255 42,874,096
2060 1,688,120 43,191,452
2059 1,705,595 43,506,737
2058 1,722,942 43,809,907
2057 1,740,252 44,112,668
2056 1,757,829 44,415,689
2055 1,775,082 44,691,749
2054 1,792,262 44,958,971
2053 1,809,221 45,223,225
2052 1,825,831 45,470,541
2051 1,842,337 45,695,307
2050 1,858,281 45,911,520
2049 1,874,666 46,127,777
2048 1,890,586 46,322,244
2047 1,906,615 46,510,152
2046 1,922,962 46,687,914
2045 1,939,938 46,858,778
2044 1,956,858 47,016,278
2043 1,974,616 47,158,325
2042 1,992,765 47,301,091
2041 2,011,342 47,434,593
2040 2,030,732 47,563,236
2039 2,051,163 47,685,343
2038 2,071,871 47,798,797
2037 2,093,068 47,910,899
2036 2,114,669 48,020,350
2035 2,136,998 48,124,430
2034 2,159,450 48,220,051
2033 2,182,023 48,311,842
2032 2,204,431 48,402,470
2031 2,227,006 48,495,278
2030 2,250,038 48,579,920
2029 2,272,963 48,648,699
2028 2,295,739 48,707,969
2027 2,318,425 48,758,200
2026 2,341,166 48,806,901
2025 2,373,265 48,838,057
2024 2,402,306 48,848,840
2023 2,457,783 48,352,528
2022 2,528,654 47,786,102
2021 2,595,809 47,443,821
2020 2,635,130 47,359,424
2019 2,664,224 47,118,501
2018 2,707,203 46,782,011
2017 2,755,189 46,571,232
2016 2,803,186 46,458,139
2015 2,835,978 46,422,303
2014 2,857,815 46,460,733
2013 2,859,558 46,604,197
2012 2,860,324 46,773,055
2011 2,860,699 46,742,697
2010 2,862,354 46,576,897
2009 2,865,213 46,362,946
2008 2,868,833 45,954,106
2007 2,874,299 45,226,803
2006 2,880,967 44,397,319
2005 2,888,985 43,653,155
2004 2,896,023 42,921,895
2003 2,903,198 42,187,645
2002 2,911,385 41,431,558
2001 2,918,135 40,850,412
2000 2,924,668 40,567,864
1999 2,930,622 40,386,875
1998 2,935,227 40,223,509
1997 2,936,413 40,057,389
1996 2,947,293 39,889,852
1995 2,953,200 39,724,050
1994 2,966,745 39,549,108
1993 2,975,966 39,361,262
1992 2,980,965 39,157,685
1991 2,981,566 38,966,376
1990 2,977,912 38,867,322
1989 2,970,039 38,827,764
1988 2,948,891 38,766,939
1987 2,916,306 38,684,815
1986 2,883,057 38,584,624
1985 2,850,787 38,469,512
1984 2,820,518 38,330,364
1983 2,791,207 38,171,525
1982 2,763,101 37,986,012
1981 2,735,987 37,758,631
1980 2,708,675 37,491,165
1979 2,683,035 37,191,330
1978 2,656,211 36,864,898
1977 2,626,298 36,511,638
1976 2,596,491 36,137,812
1975 2,566,998 35,757,900
1974 2,538,164 35,373,335
1973 2,510,584 34,988,947
1972 2,484,742 34,604,469
1971 2,460,611 34,224,490
1970 2,437,590 33,814,531
1969 2,408,469 33,441,054
1968 2,373,073 33,113,134
1967 2,337,695 32,682,947
1966 2,301,871 32,283,194
1965 2,265,287 31,954,292
1964 2,228,000 31,609,195
1963 2,188,895 31,296,651
1962 2,147,227 31,023,366
1961 2,103,327 30,739,250
1960 2,058,020 30,455,000

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 Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 38.4% of the population in Moldova and 21.6% in Spain.

Population growth rate by year

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Spain
2100 -0.91% -0.52%
2099 -0.91% -0.51%
2098 -0.9% -0.5%
2097 -0.9% -0.48%
2096 -0.9% -0.48%
2095 -0.88% -0.47%
2094 -0.88% -0.46%
2093 -0.87% -0.46%
2092 -0.86% -0.46%
2091 -0.83% -0.48%
2090 -0.82% -0.48%
2089 -0.82% -0.47%
2088 -0.81% -0.46%
2087 -0.81% -0.46%
2086 -0.81% -0.48%
2085 -0.8% -0.49%
2084 -0.8% -0.5%
2083 -0.8% -0.51%
2082 -0.8% -0.53%
2081 -0.81% -0.55%
2080 -0.82% -0.57%
2079 -0.83% -0.58%
2078 -0.85% -0.61%
2077 -0.83% -0.64%
2076 -0.86% -0.67%
2075 -0.88% -0.7%
2074 -0.89% -0.71%
2073 -0.91% -0.74%
2072 -0.93% -0.74%
2071 -0.97% -0.77%
2070 -0.97% -0.76%
2069 -1.01% -0.79%
2068 -1.02% -0.78%
2067 -1.02% -0.79%
2066 -1.03% -0.78%
2065 -1.05% -0.8%
2064 -1.04% -0.78%
2063 -1.05% -0.79%
2062 -1.05% -0.77%
2061 -1.06% -0.73%
2060 -1.02% -0.72%
2059 -1.01% -0.69%
2058 -0.99% -0.69%
2057 -1% -0.68%
2056 -0.97% -0.62%
2055 -0.96% -0.59%
2054 -0.94% -0.58%
2053 -0.91% -0.54%
2052 -0.9% -0.49%
2051 -0.86% -0.47%
2050 -0.87% -0.47%
2049 -0.84% -0.42%
2048 -0.84% -0.4%
2047 -0.85% -0.38%
2046 -0.88% -0.36%
2045 -0.86% -0.33%
2044 -0.9% -0.3%
2043 -0.91% -0.3%
2042 -0.92% -0.28%
2041 -0.95% -0.27%
2040 -1% -0.26%
2039 -1% -0.24%
2038 -1.01% -0.23%
2037 -1.02% -0.23%
2036 -1.04% -0.22%
2035 -1.04% -0.2%
2034 -1.03% -0.19%
2033 -1.02% -0.19%
2032 -1.01% -0.19%
2031 -1.02% -0.17%
2030 -1.01% -0.14%
2029 -0.99% -0.12%
2028 -0.98% -0.1%
2027 -0.97% -0.1%
2026 -1.35% -0.06%
2025 -1.21% -0.02%
2024 -2.26% 1.03%
2023 -2.8% 1.19%
2022 -2.59% 0.72%
2021 -1.49% 0.18%
2020 -1.09% 0.51%
2019 -1.59% 0.72%
2018 -1.74% 0.45%
2017 -1.71% 0.24%
2016 -1.16% 0.08%
2015 -0.76% -0.08%
2014 -0.06% -0.31%
2013 -0.03% -0.36%
2012 -0.01% 0.06%
2011 -0.06% 0.36%
2010 -0.1% 0.46%
2009 -0.13% 0.89%
2008 -0.19% 1.61%
2007 -0.23% 1.87%
2006 -0.28% 1.7%
2005 -0.24% 1.7%
2004 -0.25% 1.74%
2003 -0.28% 1.82%
2002 -0.23% 1.42%
2001 -0.22% 0.7%
2000 -0.2% 0.45%
1999 -0.16% 0.41%
1998 -0.04% 0.41%
1997 -0.37% 0.42%
1996 -0.2% 0.42%
1995 -0.46% 0.44%
1994 -0.31% 0.48%
1993 -0.17% 0.52%
1992 -0.02% 0.49%
1991 0.12% 0.25%
1990 0.27% 0.1%
1989 0.72% 0.16%
1988 1.12% 0.21%
1987 1.15% 0.26%
1986 1.13% 0.3%
1985 1.07% 0.36%
1984 1.05% 0.42%
1983 1.02% 0.49%
1982 0.99% 0.6%
1981 1.01% 0.71%
1980 0.96% 0.81%
1979 1.01% 0.89%
1978 1.14% 0.97%
1977 1.15% 1.03%
1976 1.15% 1.06%
1975 1.14% 1.09%
1974 1.1% 1.1%
1973 1.04% 1.11%
1972 0.98% 1.11%
1971 0.94% 1.21%
1970 1.21% 1.12%
1969 1.49% 0.99%
1968 1.51% 1.32%
1967 1.56% 1.24%
1966 1.61% 1.03%
1965 1.67% 1.09%
1964 1.79% 1%
1963 1.94% 0.88%
1962 2.09% 0.92%
1961 2.2% 0.93%

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 Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Moldova Spain
Current population
2341166
48806901
Population rank 145/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.59%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +1,360
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 100/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 +96,630
Net migration rank 164/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - 96,630
2024 - -27,088 - 111,674
2023 -7,007 -18,570 -111,211 119,099
2022 -6,385 89,154 -133,801 299,779
2021 -13,444 -33,405 -113,865 144,385
2020 -7,067 -33,405 -151,551 236,854
2019 -3,416 -41,233 -56,542 464,783
2018 -961 -36,085 -56,139 337,467
2017 1,402 -43,871 -32,600 201,135
2016 4,580 -51,642 0 106,474
2015 6,049 -59,399 -4,642 -1,979
2014 7,248 -67,175 32,522 -97,870
2013 3,537 -77,571 37,284 -250,741
2012 5,581 -81,215 51,450 -153,486
2011 5,948 -82,271 84,137 60,761
2010 7,456 -84,039 102,469 69,406
2009 7,492 -83,546 106,635 129,557
2008 5,210 -79,593 133,267 434,135
2007 3,490 -75,734 108,545 772,317
2006 2,406 -72,061 110,994 659,720
2005 2,005 -68,681 78,576 629,803
2004 1,714 -52,491 85,844 661,158
2003 -322 -46,947 54,844 658,428
2002 -1,249 -45,833 53,861 737,880
2001 -718 -45,043 44,936 181,307
2000 -324 -43,854 36,512 176,269
1999 642 -43,111 8,077 178,559
1998 2,140 -41,975 4,022 182,926
1997 4,669 -41,743 20,028 165,345
1996 2,655 -33,369 11,967 162,704
1995 5,534 -31,975 15,889 162,434
1994 9,921 -31,616 31,639 160,407
1993 13,886 -31,526 47,234 160,907
1992 17,373 -30,136 62,652 177,544
1991 21,127 -29,204 58,450 122,841
1990 25,824 -30,053 66,075 -30,684
1989 29,638 -29,307 81,538 -25,892
1988 35,608 -4,989 100,794 -17,663
1987 40,122 -10,796 116,054 -12,681
1986 39,463 -8,769 131,188 -13,540
1985 38,060 -10,627 146,184 -589
1984 38,108 -12,732 172,487 2,754
1983 36,076 -10,543 183,223 1,241
1982 32,814 -8,412 231,714 -7,384
1981 31,360 -6,452 237,879 2,563
1980 30,053 -3,693 281,184 20,166
1979 28,322 -6,912 312,407 -5,929
1978 27,622 3,483 339,157 -2,504
1977 27,707 3,245 361,465 -1,332
1976 27,801 2,885 375,834 2,804
1975 27,677 2,355 371,882 -218
1974 27,219 1,785 396,182 105,838
1973 25,967 1,156 374,381 8,624
1972 24,626 481 391,030 7,935
1971 23,359 -61 369,625 7,363
1970 22,314 606 378,723 -60,580
1969 21,768 20,561 367,851 -49,956
1968 22,005 19,830 387,423 -46,088
1967 22,654 19,175 402,001 -42,344
1966 23,720 18,601 397,084 -41,467
1965 24,916 18,066 405,819 -42,476
1964 25,860 17,509 429,885 -41,461
1963 29,382 16,816 394,338 -44,446
1962 32,082 15,884 384,690 -45,211
1961 35,180 14,818 396,537 -46,517
1960 36,352 13,697 398,960 -154,869

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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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