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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 4.56 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Moldova vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Sweden
2100 1,175,882 11,357,586
2099 1,186,641 11,361,443
2098 1,197,541 11,365,725
2097 1,208,458 11,366,889
2096 1,219,478 11,368,572
2095 1,230,573 11,371,525
2094 1,241,540 11,374,169
2093 1,252,531 11,376,054
2092 1,263,471 11,378,099
2091 1,274,372 11,379,549
2090 1,285,020 11,381,475
2089 1,295,696 11,384,408
2088 1,306,424 11,387,073
2087 1,317,064 11,390,874
2086 1,327,799 11,398,223
2085 1,338,702 11,403,279
2084 1,349,432 11,408,050
2083 1,360,333 11,411,588
2082 1,371,322 11,416,796
2081 1,382,447 11,418,438
2080 1,393,733 11,420,629
2079 1,405,298 11,420,158
2078 1,417,062 11,418,032
2077 1,429,240 11,415,948
2076 1,441,240 11,412,112
2075 1,453,677 11,407,978
2074 1,466,568 11,404,682
2073 1,479,672 11,401,754
2072 1,493,311 11,398,056
2071 1,507,315 11,393,134
2070 1,522,149 11,389,416
2069 1,537,091 11,385,560
2068 1,552,724 11,384,165
2067 1,568,676 11,383,331
2066 1,584,782 11,383,335
2065 1,601,356 11,382,611
2064 1,618,317 11,381,643
2063 1,635,288 11,381,489
2062 1,652,720 11,382,109
2061 1,670,255 11,379,849
2060 1,688,120 11,378,661
2059 1,705,595 11,376,317
2058 1,722,942 11,372,527
2057 1,740,252 11,367,109
2056 1,757,829 11,361,843
2055 1,775,082 11,354,884
2054 1,792,262 11,347,343
2053 1,809,221 11,336,678
2052 1,825,831 11,322,876
2051 1,842,337 11,306,983
2050 1,858,281 11,287,973
2049 1,874,666 11,268,461
2048 1,890,586 11,247,615
2047 1,906,615 11,225,655
2046 1,922,962 11,202,749
2045 1,939,938 11,178,920
2044 1,956,858 11,153,887
2043 1,974,616 11,128,417
2042 1,992,765 11,102,505
2041 2,011,342 11,078,898
2040 2,030,732 11,054,498
2039 2,051,163 11,031,322
2038 2,071,871 11,008,943
2037 2,093,068 10,987,323
2036 2,114,669 10,964,438
2035 2,136,998 10,941,953
2034 2,159,450 10,919,289
2033 2,182,023 10,895,104
2032 2,204,431 10,869,796
2031 2,227,006 10,844,434
2030 2,250,038 10,815,888
2029 2,272,963 10,784,274
2028 2,295,739 10,749,191
2027 2,318,425 10,710,226
2026 2,341,166 10,668,870
2025 2,373,265 10,621,495
2024 2,402,306 10,569,709
2023 2,457,783 10,536,632
2022 2,528,654 10,486,941
2021 2,595,809 10,415,811
2020 2,635,130 10,353,442
2019 2,664,224 10,278,887
2018 2,707,203 10,175,214
2017 2,755,189 10,057,698
2016 2,803,186 9,923,085
2015 2,835,978 9,799,186
2014 2,857,815 9,696,110
2013 2,859,558 9,600,379
2012 2,860,324 9,519,374
2011 2,860,699 9,449,213
2010 2,862,354 9,378,126
2009 2,865,213 9,298,515
2008 2,868,833 9,219,637
2007 2,874,299 9,148,092
2006 2,880,967 9,080,505
2005 2,888,985 9,029,572
2004 2,896,023 8,993,531
2003 2,903,198 8,958,229
2002 2,911,385 8,924,958
2001 2,918,135 8,895,960
2000 2,924,668 8,872,109
1999 2,930,622 8,857,874
1998 2,935,227 8,850,974
1997 2,936,413 8,846,062
1996 2,947,293 8,840,998
1995 2,953,200 8,826,939
1994 2,966,745 8,780,745
1993 2,975,966 8,718,561
1992 2,980,965 8,668,067
1991 2,981,566 8,617,375
1990 2,977,912 8,558,835
1989 2,970,039 8,492,964
1988 2,948,891 8,436,489
1987 2,916,306 8,397,804
1986 2,883,057 8,369,829
1985 2,850,787 8,350,386
1984 2,820,518 8,336,605
1983 2,791,207 8,329,033
1982 2,763,101 8,325,263
1981 2,735,987 8,320,503
1980 2,708,675 8,310,531
1979 2,683,035 8,293,678
1978 2,656,211 8,275,599
1977 2,626,298 8,251,540
1976 2,596,491 8,222,286
1975 2,566,998 8,192,437
1974 2,538,164 8,159,955
1973 2,510,584 8,136,312
1972 2,484,742 8,122,300
1971 2,460,611 8,098,334
1970 2,437,590 8,042,801
1969 2,408,469 7,968,072
1968 2,373,073 7,912,273
1967 2,337,695 7,867,931
1966 2,301,871 7,807,797
1965 2,265,287 7,733,853
1964 2,228,000 7,661,354
1963 2,188,895 7,604,328
1962 2,147,227 7,561,588
1961 2,103,327 7,519,998
1960 2,058,020 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M 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
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Sweden
2100 -0.91% -0.03%
2099 -0.91% -0.04%
2098 -0.9% -0.01%
2097 -0.9% -0.01%
2096 -0.9% -0.03%
2095 -0.88% -0.02%
2094 -0.88% -0.02%
2093 -0.87% -0.02%
2092 -0.86% -0.01%
2091 -0.83% -0.02%
2090 -0.82% -0.03%
2089 -0.82% -0.02%
2088 -0.81% -0.03%
2087 -0.81% -0.06%
2086 -0.81% -0.04%
2085 -0.8% -0.04%
2084 -0.8% -0.03%
2083 -0.8% -0.05%
2082 -0.8% -0.01%
2081 -0.81% -0.02%
2080 -0.82% 0.004%
2079 -0.83% 0.02%
2078 -0.85% 0.02%
2077 -0.83% 0.03%
2076 -0.86% 0.04%
2075 -0.88% 0.03%
2074 -0.89% 0.03%
2073 -0.91% 0.03%
2072 -0.93% 0.04%
2071 -0.97% 0.03%
2070 -0.97% 0.03%
2069 -1.01% 0.01%
2068 -1.02% 0.007%
2067 -1.02% -0%
2066 -1.03% 0.006%
2065 -1.05% 0.009%
2064 -1.04% 0.001%
2063 -1.05% -0.005%
2062 -1.05% 0.02%
2061 -1.06% 0.01%
2060 -1.02% 0.02%
2059 -1.01% 0.03%
2058 -0.99% 0.05%
2057 -1% 0.05%
2056 -0.97% 0.06%
2055 -0.96% 0.07%
2054 -0.94% 0.09%
2053 -0.91% 0.12%
2052 -0.9% 0.14%
2051 -0.86% 0.17%
2050 -0.87% 0.17%
2049 -0.84% 0.19%
2048 -0.84% 0.2%
2047 -0.85% 0.2%
2046 -0.88% 0.21%
2045 -0.86% 0.22%
2044 -0.9% 0.23%
2043 -0.91% 0.23%
2042 -0.92% 0.21%
2041 -0.95% 0.22%
2040 -1% 0.21%
2039 -1% 0.2%
2038 -1.01% 0.2%
2037 -1.02% 0.21%
2036 -1.04% 0.21%
2035 -1.04% 0.21%
2034 -1.03% 0.22%
2033 -1.02% 0.23%
2032 -1.01% 0.23%
2031 -1.02% 0.26%
2030 -1.01% 0.29%
2029 -0.99% 0.33%
2028 -0.98% 0.36%
2027 -0.97% 0.39%
2026 -1.35% 0.45%
2025 -1.21% 0.49%
2024 -2.26% 0.31%
2023 -2.8% 0.47%
2022 -2.59% 0.68%
2021 -1.49% 0.6%
2020 -1.09% 0.73%
2019 -1.59% 1.02%
2018 -1.74% 1.17%
2017 -1.71% 1.36%
2016 -1.16% 1.26%
2015 -0.76% 1.06%
2014 -0.06% 1%
2013 -0.03% 0.85%
2012 -0.01% 0.74%
2011 -0.06% 0.76%
2010 -0.1% 0.86%
2009 -0.13% 0.86%
2008 -0.19% 0.78%
2007 -0.23% 0.74%
2006 -0.28% 0.56%
2005 -0.24% 0.4%
2004 -0.25% 0.39%
2003 -0.28% 0.37%
2002 -0.23% 0.33%
2001 -0.22% 0.27%
2000 -0.2% 0.16%
1999 -0.16% 0.08%
1998 -0.04% 0.06%
1997 -0.37% 0.06%
1996 -0.2% 0.16%
1995 -0.46% 0.53%
1994 -0.31% 0.71%
1993 -0.17% 0.58%
1992 -0.02% 0.59%
1991 0.12% 0.68%
1990 0.27% 0.78%
1989 0.72% 0.67%
1988 1.12% 0.46%
1987 1.15% 0.33%
1986 1.13% 0.23%
1985 1.07% 0.17%
1984 1.05% 0.09%
1983 1.02% 0.05%
1982 0.99% 0.06%
1981 1.01% 0.12%
1980 0.96% 0.2%
1979 1.01% 0.22%
1978 1.14% 0.29%
1977 1.15% 0.36%
1976 1.15% 0.36%
1975 1.14% 0.4%
1974 1.1% 0.29%
1973 1.04% 0.17%
1972 0.98% 0.3%
1971 0.94% 0.69%
1970 1.21% 0.94%
1969 1.49% 0.71%
1968 1.51% 0.56%
1967 1.56% 0.77%
1966 1.61% 0.96%
1965 1.67% 0.95%
1964 1.79% 0.75%
1963 1.94% 0.57%
1962 2.09% 0.55%
1961 2.2% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Moldova declined by 2.26%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Moldova Sweden
Current population
2341166
10680056
Population rank 145/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
15.9 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
5.25 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +91
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 149/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 +47,079
Net migration rank 164/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - 47,079
2024 - -27,088 - 50,115
2023 -7,007 -18,570 5,269 55,209
2022 -6,385 89,154 10,487 58,955
2021 -13,444 -33,405 22,914 51,947
2020 -7,067 -33,405 14,495 37,302
2019 -3,416 -41,233 25,697 72,619
2018 -961 -36,085 23,403 87,517
2017 1,402 -43,871 24,138 102,671
2016 4,580 -51,642 25,800 119,234
2015 6,049 -59,399 23,518 80,534
2014 7,248 -67,175 26,179 77,654
2013 3,537 -77,571 23,041 66,760
2012 5,581 -81,215 20,943 52,879
2011 5,948 -82,271 21,733 46,049
2010 7,456 -84,039 25,320 51,175
2009 7,492 -83,546 21,387 63,638
2008 5,210 -79,593 18,439 56,452
2007 3,490 -75,734 15,552 54,907
2006 2,406 -72,061 15,436 51,675
2005 2,005 -68,681 9,030 27,030
2004 1,714 -52,491 9,893 25,842
2003 -322 -46,947 6,271 29,161
2002 -1,249 -45,833 893 31,364
2001 -718 -45,043 -1,779 28,856
2000 -324 -43,854 -2,662 24,900
1999 642 -43,111 -6,201 13,940
1998 2,140 -41,975 -3,541 11,325
1997 4,669 -41,743 -3,539 6,047
1996 2,655 -33,369 1,768 5,773
1995 5,534 -31,975 9,710 11,621
1994 9,921 -31,616 20,196 51,545
1993 13,886 -31,526 20,924 32,725
1992 17,373 -30,136 28,605 20,507
1991 21,127 -29,204 29,299 25,314
1990 25,824 -30,053 29,100 35,668
1989 29,638 -29,307 24,629 44,565
1988 35,608 -4,989 15,186 30,064
1987 40,122 -10,796 11,757 21,335
1986 39,463 -8,769 9,206 15,211
1985 38,060 -10,627 4,175 11,464
1984 38,108 -12,732 3,335 8,668
1983 36,076 -10,543 833 2,105
1982 32,814 -8,412 1,665 2,524
1981 31,360 -6,452 1,664 3,209
1980 30,053 -3,693 5,818 10,040
1979 28,322 -6,912 4,976 13,895
1978 27,622 3,483 4,138 13,807
1977 27,707 3,245 7,426 23,528
1976 27,801 2,885 8,222 20,324
1975 27,677 2,355 14,746 16,564
1974 27,219 1,785 23,664 9,217
1973 25,967 1,156 24,409 -9,551
1972 24,626 481 28,428 -13,519
1971 23,359 -61 31,583 2,334
1970 22,314 606 30,563 47,242
1969 21,768 20,561 23,904 48,824
1968 22,005 19,830 30,858 8,545
1967 22,654 19,175 41,700 11,075
1966 23,720 18,601 45,286 24,920
1965 24,916 18,066 44,857 32,444
1964 25,860 17,509 45,968 23,581
1963 29,382 16,816 35,741 11,009
1962 32,082 15,884 30,246 9,627
1961 35,180 14,818 30,832 14,401
1960 36,352 13,697 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/moldova/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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