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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 9.92 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Moldova vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Taiwan
2100 1,175,882 10,150,338
2099 1,186,641 10,273,881
2098 1,197,541 10,399,680
2097 1,208,458 10,527,804
2096 1,219,478 10,657,536
2095 1,230,573 10,789,978
2094 1,241,540 10,925,075
2093 1,252,531 11,062,491
2092 1,263,471 11,202,670
2091 1,274,372 11,346,131
2090 1,285,020 11,494,369
2089 1,295,696 11,644,743
2088 1,306,424 11,799,177
2087 1,317,064 11,956,109
2086 1,327,799 12,116,149
2085 1,338,702 12,281,248
2084 1,349,432 12,451,872
2083 1,360,333 12,625,681
2082 1,371,322 12,803,442
2081 1,382,447 12,986,931
2080 1,393,733 13,174,137
2079 1,405,298 13,366,920
2078 1,417,062 13,564,788
2077 1,429,240 13,765,770
2076 1,441,240 13,969,802
2075 1,453,677 14,178,904
2074 1,466,568 14,391,331
2073 1,479,672 14,606,033
2072 1,493,311 14,824,987
2071 1,507,315 15,045,310
2070 1,522,149 15,266,143
2069 1,537,091 15,488,280
2068 1,552,724 15,714,125
2067 1,568,676 15,940,945
2066 1,584,782 16,167,553
2065 1,601,356 16,396,032
2064 1,618,317 16,625,600
2063 1,635,288 16,854,355
2062 1,652,720 17,084,600
2061 1,670,255 17,314,450
2060 1,688,120 17,541,998
2059 1,705,595 17,767,014
2058 1,722,942 17,988,239
2057 1,740,252 18,208,151
2056 1,757,829 18,423,453
2055 1,775,082 18,639,554
2054 1,792,262 18,853,384
2053 1,809,221 19,063,428
2052 1,825,831 19,270,076
2051 1,842,337 19,474,323
2050 1,858,281 19,677,203
2049 1,874,666 19,878,438
2048 1,890,586 20,073,645
2047 1,906,615 20,267,326
2046 1,922,962 20,454,154
2045 1,939,938 20,640,565
2044 1,956,858 20,819,477
2043 1,974,616 20,995,111
2042 1,992,765 21,166,213
2041 2,011,342 21,331,710
2040 2,030,732 21,491,361
2039 2,051,163 21,645,911
2038 2,071,871 21,794,529
2037 2,093,068 21,939,617
2036 2,114,669 22,077,701
2035 2,136,998 22,211,115
2034 2,159,450 22,340,809
2033 2,182,023 22,463,465
2032 2,204,431 22,582,449
2031 2,227,006 22,698,460
2030 2,250,038 22,809,605
2029 2,272,963 22,916,803
2028 2,295,739 23,022,058
2027 2,318,425 23,127,410
2026 2,341,166 23,229,461
2025 2,373,265 23,331,886
2024 2,402,306 23,410,331
2023 2,457,783 23,342,541
2022 2,528,654 23,319,977
2021 2,595,809 23,468,275
2020 2,635,130 23,582,179
2019 2,664,224 23,596,027
2018 2,707,203 23,580,080
2017 2,755,189 23,555,522
2016 2,803,186 23,515,945
2015 2,835,978 23,462,914
2014 2,857,815 23,403,635
2013 2,859,558 23,344,670
2012 2,860,324 23,270,367
2011 2,860,699 23,193,518
2010 2,862,354 23,140,948
2009 2,865,213 23,078,402
2008 2,868,833 22,997,696
2007 2,874,299 22,917,444
2006 2,880,967 22,823,455
2005 2,888,985 22,729,753
2004 2,896,023 22,646,836
2003 2,903,198 22,562,663
2002 2,911,385 22,463,172
2001 2,918,135 22,341,120
2000 2,924,668 22,184,530
1999 2,930,622 22,010,489
1998 2,935,227 21,835,703
1997 2,936,413 21,634,124
1996 2,947,293 21,441,432
1995 2,953,200 21,267,653
1994 2,966,745 21,086,645
1993 2,975,966 20,899,019
1992 2,980,965 20,704,227
1991 2,981,566 20,503,568
1990 2,977,912 20,278,946
1989 2,970,039 20,055,492
1988 2,948,891 19,839,704
1987 2,916,306 19,617,046
1986 2,883,057 19,411,454
1985 2,850,787 19,191,510
1984 2,820,518 18,929,866
1983 2,791,207 18,653,146
1982 2,763,101 18,354,855
1981 2,735,987 18,029,982
1980 2,708,675 17,704,538
1979 2,683,035 17,372,779
1978 2,656,211 17,042,272
1977 2,626,298 16,730,895
1976 2,596,491 16,401,413
1975 2,566,998 16,075,128
1974 2,538,164 15,784,817
1973 2,510,584 15,505,121
1972 2,484,742 15,220,495
1971 2,460,611 14,913,564
1970 2,437,590 14,582,944
1969 2,408,469 14,068,984
1968 2,373,073 13,548,537
1967 2,337,695 13,210,344
1966 2,301,871 12,874,153
1965 2,265,287 12,511,863
1964 2,228,000 12,137,143
1963 2,188,895 11,762,101
1962 2,147,227 11,392,513
1961 2,103,327 11,030,385
1960 2,058,020 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 38.4% of the population in Moldova and 39.9% in Taiwan.

Population growth rate by year

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Taiwan
2100 -0.91% -1.2%
2099 -0.91% -1.21%
2098 -0.9% -1.22%
2097 -0.9% -1.22%
2096 -0.9% -1.23%
2095 -0.88% -1.24%
2094 -0.88% -1.24%
2093 -0.87% -1.25%
2092 -0.86% -1.26%
2091 -0.83% -1.29%
2090 -0.82% -1.29%
2089 -0.82% -1.31%
2088 -0.81% -1.31%
2087 -0.81% -1.32%
2086 -0.81% -1.34%
2085 -0.8% -1.37%
2084 -0.8% -1.38%
2083 -0.8% -1.39%
2082 -0.8% -1.41%
2081 -0.81% -1.42%
2080 -0.82% -1.44%
2079 -0.83% -1.46%
2078 -0.85% -1.46%
2077 -0.83% -1.46%
2076 -0.86% -1.47%
2075 -0.88% -1.48%
2074 -0.89% -1.47%
2073 -0.91% -1.48%
2072 -0.93% -1.46%
2071 -0.97% -1.45%
2070 -0.97% -1.43%
2069 -1.01% -1.44%
2068 -1.02% -1.42%
2067 -1.02% -1.4%
2066 -1.03% -1.39%
2065 -1.05% -1.38%
2064 -1.04% -1.36%
2063 -1.05% -1.35%
2062 -1.05% -1.33%
2061 -1.06% -1.3%
2060 -1.02% -1.27%
2059 -1.01% -1.23%
2058 -0.99% -1.21%
2057 -1% -1.17%
2056 -0.97% -1.16%
2055 -0.96% -1.13%
2054 -0.94% -1.1%
2053 -0.91% -1.07%
2052 -0.9% -1.05%
2051 -0.86% -1.03%
2050 -0.87% -1.01%
2049 -0.84% -0.97%
2048 -0.84% -0.96%
2047 -0.85% -0.91%
2046 -0.88% -0.9%
2045 -0.86% -0.86%
2044 -0.9% -0.84%
2043 -0.91% -0.81%
2042 -0.92% -0.78%
2041 -0.95% -0.74%
2040 -1% -0.71%
2039 -1% -0.68%
2038 -1.01% -0.66%
2037 -1.02% -0.63%
2036 -1.04% -0.6%
2035 -1.04% -0.58%
2034 -1.03% -0.55%
2033 -1.02% -0.53%
2032 -1.01% -0.51%
2031 -1.02% -0.49%
2030 -1.01% -0.47%
2029 -0.99% -0.46%
2028 -0.98% -0.46%
2027 -0.97% -0.44%
2026 -1.35% -0.44%
2025 -1.21% -0.34%
2024 -2.26% 0.29%
2023 -2.8% 0.1%
2022 -2.59% -0.63%
2021 -1.49% -0.48%
2020 -1.09% -0.06%
2019 -1.59% 0.07%
2018 -1.74% 0.1%
2017 -1.71% 0.17%
2016 -1.16% 0.23%
2015 -0.76% 0.25%
2014 -0.06% 0.25%
2013 -0.03% 0.32%
2012 -0.01% 0.33%
2011 -0.06% 0.23%
2010 -0.1% 0.27%
2009 -0.13% 0.35%
2008 -0.19% 0.35%
2007 -0.23% 0.41%
2006 -0.28% 0.41%
2005 -0.24% 0.37%
2004 -0.25% 0.37%
2003 -0.28% 0.44%
2002 -0.23% 0.55%
2001 -0.22% 0.71%
2000 -0.2% 0.79%
1999 -0.16% 0.8%
1998 -0.04% 0.93%
1997 -0.37% 0.9%
1996 -0.2% 0.82%
1995 -0.46% 0.86%
1994 -0.31% 0.9%
1993 -0.17% 0.94%
1992 -0.02% 0.98%
1991 0.12% 1.11%
1990 0.27% 1.11%
1989 0.72% 1.09%
1988 1.12% 1.14%
1987 1.15% 1.06%
1986 1.13% 1.15%
1985 1.07% 1.38%
1984 1.05% 1.48%
1983 1.02% 1.63%
1982 0.99% 1.8%
1981 1.01% 1.84%
1980 0.96% 1.91%
1979 1.01% 1.94%
1978 1.14% 1.86%
1977 1.15% 2.01%
1976 1.15% 2.03%
1975 1.14% 1.84%
1974 1.1% 1.8%
1973 1.04% 1.87%
1972 0.98% 2.06%
1971 0.94% 2.27%
1970 1.21% 3.65%
1969 1.49% 3.84%
1968 1.51% 2.56%
1967 1.56% 2.61%
1966 1.61% 2.9%
1965 1.67% 3.09%
1964 1.79% 3.19%
1963 1.94% 3.24%
1962 2.09% 3.28%
1961 2.2% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Moldova declined by 2.26%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Moldova Taiwan
Current population
2341166
23229461
Population rank 145/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.28%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 -215
Annual growth/decline -55,477 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 180/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 +47,029
Net migration rank 164/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -
2024 - -27,088 -67,188 47,029
2023 -7,007 -18,570 -69,794 225,599
2022 -6,385 89,154 -68,327 -42,430
2021 -13,444 -33,405 -30,039 -156,010
2020 -7,067 -33,405 -7,782 -33,978
2019 -3,416 -41,233 1,416 12,718
2018 -961 -36,085 8,725 8,888
2017 1,402 -43,871 22,613 8,809
2016 4,580 -51,642 35,980 11,707
2015 6,049 -59,399 49,741 8,581
2014 7,248 -67,175 - -
2013 3,537 -77,571 - -
2012 5,581 -81,215 - -
2011 5,948 -82,271 43,836 19,077
2010 7,456 -84,039 - -
2009 7,492 -83,546 - -
2008 5,210 -79,593 - -
2007 3,490 -75,734 - -
2006 2,406 -72,061 - -
2005 2,005 -68,681 - -
2004 1,714 -52,491 - -
2003 -322 -46,947 - -
2002 -1,249 -45,833 - -
2001 -718 -45,043 132,707 -3,811
2000 -324 -43,854 - -
1999 642 -43,111 - -
1998 2,140 -41,975 - -
1997 4,669 -41,743 - -
1996 2,655 -33,369 - -
1995 5,534 -31,975 - -
1994 9,921 -31,616 - -
1993 13,886 -31,526 - -
1992 17,373 -30,136 - -
1991 21,127 -29,204 215,698 -12,128
1990 25,824 -30,053 - -
1989 29,638 -29,307 - -
1988 35,608 -4,989 - -
1987 40,122 -10,796 - -
1986 39,463 -8,769 - -
1985 38,060 -10,627 - -
1984 38,108 -12,732 - -
1983 36,076 -10,543 - -
1982 32,814 -8,412 - -
1981 31,360 -6,452 326,883 4,508
1980 30,053 -3,693 - -
1979 28,322 -6,912 - -
1978 27,622 3,483 - -
1977 27,707 3,245 - -
1976 27,801 2,885 - -
1975 27,677 2,355 - -
1974 27,219 1,785 - -
1973 25,967 1,156 - -
1972 24,626 481 - -
1971 23,359 -61 - -
1970 22,314 606 - -
1969 21,768 20,561 - -
1968 22,005 19,830 - -
1967 22,654 19,175 - -
1966 23,720 18,601 346,958 18,774
1965 24,916 18,066 - -
1964 25,860 17,509 - -
1963 29,382 16,816 - -
1962 32,082 15,884 - -
1961 35,180 14,818 - -
1960 36,352 13,697 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/moldova/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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