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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 31.2 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.91% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Moldova vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Tanzania
2100 1,175,882 265,496,854
2099 1,186,641 263,162,785
2098 1,197,541 260,809,535
2097 1,208,458 258,412,520
2096 1,219,478 255,996,677
2095 1,230,573 253,567,416
2094 1,241,540 251,119,386
2093 1,252,531 248,628,881
2092 1,263,471 246,107,108
2091 1,274,372 243,557,182
2090 1,285,020 241,002,065
2089 1,295,696 238,416,591
2088 1,306,424 235,797,530
2087 1,317,064 233,167,455
2086 1,327,799 230,496,041
2085 1,338,702 227,800,292
2084 1,349,432 225,111,530
2083 1,360,333 222,421,279
2082 1,371,322 219,718,263
2081 1,382,447 216,995,478
2080 1,393,733 214,255,926
2079 1,405,298 211,486,253
2078 1,417,062 208,708,063
2077 1,429,240 205,918,120
2076 1,441,240 203,106,125
2075 1,453,677 200,297,474
2074 1,466,568 197,468,017
2073 1,479,672 194,642,633
2072 1,493,311 191,824,103
2071 1,507,315 188,992,017
2070 1,522,149 186,152,377
2069 1,537,091 183,311,218
2068 1,552,724 180,475,586
2067 1,568,676 177,639,469
2066 1,584,782 174,803,090
2065 1,601,356 171,913,445
2064 1,618,317 169,064,549
2063 1,635,288 166,217,933
2062 1,652,720 163,370,044
2061 1,670,255 160,537,159
2060 1,688,120 157,722,273
2059 1,705,595 154,920,005
2058 1,722,942 152,120,539
2057 1,740,252 149,325,489
2056 1,757,829 146,519,472
2055 1,775,082 143,736,540
2054 1,792,262 140,983,905
2053 1,809,221 138,262,668
2052 1,825,831 135,553,723
2051 1,842,337 132,851,383
2050 1,858,281 130,157,751
2049 1,874,666 127,495,278
2048 1,890,586 124,821,109
2047 1,906,615 122,158,290
2046 1,922,962 119,522,516
2045 1,939,938 116,914,785
2044 1,956,858 114,329,740
2043 1,974,616 111,776,234
2042 1,992,765 109,241,835
2041 2,011,342 106,748,632
2040 2,030,732 104,272,418
2039 2,051,163 101,814,304
2038 2,071,871 99,380,232
2037 2,093,068 96,983,729
2036 2,114,669 94,601,865
2035 2,136,998 92,257,269
2034 2,159,450 89,929,444
2033 2,182,023 87,654,982
2032 2,204,431 85,409,993
2031 2,227,006 83,180,507
2030 2,250,038 80,997,163
2029 2,272,963 78,838,461
2028 2,295,739 76,730,649
2027 2,318,425 74,647,063
2026 2,341,166 72,589,279
2025 2,373,265 70,552,589
2024 2,402,306 68,560,157
2023 2,457,783 66,617,606
2022 2,528,654 64,711,821
2021 2,595,809 62,830,412
2020 2,635,130 60,972,798
2019 2,664,224 59,174,891
2018 2,707,203 57,437,145
2017 2,755,189 55,652,890
2016 2,803,186 53,824,013
2015 2,835,978 52,020,962
2014 2,857,815 50,351,512
2013 2,859,558 48,824,128
2012 2,860,324 47,374,260
2011 2,860,699 46,029,367
2010 2,862,354 44,758,488
2009 2,865,213 43,633,982
2008 2,868,833 42,570,728
2007 2,874,299 41,435,512
2006 2,880,967 40,294,902
2005 2,888,985 39,182,076
2004 2,896,023 38,109,668
2003 2,903,198 37,089,555
2002 2,911,385 36,121,304
2001 2,918,135 35,198,299
2000 2,924,668 34,260,139
1999 2,930,622 33,300,330
1998 2,935,227 32,420,458
1997 2,936,413 31,578,089
1996 2,947,293 30,945,762
1995 2,953,200 30,383,497
1994 2,966,745 29,442,356
1993 2,975,966 28,332,692
1992 2,980,965 27,457,588
1991 2,981,566 26,780,436
1990 2,977,912 26,110,207
1989 2,970,039 25,438,759
1988 2,948,891 24,769,686
1987 2,916,306 24,030,378
1986 2,883,057 23,258,959
1985 2,850,787 22,501,693
1984 2,820,518 21,779,066
1983 2,791,207 21,079,874
1982 2,763,101 20,398,571
1981 2,735,987 19,784,703
1980 2,708,675 19,189,769
1979 2,683,035 18,592,038
1978 2,656,211 17,976,566
1977 2,626,298 17,352,929
1976 2,596,491 16,736,211
1975 2,566,998 16,138,361
1974 2,538,164 15,561,630
1973 2,510,584 15,010,101
1972 2,484,742 14,479,308
1971 2,460,611 13,971,451
1970 2,437,590 13,492,677
1969 2,408,469 13,036,700
1968 2,373,073 12,602,076
1967 2,337,695 12,200,109
1966 2,301,871 11,827,459
1965 2,265,287 11,470,728
1964 2,228,000 11,127,826
1963 2,188,895 10,799,528
1962 2,147,227 10,487,756
1961 2,103,327 10,187,886
1960 2,058,020 9,901,419

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 Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M 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
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Tanzania
2100 -0.91% 0.89%
2099 -0.91% 0.9%
2098 -0.9% 0.93%
2097 -0.9% 0.94%
2096 -0.9% 0.96%
2095 -0.88% 0.97%
2094 -0.88% 1%
2093 -0.87% 1.02%
2092 -0.86% 1.05%
2091 -0.83% 1.06%
2090 -0.82% 1.08%
2089 -0.82% 1.11%
2088 -0.81% 1.13%
2087 -0.81% 1.16%
2086 -0.81% 1.18%
2085 -0.8% 1.19%
2084 -0.8% 1.21%
2083 -0.8% 1.23%
2082 -0.8% 1.25%
2081 -0.81% 1.28%
2080 -0.82% 1.31%
2079 -0.83% 1.33%
2078 -0.85% 1.35%
2077 -0.83% 1.38%
2076 -0.86% 1.4%
2075 -0.88% 1.43%
2074 -0.89% 1.45%
2073 -0.91% 1.47%
2072 -0.93% 1.5%
2071 -0.97% 1.53%
2070 -0.97% 1.55%
2069 -1.01% 1.57%
2068 -1.02% 1.6%
2067 -1.02% 1.62%
2066 -1.03% 1.68%
2065 -1.05% 1.69%
2064 -1.04% 1.71%
2063 -1.05% 1.74%
2062 -1.05% 1.76%
2061 -1.06% 1.78%
2060 -1.02% 1.81%
2059 -1.01% 1.84%
2058 -0.99% 1.87%
2057 -1% 1.92%
2056 -0.97% 1.94%
2055 -0.96% 1.95%
2054 -0.94% 1.97%
2053 -0.91% 2%
2052 -0.9% 2.03%
2051 -0.86% 2.07%
2050 -0.87% 2.09%
2049 -0.84% 2.14%
2048 -0.84% 2.18%
2047 -0.85% 2.21%
2046 -0.88% 2.23%
2045 -0.86% 2.26%
2044 -0.9% 2.28%
2043 -0.91% 2.32%
2042 -0.92% 2.34%
2041 -0.95% 2.37%
2040 -1% 2.41%
2039 -1% 2.45%
2038 -1.01% 2.47%
2037 -1.02% 2.52%
2036 -1.04% 2.54%
2035 -1.04% 2.59%
2034 -1.03% 2.59%
2033 -1.02% 2.63%
2032 -1.01% 2.68%
2031 -1.02% 2.7%
2030 -1.01% 2.74%
2029 -0.99% 2.75%
2028 -0.98% 2.79%
2027 -0.97% 2.83%
2026 -1.35% 2.89%
2025 -1.21% 2.91%
2024 -2.26% 2.92%
2023 -2.8% 2.95%
2022 -2.59% 2.99%
2021 -1.49% 3.05%
2020 -1.09% 3.04%
2019 -1.59% 3.03%
2018 -1.74% 3.21%
2017 -1.71% 3.4%
2016 -1.16% 3.47%
2015 -0.76% 3.32%
2014 -0.06% 3.13%
2013 -0.03% 3.06%
2012 -0.01% 2.92%
2011 -0.06% 2.84%
2010 -0.1% 2.58%
2009 -0.13% 2.5%
2008 -0.19% 2.74%
2007 -0.23% 2.83%
2006 -0.28% 2.84%
2005 -0.24% 2.81%
2004 -0.25% 2.75%
2003 -0.28% 2.68%
2002 -0.23% 2.62%
2001 -0.22% 2.74%
2000 -0.2% 2.88%
1999 -0.16% 2.71%
1998 -0.04% 2.67%
1997 -0.37% 2.04%
1996 -0.2% 1.85%
1995 -0.46% 3.2%
1994 -0.31% 3.92%
1993 -0.17% 3.19%
1992 -0.02% 2.53%
1991 0.12% 2.57%
1990 0.27% 2.64%
1989 0.72% 2.7%
1988 1.12% 3.08%
1987 1.15% 3.32%
1986 1.13% 3.37%
1985 1.07% 3.32%
1984 1.05% 3.32%
1983 1.02% 3.34%
1982 0.99% 3.1%
1981 1.01% 3.1%
1980 0.96% 3.21%
1979 1.01% 3.42%
1978 1.14% 3.59%
1977 1.15% 3.68%
1976 1.15% 3.7%
1975 1.14% 3.71%
1974 1.1% 3.67%
1973 1.04% 3.67%
1972 0.98% 3.63%
1971 0.94% 3.55%
1970 1.21% 3.5%
1969 1.49% 3.45%
1968 1.51% 3.29%
1967 1.56% 3.15%
1966 1.61% 3.11%
1965 1.67% 3.08%
1964 1.79% 3.04%
1963 1.94% 2.97%
1962 2.09% 2.94%
1961 2.2% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Moldova Tanzania
Current population
2341166
73145892
Population rank 145/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.88%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
19.9 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +5,322
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 18/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -12,730
Net migration rank 164/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -12,730
2024 - -27,088 - -29,865
2023 -7,007 -18,570 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 -6,385 89,154 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 -13,444 -33,405 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 -7,067 -33,405 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 -3,416 -41,233 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 -961 -36,085 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 1,402 -43,871 1,726,909 119,142
2016 4,580 -51,642 1,659,502 152,194
2015 6,049 -59,399 1,592,882 201,495
2014 7,248 -67,175 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 3,537 -77,571 1,509,008 1,241
2012 5,581 -81,215 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 5,948 -82,271 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 7,456 -84,039 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 7,492 -83,546 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 5,210 -79,593 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 3,490 -75,734 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 2,406 -72,061 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 2,005 -68,681 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 1,714 -52,491 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 -322 -46,947 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 -1,249 -45,833 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 -718 -45,043 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 -324 -43,854 985,185 -9,701
1999 642 -43,111 948,659 -4,489
1998 2,140 -41,975 920,806 -105,184
1997 4,669 -41,743 882,544 -13,400
1996 2,655 -33,369 868,524 -473,007
1995 5,534 -31,975 838,980 -109,971
1994 9,921 -31,616 803,953 349,348
1993 13,886 -31,526 778,044 288,004
1992 17,373 -30,136 767,961 -83,825
1991 21,127 -29,204 762,011 -91,851
1990 25,824 -30,053 750,825 -80,529
1989 29,638 -29,307 743,854 -71,268
1988 35,608 -4,989 736,551 -71,012
1987 40,122 -10,796 718,580 94,498
1986 39,463 -8,769 705,677 24,101
1985 38,060 -10,627 697,867 86,864
1984 38,108 -12,732 687,435 -26,938
1983 36,076 -10,543 679,720 58,161
1982 32,814 -8,412 662,627 -37,883
1981 31,360 -6,452 645,496 -42,485
1980 30,053 -3,693 629,444 -42,588
1979 28,322 -6,912 613,388 -4,792
1978 27,622 3,483 595,024 27,307
1977 27,707 3,245 574,938 49,997
1976 27,801 2,885 553,617 54,875
1975 27,677 2,355 533,906 53,290
1974 27,219 1,785 515,152 51,127
1973 25,967 1,156 488,429 48,363
1972 24,626 481 467,305 57,489
1971 23,359 -61 449,014 41,900
1970 22,314 606 427,988 38,635
1969 21,768 20,561 408,322 37,006
1968 22,005 19,830 389,467 34,455
1967 22,654 19,175 374,763 5,265
1966 23,720 18,601 360,229 5,049
1965 24,916 18,066 343,456 4,742
1964 25,860 17,509 328,527 9,090
1963 29,382 16,816 314,644 4,333
1962 32,082 15,884 300,663 3,916
1961 35,180 14,818 286,839 8,338
1960 36,352 13,697 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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