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

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The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,360,527 in 2025 vs 8,591,626 people in Togo in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,328,600 people compared to 8,873,660 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • Togo's population is 3.81 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 102nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.11% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.72% per year vs +1.96% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.33M (19.2% decline), while Togo has grown from 5.57M to 8.87M (59.3% growth).

Moldova vs Togo: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Togo
2100 1,169,570 23,426,426
2099 1,180,272 23,284,304
2098 1,191,113 23,142,242
2097 1,201,972 22,996,845
2096 1,212,932 22,848,978
2095 1,223,967 22,702,297
2094 1,234,876 22,543,427
2093 1,245,808 22,395,941
2092 1,256,689 22,243,621
2091 1,267,532 22,083,590
2090 1,278,123 21,924,631
2089 1,288,741 21,761,057
2088 1,299,412 21,592,941
2087 1,309,994 21,431,785
2086 1,320,672 21,252,236
2085 1,331,516 21,073,697
2084 1,342,188 20,894,251
2083 1,353,031 20,708,859
2082 1,363,961 20,520,204
2081 1,375,027 20,325,061
2080 1,386,252 20,126,833
2079 1,397,755 19,927,036
2078 1,409,455 19,738,820
2077 1,421,568 19,547,568
2076 1,433,504 19,348,296
2075 1,445,874 19,141,211
2074 1,458,696 18,936,045
2073 1,471,729 18,729,441
2072 1,485,296 18,525,904
2071 1,499,224 18,321,024
2070 1,513,979 18,116,069
2069 1,528,841 17,905,429
2068 1,544,390 17,689,344
2067 1,560,256 17,477,786
2066 1,576,276 17,262,406
2065 1,592,761 17,049,758
2064 1,609,631 16,836,991
2063 1,626,510 16,618,806
2062 1,643,849 16,404,475
2061 1,661,290 16,190,814
2060 1,679,059 15,976,939
2059 1,696,440 15,767,690
2058 1,713,694 15,556,151
2057 1,730,910 15,341,629
2056 1,748,393 15,125,918
2055 1,765,554 14,903,207
2054 1,782,642 14,687,272
2053 1,799,510 14,471,467
2052 1,816,030 14,253,335
2051 1,832,448 14,030,311
2050 1,848,307 13,812,790
2049 1,864,603 13,588,431
2048 1,880,438 13,367,245
2047 1,896,381 13,148,252
2046 1,912,640 12,927,000
2045 1,929,525 12,705,654
2044 1,946,354 12,484,181
2043 1,964,017 12,261,788
2042 1,982,068 12,044,285
2041 2,000,545 11,827,268
2040 2,019,832 11,614,781
2039 2,040,153 11,398,360
2038 2,060,750 11,185,757
2037 2,081,833 10,975,322
2036 2,103,318 10,767,990
2035 2,125,527 10,559,369
2034 2,147,859 10,353,764
2033 2,170,311 10,148,738
2032 2,192,598 9,944,247
2031 2,215,052 9,741,001
2030 2,237,961 9,541,309
2029 2,260,762 9,347,000
2028 2,283,416 9,155,475
2027 2,305,981 8,965,572
2026 2,328,600 8,776,585
2025 2,360,527 8,591,626
2024 2,402,306 8,406,558
2023 2,457,783 8,223,850
2022 2,528,654 8,068,616
2021 2,595,809 7,936,176
2020 2,635,130 7,788,054
2019 2,664,224 7,619,925
2018 2,707,203 7,458,206
2017 2,755,189 7,324,386
2016 2,803,186 7,200,884
2015 2,835,978 7,071,502
2014 2,857,815 6,937,644
2013 2,859,558 6,798,848
2012 2,860,324 6,653,718
2011 2,860,699 6,500,582
2010 2,862,354 6,325,788
2009 2,865,213 6,130,946
2008 2,868,833 5,936,138
2007 2,874,299 5,748,443
2006 2,880,967 5,569,664
2005 2,888,985 5,413,154
2004 2,896,023 5,281,320
2003 2,903,198 5,154,112
2002 2,911,385 5,027,130
2001 2,918,135 4,904,144
2000 2,924,668 4,783,722
1999 2,930,622 4,665,754
1998 2,935,227 4,551,635
1997 2,936,413 4,438,794
1996 2,947,293 4,291,136
1995 2,953,200 4,110,450
1994 2,966,745 3,904,183
1993 2,975,966 3,887,974
1992 2,980,965 3,932,581
1991 2,981,566 3,822,636
1990 2,977,912 3,714,021
1989 2,970,039 3,606,918
1988 2,948,891 3,501,545
1987 2,916,306 3,397,614
1986 2,883,057 3,296,340
1985 2,850,787 3,194,539
1984 2,820,518 3,105,743
1983 2,791,207 3,033,077
1982 2,763,101 2,961,652
1981 2,735,987 2,879,440
1980 2,708,675 2,791,408
1979 2,683,035 2,714,349
1978 2,656,211 2,646,501
1977 2,626,298 2,583,984
1976 2,596,491 2,523,488
1975 2,566,998 2,463,796
1974 2,538,164 2,404,292
1973 2,510,584 2,344,510
1972 2,484,742 2,283,863
1971 2,460,611 2,219,826
1970 2,437,590 2,149,478
1969 2,408,469 2,043,416
1968 2,373,073 1,953,523
1967 2,337,695 1,912,764
1966 2,301,871 1,873,489
1965 2,265,287 1,835,588
1964 2,228,000 1,799,410
1963 2,188,895 1,765,072
1962 2,147,227 1,732,959
1961 2,103,327 1,702,717
1960 2,058,020 1,673,110

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Togo gained 1,631,220 people (a 29.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 474,586 people (a 16.9% decline), while Togo's population increased by 1,672,776 people (a 23.2% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Togo was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Moldova's population will shrink by 20.6% to 1,848,307 people with a rank change from 145th to 150th. The population of Togo will increase by 55.7% to 13,812,790 people and rank change from 102nd to 88th.

Togo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 23.4M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.17M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Togo
2100 -0.91% 0.61%
2099 -0.91% 0.61%
2098 -0.9% 0.63%
2097 -0.9% 0.65%
2096 -0.9% 0.65%
2095 -0.88% 0.7%
2094 -0.88% 0.66%
2093 -0.87% 0.68%
2092 -0.86% 0.72%
2091 -0.83% 0.73%
2090 -0.82% 0.75%
2089 -0.82% 0.78%
2088 -0.81% 0.75%
2087 -0.81% 0.84%
2086 -0.81% 0.85%
2085 -0.8% 0.86%
2084 -0.8% 0.9%
2083 -0.8% 0.92%
2082 -0.8% 0.96%
2081 -0.81% 0.98%
2080 -0.82% 1%
2079 -0.83% 0.95%
2078 -0.85% 0.98%
2077 -0.83% 1.03%
2076 -0.86% 1.08%
2075 -0.88% 1.08%
2074 -0.89% 1.1%
2073 -0.91% 1.1%
2072 -0.93% 1.12%
2071 -0.97% 1.13%
2070 -0.97% 1.18%
2069 -1.01% 1.22%
2068 -1.02% 1.21%
2067 -1.02% 1.25%
2066 -1.03% 1.25%
2065 -1.05% 1.26%
2064 -1.04% 1.31%
2063 -1.05% 1.31%
2062 -1.05% 1.32%
2061 -1.06% 1.34%
2060 -1.02% 1.33%
2059 -1.01% 1.36%
2058 -0.99% 1.4%
2057 -1% 1.43%
2056 -0.97% 1.49%
2055 -0.96% 1.47%
2054 -0.94% 1.49%
2053 -0.91% 1.53%
2052 -0.9% 1.59%
2051 -0.86% 1.57%
2050 -0.87% 1.65%
2049 -0.84% 1.65%
2048 -0.84% 1.67%
2047 -0.85% 1.71%
2046 -0.88% 1.74%
2045 -0.86% 1.77%
2044 -0.9% 1.81%
2043 -0.91% 1.81%
2042 -0.92% 1.83%
2041 -0.95% 1.83%
2040 -1% 1.9%
2039 -1% 1.9%
2038 -1.01% 1.92%
2037 -1.02% 1.93%
2036 -1.04% 1.98%
2035 -1.04% 1.99%
2034 -1.03% 2.02%
2033 -1.02% 2.06%
2032 -1.01% 2.09%
2031 -1.02% 2.09%
2030 -1.01% 2.08%
2029 -0.99% 2.09%
2028 -0.98% 2.12%
2027 -0.97% 2.15%
2026 -1.35% 2.15%
2025 -1.74% 2.2%
2024 -2.26% 2.22%
2023 -2.8% 1.92%
2022 -2.59% 1.67%
2021 -1.49% 1.9%
2020 -1.09% 2.21%
2019 -1.59% 2.17%
2018 -1.74% 1.83%
2017 -1.71% 1.72%
2016 -1.16% 1.83%
2015 -0.76% 1.93%
2014 -0.06% 2.04%
2013 -0.03% 2.18%
2012 -0.01% 2.36%
2011 -0.06% 2.76%
2010 -0.1% 3.18%
2009 -0.13% 3.28%
2008 -0.19% 3.27%
2007 -0.23% 3.21%
2006 -0.28% 2.89%
2005 -0.24% 2.5%
2004 -0.25% 2.47%
2003 -0.28% 2.53%
2002 -0.23% 2.51%
2001 -0.22% 2.52%
2000 -0.2% 2.53%
1999 -0.16% 2.51%
1998 -0.04% 2.54%
1997 -0.37% 3.44%
1996 -0.2% 4.4%
1995 -0.46% 5.28%
1994 -0.31% 0.42%
1993 -0.17% -1.13%
1992 -0.02% 2.88%
1991 0.12% 2.92%
1990 0.27% 2.97%
1989 0.72% 3.01%
1988 1.12% 3.06%
1987 1.15% 3.07%
1986 1.13% 3.19%
1985 1.07% 2.86%
1984 1.05% 2.4%
1983 1.02% 2.41%
1982 0.99% 2.86%
1981 1.01% 3.15%
1980 0.96% 2.84%
1979 1.01% 2.56%
1978 1.14% 2.42%
1977 1.15% 2.4%
1976 1.15% 2.42%
1975 1.14% 2.47%
1974 1.1% 2.55%
1973 1.04% 2.66%
1972 0.98% 2.88%
1971 0.94% 3.27%
1970 1.21% 5.19%
1969 1.49% 4.6%
1968 1.51% 2.13%
1967 1.56% 2.1%
1966 1.61% 2.06%
1965 1.67% 2.01%
1964 1.79% 1.95%
1963 1.94% 1.85%
1962 2.09% 1.78%
1961 2.2% 1.77%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Moldova declined by 1.74%, while Togo's population grew by 2.2%.

Live population counters

Moldova Togo
Current population
2328600
8873660
Population rank 145/197 102/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.11%
One net population change
12.6 minutes
2.85 minutes
One birth every
20.7 minutes
1.95 minutes
One death every
15.8 minutes
7.37 minutes
Daily growth/decline -114 +507
Annual growth/decline -41,779 +185,068
Annual growth/decline rate -1.74% +2.2%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 39/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
35.1 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -15,010
Net migration rank 164/196 144/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 281,994
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 99/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 3%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 117/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Togo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Togo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -15,010
2024 -7,767 -27,088 198,184 -14,014
2023 -7,007 -18,570 196,649 -15,406
2022 -6,385 89,154 195,051 -65,826
2021 -13,444 -33,405 192,651 -56,991
2020 -7,067 -33,405 192,474 -31,892
2019 -3,416 -41,233 192,990 -17,312
2018 -961 -36,085 191,482 -43,718
2017 1,402 -43,871 189,386 -69,512
2016 4,580 -51,642 187,007 -59,885
2015 6,049 -59,399 183,089 -51,459
2014 7,248 -67,175 179,671 -43,591
2013 3,537 -77,571 176,865 -35,346
2012 5,581 -81,215 176,051 -27,315
2011 5,948 -82,271 176,484 -18,960
2010 7,456 -84,039 175,800 16,265
2009 7,492 -83,546 170,740 26,886
2008 5,210 -79,593 164,627 27,362
2007 3,490 -75,734 158,312 25,082
2006 2,406 -72,061 150,821 23,346
2005 2,005 -68,681 143,281 -4,415
2004 1,714 -52,491 136,802 -11,998
2003 -322 -46,947 133,852 -4,237
2002 -1,249 -45,833 130,283 -5,939
2001 -718 -45,043 126,419 -4,802
2000 -324 -43,854 122,712 -3,485
1999 642 -43,111 119,331 -2,618
1998 2,140 -41,975 116,918 -5,394
1997 4,669 -41,743 116,559 -2,397
1996 2,655 -33,369 111,887 69,276
1995 5,534 -31,975 106,983 73,224
1994 9,921 -31,616 100,045 132,276
1993 13,886 -31,526 112,013 -311,917
1992 17,373 -30,136 110,828 -132
1991 21,127 -29,204 109,267 -72
1990 25,824 -30,053 107,985 59
1989 29,638 -29,307 106,166 0
1988 35,608 -4,989 104,605 -29
1987 40,122 -10,796 102,435 848
1986 39,463 -8,769 99,698 -436
1985 38,060 -10,627 96,376 7,971
1984 38,108 -12,732 95,195 -21,949
1983 36,076 -10,543 94,034 -21,948
1982 32,814 -8,412 92,715 -21,958
1981 31,360 -6,452 90,144 3,519
1980 30,053 -3,693 87,404 -4,993
1979 28,322 -6,912 85,228 -13,519
1978 27,622 3,483 83,151 -19,163
1977 27,707 3,245 80,902 -19,856
1976 27,801 2,885 78,770 -18,832
1975 27,677 2,355 76,412 -16,973
1974 27,219 1,785 74,055 -14,483
1973 25,967 1,156 71,549 -11,555
1972 24,626 481 68,966 -7,661
1971 23,359 -61 66,284 482
1970 22,314 606 63,057 10,865
1969 21,768 20,561 58,207 80,000
1968 22,005 19,830 56,082 -14,504
1967 22,654 19,175 54,359 -14,424
1966 23,720 18,601 52,832 -14,216
1965 24,916 18,066 51,096 -13,915
1964 25,860 17,509 49,450 -14,266
1963 29,382 16,816 47,869 -14,361
1962 32,082 15,884 46,201 -15,486
1961 35,180 14,818 44,623 -14,858
1960 36,352 13,697 43,307 -13,868

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 11.7% of the population change in Moldova is from natural causes (a loss of 34,016 people) and 88.3% is from migration (a loss of 255,544 people). In Togo 81.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,918,963 people) and 18.2% is from migration (a loss of 426,015 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 281,994 people or 3% in Togo.

Biggest cities by population

Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Ungheni 26.5K
Dubasari 25.1K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K
Sotouboua 32.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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