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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 9,515,236 people in Togo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 9,990,340 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • Togo's population is 4.27 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 97th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.12% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +2.46% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Togo has grown from 6.01M to 9.99M (66.2% growth).

Moldova vs Togo: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Togo
2100 1,175,882 26,511,761
2099 1,186,641 26,350,920
2098 1,197,541 26,190,149
2097 1,208,458 26,025,602
2096 1,219,478 25,858,261
2095 1,230,573 25,692,261
2094 1,241,540 25,512,468
2093 1,252,531 25,345,557
2092 1,263,471 25,173,177
2091 1,274,372 24,992,069
2090 1,285,020 24,812,174
2089 1,295,696 24,627,057
2088 1,306,424 24,436,800
2087 1,317,064 24,254,420
2086 1,327,799 24,051,223
2085 1,338,702 23,849,170
2084 1,349,432 23,646,091
2083 1,360,333 23,436,282
2082 1,371,322 23,222,780
2081 1,382,447 23,001,936
2080 1,393,733 22,777,601
2079 1,405,298 22,551,490
2078 1,417,062 22,338,486
2077 1,429,240 22,122,045
2076 1,441,240 21,896,528
2075 1,453,677 21,662,169
2074 1,466,568 21,429,982
2073 1,479,672 21,196,168
2072 1,493,311 20,965,824
2071 1,507,315 20,733,961
2070 1,522,149 20,502,013
2069 1,537,091 20,263,631
2068 1,552,724 20,019,087
2067 1,568,676 19,779,666
2066 1,584,782 19,535,920
2065 1,601,356 19,295,265
2064 1,618,317 19,054,476
2063 1,635,288 18,807,556
2062 1,652,720 18,564,996
2061 1,670,255 18,323,196
2060 1,688,120 18,081,153
2059 1,705,595 17,844,344
2058 1,722,942 17,604,946
2057 1,740,252 17,362,170
2056 1,757,829 17,118,049
2055 1,775,082 16,866,006
2054 1,792,262 16,621,633
2053 1,809,221 16,377,405
2052 1,825,831 16,130,545
2051 1,842,337 15,878,148
2050 1,858,281 15,631,978
2049 1,874,666 15,378,071
2048 1,890,586 15,127,754
2047 1,906,615 14,879,919
2046 1,922,962 14,629,528
2045 1,939,938 14,379,029
2044 1,956,858 14,128,387
2043 1,974,616 13,876,705
2042 1,992,765 13,630,555
2041 2,011,342 13,384,957
2040 2,030,732 13,144,485
2039 2,051,163 12,899,560
2038 2,071,871 12,658,957
2037 2,093,068 12,420,807
2036 2,114,669 12,186,169
2035 2,136,998 11,950,071
2034 2,159,450 11,717,387
2033 2,182,023 11,485,359
2032 2,204,431 11,253,936
2031 2,227,006 11,023,922
2030 2,250,038 10,797,929
2029 2,272,963 10,578,030
2028 2,295,739 10,361,280
2027 2,318,425 10,146,366
2026 2,341,166 9,932,489
2025 2,373,265 9,723,170
2024 2,402,306 9,515,236
2023 2,457,783 9,304,337
2022 2,528,654 9,089,738
2021 2,595,809 8,878,379
2020 2,635,130 8,669,720
2019 2,664,224 8,463,068
2018 2,707,203 8,258,778
2017 2,755,189 8,057,140
2016 2,803,186 7,858,289
2015 2,835,978 7,663,195
2014 2,857,815 7,472,450
2013 2,859,558 7,285,442
2012 2,860,324 7,100,736
2011 2,860,699 6,916,474
2010 2,862,354 6,732,590
2009 2,865,213 6,551,865
2008 2,868,833 6,368,812
2007 2,874,299 6,188,344
2006 2,880,967 6,010,668
2005 2,888,985 5,844,631
2004 2,896,023 5,696,508
2003 2,903,198 5,552,167
2002 2,911,385 5,413,274
2001 2,918,135 5,277,382
2000 2,924,668 5,140,037
1999 2,930,622 5,000,269
1998 2,935,227 4,860,913
1997 2,936,413 4,725,030
1996 2,947,293 4,577,860
1995 2,953,200 4,410,832
1994 2,966,745 4,222,940
1993 2,975,966 4,207,453
1992 2,980,965 4,233,617
1991 2,981,566 4,115,560
1990 2,977,912 3,998,761
1989 2,970,039 3,883,411
1988 2,948,891 3,769,742
1987 2,916,306 3,657,508
1986 2,883,057 3,547,952
1985 2,850,787 3,441,091
1984 2,820,518 3,332,837
1983 2,791,207 3,222,899
1982 2,763,101 3,115,042
1981 2,735,987 3,013,043
1980 2,708,675 2,920,894
1979 2,683,035 2,839,854
1978 2,656,211 2,768,148
1977 2,626,298 2,701,894
1976 2,596,491 2,637,796
1975 2,566,998 2,574,622
1974 2,538,164 2,511,760
1973 2,510,584 2,448,749
1972 2,484,742 2,384,994
1971 2,460,611 2,317,976
1970 2,437,590 2,244,773
1969 2,408,469 2,164,814
1968 2,373,073 2,080,226
1967 2,337,695 1,995,890
1966 2,301,871 1,918,513
1965 2,265,287 1,853,771
1964 2,228,000 1,803,440
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 1,847,621 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Togo's population increased by 2,132,051 people (a 27.1% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Togo was ranked 102nd in 2006 and ranked 97th 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 Togo will increase by 56.5% to 15,631,978 people and rank change from 97th to 83rd.

Togo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 26.5M 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
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 -1.21% 2.19%
2024 -2.26% 2.27%
2023 -2.8% 2.36%
2022 -2.59% 2.38%
2021 -1.49% 2.41%
2020 -1.09% 2.44%
2019 -1.59% 2.47%
2018 -1.74% 2.5%
2017 -1.71% 2.53%
2016 -1.16% 2.55%
2015 -0.76% 2.55%
2014 -0.06% 2.57%
2013 -0.03% 2.6%
2012 -0.01% 2.66%
2011 -0.06% 2.73%
2010 -0.1% 2.76%
2009 -0.13% 2.87%
2008 -0.19% 2.92%
2007 -0.23% 2.96%
2006 -0.28% 2.84%
2005 -0.24% 2.6%
2004 -0.25% 2.6%
2003 -0.28% 2.57%
2002 -0.23% 2.57%
2001 -0.22% 2.67%
2000 -0.2% 2.8%
1999 -0.16% 2.87%
1998 -0.04% 2.88%
1997 -0.37% 3.21%
1996 -0.2% 3.79%
1995 -0.46% 4.45%
1994 -0.31% 0.37%
1993 -0.17% -0.62%
1992 -0.02% 2.87%
1991 0.12% 2.92%
1990 0.27% 2.97%
1989 0.72% 3.02%
1988 1.12% 3.07%
1987 1.15% 3.09%
1986 1.13% 3.11%
1985 1.07% 3.25%
1984 1.05% 3.41%
1983 1.02% 3.46%
1982 0.99% 3.39%
1981 1.01% 3.15%
1980 0.96% 2.85%
1979 1.01% 2.59%
1978 1.14% 2.45%
1977 1.15% 2.43%
1976 1.15% 2.45%
1975 1.14% 2.5%
1974 1.1% 2.57%
1973 1.04% 2.67%
1972 0.98% 2.89%
1971 0.94% 3.26%
1970 1.21% 3.69%
1969 1.49% 4.07%
1968 1.51% 4.23%
1967 1.56% 4.03%
1966 1.61% 3.49%
1965 1.67% 2.79%
1964 1.79% 2.17%
1963 1.94% 1.85%
1962 2.09% 1.78%
1961 2.2% 1.77%

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/togo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Moldova declined by 2.26%, while Togo's population grew by 2.27%.

Live population counters

Moldova Togo
Current population
2341166
9990340
Population rank 145/197 97/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.12%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
2.49 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
1.81 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
7.33 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +578
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +210,899
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +2.27%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 40/197
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 - -27,088 - -14,014
2023 -7,007 -18,570 218,093 -1,997
2022 -6,385 89,154 215,090 -1,997
2021 -13,444 -33,405 210,613 -986
2020 -7,067 -33,405 208,663 -986
2019 -3,416 -41,233 207,608 -1,985
2018 -961 -36,085 204,942 -1,985
2017 1,402 -43,871 202,307 -1,985
2016 4,580 -51,642 199,364 -1,979
2015 6,049 -59,399 194,768 -1,976
2014 7,248 -67,175 190,667 -1,976
2013 3,537 -77,571 187,309 -1,976
2012 5,581 -81,215 186,061 -1,983
2011 5,948 -82,271 186,406 -1,968
2010 7,456 -84,039 185,294 -1,964
2009 7,492 -83,546 180,111 -1,985
2008 5,210 -79,593 173,677 14,303
2007 3,490 -75,734 168,144 4,813
2006 2,406 -72,061 160,671 21,724
2005 2,005 -68,681 154,117 -4,437
2004 1,714 -52,491 147,574 -1,005
2003 -322 -46,947 144,900 -2,793
2002 -1,249 -45,833 141,643 -5,973
2001 -718 -45,043 137,808 -1,703
2000 -324 -43,854 133,873 4,715
1999 642 -43,111 129,832 11,125
1998 2,140 -41,975 125,392 12,362
1997 4,669 -41,743 122,109 11,898
1996 2,655 -33,369 119,418 40,915
1995 5,534 -31,975 116,314 57,406
1994 9,921 -31,616 113,074 88,992
1993 13,886 -31,526 119,938 -291,022
1992 17,373 -30,136 118,876 -122
1991 21,127 -29,204 117,409 -51
1990 25,824 -30,053 116,200 44
1989 29,638 -29,307 114,432 0
1988 35,608 -4,989 112,915 -17
1987 40,122 -10,796 110,739 848
1986 39,463 -8,769 107,957 -436
1985 38,060 -10,627 104,949 1,242
1984 38,108 -12,732 102,425 7,897
1983 36,076 -10,543 99,817 9,740
1982 32,814 -8,412 97,003 9,163
1981 31,360 -6,452 94,318 3,519
1980 30,053 -3,693 91,445 -4,993
1979 28,322 -6,912 89,148 -13,519
1978 27,622 3,483 86,950 -19,163
1977 27,707 3,245 84,572 -19,856
1976 27,801 2,885 82,321 -18,832
1975 27,677 2,355 79,831 -16,973
1974 27,219 1,785 77,347 -14,483
1973 25,967 1,156 74,713 -11,555
1972 24,626 481 72,008 -7,661
1971 23,359 -61 69,206 482
1970 22,314 606 65,851 10,865
1969 21,768 20,561 62,589 20,613
1968 22,005 19,830 59,110 26,860
1967 22,654 19,175 56,128 26,576
1966 23,720 18,601 53,640 18,418
1965 24,916 18,066 51,323 6,104
1964 25,860 17,509 49,449 -6,214
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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/moldova/togo | 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 Togo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,052,115 people) and 0.86% is from migration (a loss of 17,852 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
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
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 (1960–2024, 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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