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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 5.31 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Moldova vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Tunisia
2100 1,175,882 10,722,837
2099 1,186,641 10,798,417
2098 1,197,541 10,872,527
2097 1,208,458 10,944,510
2096 1,219,478 11,017,262
2095 1,230,573 11,088,773
2094 1,241,540 11,159,761
2093 1,252,531 11,228,741
2092 1,263,471 11,296,441
2091 1,274,372 11,362,922
2090 1,285,020 11,428,150
2089 1,295,696 11,492,395
2088 1,306,424 11,554,451
2087 1,317,064 11,616,399
2086 1,327,799 11,677,706
2085 1,338,702 11,736,824
2084 1,349,432 11,795,185
2083 1,360,333 11,853,617
2082 1,371,322 11,911,196
2081 1,382,447 11,966,771
2080 1,393,733 12,023,486
2079 1,405,298 12,080,879
2078 1,417,062 12,138,513
2077 1,429,240 12,194,072
2076 1,441,240 12,247,445
2075 1,453,677 12,301,960
2074 1,466,568 12,355,470
2073 1,479,672 12,410,281
2072 1,493,311 12,463,568
2071 1,507,315 12,517,952
2070 1,522,149 12,571,557
2069 1,537,091 12,625,027
2068 1,552,724 12,677,388
2067 1,568,676 12,728,611
2066 1,584,782 12,778,160
2065 1,601,356 12,827,417
2064 1,618,317 12,873,288
2063 1,635,288 12,917,720
2062 1,652,720 12,960,075
2061 1,670,255 12,999,502
2060 1,688,120 13,037,172
2059 1,705,595 13,069,268
2058 1,722,942 13,098,461
2057 1,740,252 13,124,682
2056 1,757,829 13,147,057
2055 1,775,082 13,164,337
2054 1,792,262 13,177,456
2053 1,809,221 13,184,564
2052 1,825,831 13,188,052
2051 1,842,337 13,187,435
2050 1,858,281 13,181,992
2049 1,874,666 13,173,401
2048 1,890,586 13,160,968
2047 1,906,615 13,144,429
2046 1,922,962 13,125,908
2045 1,939,938 13,104,999
2044 1,956,858 13,081,801
2043 1,974,616 13,057,259
2042 1,992,765 13,031,516
2041 2,011,342 13,006,019
2040 2,030,732 12,979,703
2039 2,051,163 12,952,741
2038 2,071,871 12,925,306
2037 2,093,068 12,896,316
2036 2,114,669 12,865,989
2035 2,136,998 12,835,689
2034 2,159,450 12,803,284
2033 2,182,023 12,766,519
2032 2,204,431 12,728,299
2031 2,227,006 12,687,827
2030 2,250,038 12,644,489
2029 2,272,963 12,596,686
2028 2,295,739 12,542,752
2027 2,318,425 12,484,560
2026 2,341,166 12,420,467
2025 2,373,265 12,351,028
2024 2,402,306 12,277,109
2023 2,457,783 12,200,431
2022 2,528,654 12,119,334
2021 2,595,809 12,048,622
2020 2,635,130 11,974,057
2019 2,664,224 11,875,081
2018 2,707,203 11,765,514
2017 2,755,189 11,650,498
2016 2,803,186 11,528,674
2015 2,835,978 11,402,264
2014 2,857,815 11,274,288
2013 2,859,558 11,141,361
2012 2,860,324 11,009,647
2011 2,860,699 10,886,035
2010 2,862,354 10,765,980
2009 2,865,213 10,650,681
2008 2,868,833 10,542,635
2007 2,874,299 10,441,702
2006 2,880,967 10,346,410
2005 2,888,985 10,255,472
2004 2,896,023 10,166,163
2003 2,903,198 10,071,632
2002 2,911,385 9,971,515
2001 2,918,135 9,869,677
2000 2,924,668 9,764,935
1999 2,930,622 9,655,963
1998 2,935,227 9,541,667
1997 2,936,413 9,421,270
1996 2,947,293 9,294,432
1995 2,953,200 9,161,258
1994 2,966,745 9,018,448
1993 2,975,966 8,857,910
1992 2,980,965 8,682,512
1991 2,981,566 8,501,827
1990 2,977,912 8,324,509
1989 2,970,039 8,151,660
1988 2,948,891 7,974,440
1987 2,916,306 7,789,987
1986 2,883,057 7,600,301
1985 2,850,787 7,409,903
1984 2,820,518 7,220,044
1983 2,791,207 7,053,800
1982 2,763,101 6,908,642
1981 2,735,987 6,758,284
1980 2,708,675 6,606,195
1979 2,683,035 6,456,419
1978 2,656,211 6,309,390
1977 2,626,298 6,155,931
1976 2,596,491 5,996,994
1975 2,566,998 5,839,262
1974 2,538,164 5,684,674
1973 2,510,584 5,537,242
1972 2,484,742 5,396,557
1971 2,460,611 5,261,658
1970 2,437,590 5,131,396
1969 2,408,469 5,004,697
1968 2,373,073 4,879,899
1967 2,337,695 4,760,970
1966 2,301,871 4,652,287
1965 2,265,287 4,561,385
1964 2,228,000 4,489,869
1963 2,188,895 4,427,131
1962 2,147,227 4,369,136
1961 2,103,327 4,316,278
1960 2,058,020 4,267,288

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 Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M 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
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Tunisia
2100 -0.91% -0.7%
2099 -0.91% -0.68%
2098 -0.9% -0.66%
2097 -0.9% -0.66%
2096 -0.9% -0.64%
2095 -0.88% -0.64%
2094 -0.88% -0.61%
2093 -0.87% -0.6%
2092 -0.86% -0.59%
2091 -0.83% -0.57%
2090 -0.82% -0.56%
2089 -0.82% -0.54%
2088 -0.81% -0.53%
2087 -0.81% -0.52%
2086 -0.81% -0.5%
2085 -0.8% -0.49%
2084 -0.8% -0.49%
2083 -0.8% -0.48%
2082 -0.8% -0.46%
2081 -0.81% -0.47%
2080 -0.82% -0.48%
2079 -0.83% -0.47%
2078 -0.85% -0.46%
2077 -0.83% -0.44%
2076 -0.86% -0.44%
2075 -0.88% -0.43%
2074 -0.89% -0.44%
2073 -0.91% -0.43%
2072 -0.93% -0.43%
2071 -0.97% -0.43%
2070 -0.97% -0.42%
2069 -1.01% -0.41%
2068 -1.02% -0.4%
2067 -1.02% -0.39%
2066 -1.03% -0.38%
2065 -1.05% -0.36%
2064 -1.04% -0.34%
2063 -1.05% -0.33%
2062 -1.05% -0.3%
2061 -1.06% -0.29%
2060 -1.02% -0.25%
2059 -1.01% -0.22%
2058 -0.99% -0.2%
2057 -1% -0.17%
2056 -0.97% -0.13%
2055 -0.96% -0.1%
2054 -0.94% -0.05%
2053 -0.91% -0.03%
2052 -0.9% 0.005%
2051 -0.86% 0.04%
2050 -0.87% 0.07%
2049 -0.84% 0.09%
2048 -0.84% 0.13%
2047 -0.85% 0.14%
2046 -0.88% 0.16%
2045 -0.86% 0.18%
2044 -0.9% 0.19%
2043 -0.91% 0.2%
2042 -0.92% 0.2%
2041 -0.95% 0.2%
2040 -1% 0.21%
2039 -1% 0.21%
2038 -1.01% 0.22%
2037 -1.02% 0.24%
2036 -1.04% 0.24%
2035 -1.04% 0.25%
2034 -1.03% 0.29%
2033 -1.02% 0.3%
2032 -1.01% 0.32%
2031 -1.02% 0.34%
2030 -1.01% 0.38%
2029 -0.99% 0.43%
2028 -0.98% 0.47%
2027 -0.97% 0.52%
2026 -1.35% 0.56%
2025 -1.21% 0.6%
2024 -2.26% 0.63%
2023 -2.8% 0.67%
2022 -2.59% 0.59%
2021 -1.49% 0.62%
2020 -1.09% 0.83%
2019 -1.59% 0.93%
2018 -1.74% 0.99%
2017 -1.71% 1.06%
2016 -1.16% 1.11%
2015 -0.76% 1.14%
2014 -0.06% 1.19%
2013 -0.03% 1.2%
2012 -0.01% 1.14%
2011 -0.06% 1.12%
2010 -0.1% 1.08%
2009 -0.13% 1.02%
2008 -0.19% 0.97%
2007 -0.23% 0.92%
2006 -0.28% 0.89%
2005 -0.24% 0.88%
2004 -0.25% 0.94%
2003 -0.28% 1%
2002 -0.23% 1.03%
2001 -0.22% 1.07%
2000 -0.2% 1.13%
1999 -0.16% 1.2%
1998 -0.04% 1.28%
1997 -0.37% 1.36%
1996 -0.2% 1.45%
1995 -0.46% 1.58%
1994 -0.31% 1.81%
1993 -0.17% 2.02%
1992 -0.02% 2.13%
1991 0.12% 2.13%
1990 0.27% 2.12%
1989 0.72% 2.22%
1988 1.12% 2.37%
1987 1.15% 2.5%
1986 1.13% 2.57%
1985 1.07% 2.63%
1984 1.05% 2.36%
1983 1.02% 2.1%
1982 0.99% 2.22%
1981 1.01% 2.3%
1980 0.96% 2.32%
1979 1.01% 2.33%
1978 1.14% 2.49%
1977 1.15% 2.65%
1976 1.15% 2.7%
1975 1.14% 2.72%
1974 1.1% 2.66%
1973 1.04% 2.61%
1972 0.98% 2.56%
1971 0.94% 2.54%
1970 1.21% 2.53%
1969 1.49% 2.56%
1968 1.51% 2.5%
1967 1.56% 2.34%
1966 1.61% 1.99%
1965 1.67% 1.59%
1964 1.79% 1.42%
1963 1.94% 1.33%
1962 2.09% 1.22%
1961 2.2% 1.15%

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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Moldova Tunisia
Current population
2341166
12437803
Population rank 145/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.15%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
3.13 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +210
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 124/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -14,523
Net migration rank 164/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -14,523
2024 - -27,088 - -15,221
2023 -7,007 -18,570 93,663 -14,001
2022 -6,385 89,154 96,531 -14,001
2021 -13,444 -33,405 68,087 -9,190
2020 -7,067 -33,405 109,431 -19,188
2019 -3,416 -41,233 127,312 -19,612
2018 -961 -36,085 132,445 -21,012
2017 1,402 -43,871 140,971 -22,365
2016 4,580 -51,642 148,870 -23,827
2015 6,049 -59,399 153,007 -25,229
2014 7,248 -67,175 154,762 -26,586
2013 3,537 -77,571 154,687 -17,020
2012 5,581 -81,215 151,812 -26,059
2011 5,948 -82,271 143,401 -21,935
2010 7,456 -84,039 132,809 -14,168
2009 7,492 -83,546 125,465 -13,512
2008 5,210 -79,593 121,873 -17,742
2007 3,490 -75,734 118,920 -21,190
2006 2,406 -72,061 116,945 -24,098
2005 2,005 -68,681 115,374 -26,361
2004 1,714 -52,491 113,322 -23,735
2003 -322 -46,947 111,926 -12,459
2002 -1,249 -45,833 109,099 -8,334
2001 -718 -45,043 110,146 -7,235
2000 -324 -43,854 112,501 -5,937
1999 642 -43,111 114,829 -3,452
1998 2,140 -41,975 121,332 -4,111
1997 4,669 -41,743 128,327 -4,756
1996 2,655 -33,369 135,615 -5,506
1995 5,534 -31,975 144,345 -8,095
1994 9,921 -31,616 153,647 -4,271
1993 13,886 -31,526 160,922 10,771
1992 17,373 -30,136 163,978 15,124
1991 21,127 -29,204 166,245 16,021
1990 25,824 -30,053 168,180 4,183
1989 29,638 -29,307 169,221 4,100
1988 35,608 -4,989 177,176 3,934
1987 40,122 -10,796 184,101 3,711
1986 39,463 -8,769 188,107 3,464
1985 38,060 -10,627 186,344 2,887
1984 38,108 -12,732 182,386 8,109
1983 36,076 -10,543 179,878 -37,895
1982 32,814 -8,412 177,898 -29,559
1981 31,360 -6,452 176,628 -24,242
1980 30,053 -3,693 171,094 -19,321
1979 28,322 -6,912 171,463 -23,688
1978 27,622 3,483 173,255 -26,968
1977 27,707 3,245 174,539 -13,910
1976 27,801 2,885 172,744 -15,499
1975 27,677 2,355 166,991 -8,765
1974 27,219 1,785 160,200 -9,254
1973 25,967 1,156 153,525 -9,606
1972 24,626 481 147,239 -9,790
1971 23,359 -61 142,296 -9,949
1970 22,314 606 138,235 -10,054
1969 21,768 20,561 135,257 -10,049
1968 22,005 19,830 134,246 -9,848
1967 22,654 19,175 132,626 -19,155
1966 23,720 18,601 131,274 -27,393
1965 24,916 18,066 127,673 -49,751
1964 25,860 17,509 124,711 -59,602
1963 29,382 16,816 120,865 -60,505
1962 32,082 15,884 116,887 -61,260
1961 35,180 14,818 111,459 -61,369
1960 36,352 13,697 109,234 -61,334

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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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