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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 22.7 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Moldova vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Uganda
2100 1,175,882 122,497,526
2099 1,186,641 122,436,109
2098 1,197,541 122,364,302
2097 1,208,458 122,266,255
2096 1,219,478 122,146,810
2095 1,230,573 121,976,411
2094 1,241,540 121,799,752
2093 1,252,531 121,584,860
2092 1,263,471 121,336,796
2091 1,274,372 121,070,447
2090 1,285,020 120,767,412
2089 1,295,696 120,427,771
2088 1,306,424 120,064,594
2087 1,317,064 119,668,549
2086 1,327,799 119,256,686
2085 1,338,702 118,815,763
2084 1,349,432 118,339,179
2083 1,360,333 117,821,938
2082 1,371,322 117,274,958
2081 1,382,447 116,707,394
2080 1,393,733 116,096,095
2079 1,405,298 115,474,153
2078 1,417,062 114,805,376
2077 1,429,240 114,118,687
2076 1,441,240 113,390,189
2075 1,453,677 112,637,851
2074 1,466,568 111,863,410
2073 1,479,672 111,070,771
2072 1,493,311 110,240,940
2071 1,507,315 109,392,890
2070 1,522,149 108,505,633
2069 1,537,091 107,607,659
2068 1,552,724 106,677,578
2067 1,568,676 105,722,829
2066 1,584,782 104,739,111
2065 1,601,356 103,737,893
2064 1,618,317 102,701,560
2063 1,635,288 101,646,533
2062 1,652,720 100,561,859
2061 1,670,255 99,450,764
2060 1,688,120 98,334,788
2059 1,705,595 97,187,498
2058 1,722,942 96,014,439
2057 1,740,252 94,821,765
2056 1,757,829 93,613,209
2055 1,775,082 92,385,049
2054 1,792,262 91,132,827
2053 1,809,221 89,857,705
2052 1,825,831 88,568,311
2051 1,842,337 87,270,603
2050 1,858,281 85,957,376
2049 1,874,666 84,632,277
2048 1,890,586 83,284,965
2047 1,906,615 81,928,165
2046 1,922,962 80,569,225
2045 1,939,938 79,208,662
2044 1,956,858 77,834,944
2043 1,974,616 76,453,982
2042 1,992,765 75,075,287
2041 2,011,342 73,701,695
2040 2,030,732 72,333,375
2039 2,051,163 70,963,211
2038 2,071,871 69,580,447
2037 2,093,068 68,186,136
2036 2,114,669 66,804,746
2035 2,136,998 65,411,934
2034 2,159,450 64,023,352
2033 2,182,023 62,634,483
2032 2,204,431 61,235,174
2031 2,227,006 59,825,075
2030 2,250,038 58,415,479
2029 2,272,963 57,006,283
2028 2,295,739 55,596,520
2027 2,318,425 54,191,271
2026 2,341,166 52,792,624
2025 2,373,265 51,400,003
2024 2,402,306 50,015,092
2023 2,457,783 48,656,601
2022 2,528,654 47,312,719
2021 2,595,809 45,910,930
2020 2,635,130 44,457,152
2019 2,664,224 42,999,637
2018 2,707,203 41,565,831
2017 2,755,189 40,177,388
2016 2,803,186 38,799,152
2015 2,835,978 37,531,446
2014 2,857,815 36,395,539
2013 2,859,558 35,337,042
2012 2,860,324 34,337,438
2011 2,860,699 33,354,543
2010 2,862,354 32,390,802
2009 2,865,213 31,451,151
2008 2,868,833 30,539,553
2007 2,874,299 29,653,430
2006 2,880,967 28,794,003
2005 2,888,985 27,963,289
2004 2,896,023 27,154,515
2003 2,903,198 26,352,124
2002 2,911,385 25,532,870
2001 2,918,135 24,745,676
2000 2,924,668 24,000,150
1999 2,930,622 23,257,281
1998 2,935,227 22,515,806
1997 2,936,413 21,856,046
1996 2,947,293 21,231,550
1995 2,953,200 20,665,667
1994 2,966,745 20,108,801
1993 2,975,966 19,445,161
1992 2,980,965 18,785,032
1991 2,981,566 18,155,901
1990 2,977,912 17,569,897
1989 2,970,039 17,010,698
1988 2,948,891 16,470,483
1987 2,916,306 15,954,170
1986 2,883,057 15,467,579
1985 2,850,787 15,023,681
1984 2,820,518 14,607,677
1983 2,791,207 14,221,881
1982 2,763,101 13,873,631
1981 2,735,987 13,556,452
1980 2,708,675 13,275,741
1979 2,683,035 13,002,163
1978 2,656,211 12,692,113
1977 2,626,298 12,359,669
1976 2,596,491 12,037,294
1975 2,566,998 11,725,240
1974 2,538,164 11,424,846
1973 2,510,584 11,144,236
1972 2,484,742 10,885,796
1971 2,460,611 10,618,206
1970 2,437,590 10,321,603
1969 2,408,469 10,014,858
1968 2,373,073 9,708,632
1967 2,337,695 9,408,924
1966 2,301,871 9,122,864
1965 2,265,287 8,849,203
1964 2,228,000 8,586,363
1963 2,188,895 8,333,663
1962 2,147,227 8,092,231
1961 2,103,327 7,862,217
1960 2,058,020 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M 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
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Uganda
2100 -0.91% 0.05%
2099 -0.91% 0.06%
2098 -0.9% 0.08%
2097 -0.9% 0.1%
2096 -0.9% 0.14%
2095 -0.88% 0.15%
2094 -0.88% 0.18%
2093 -0.87% 0.2%
2092 -0.86% 0.22%
2091 -0.83% 0.25%
2090 -0.82% 0.28%
2089 -0.82% 0.3%
2088 -0.81% 0.33%
2087 -0.81% 0.35%
2086 -0.81% 0.37%
2085 -0.8% 0.4%
2084 -0.8% 0.44%
2083 -0.8% 0.47%
2082 -0.8% 0.49%
2081 -0.81% 0.53%
2080 -0.82% 0.54%
2079 -0.83% 0.58%
2078 -0.85% 0.6%
2077 -0.83% 0.64%
2076 -0.86% 0.67%
2075 -0.88% 0.69%
2074 -0.89% 0.71%
2073 -0.91% 0.75%
2072 -0.93% 0.78%
2071 -0.97% 0.82%
2070 -0.97% 0.83%
2069 -1.01% 0.87%
2068 -1.02% 0.9%
2067 -1.02% 0.94%
2066 -1.03% 0.97%
2065 -1.05% 1.01%
2064 -1.04% 1.04%
2063 -1.05% 1.08%
2062 -1.05% 1.12%
2061 -1.06% 1.13%
2060 -1.02% 1.18%
2059 -1.01% 1.22%
2058 -0.99% 1.26%
2057 -1% 1.29%
2056 -0.97% 1.33%
2055 -0.96% 1.37%
2054 -0.94% 1.42%
2053 -0.91% 1.46%
2052 -0.9% 1.49%
2051 -0.86% 1.53%
2050 -0.87% 1.57%
2049 -0.84% 1.62%
2048 -0.84% 1.66%
2047 -0.85% 1.69%
2046 -0.88% 1.72%
2045 -0.86% 1.76%
2044 -0.9% 1.81%
2043 -0.91% 1.84%
2042 -0.92% 1.86%
2041 -0.95% 1.89%
2040 -1% 1.93%
2039 -1% 1.99%
2038 -1.01% 2.04%
2037 -1.02% 2.07%
2036 -1.04% 2.13%
2035 -1.04% 2.17%
2034 -1.03% 2.22%
2033 -1.02% 2.29%
2032 -1.01% 2.36%
2031 -1.02% 2.41%
2030 -1.01% 2.47%
2029 -0.99% 2.54%
2028 -0.98% 2.59%
2027 -0.97% 2.65%
2026 -1.35% 2.71%
2025 -1.21% 2.77%
2024 -2.26% 2.79%
2023 -2.8% 2.84%
2022 -2.59% 3.05%
2021 -1.49% 3.27%
2020 -1.09% 3.39%
2019 -1.59% 3.45%
2018 -1.74% 3.46%
2017 -1.71% 3.55%
2016 -1.16% 3.38%
2015 -0.76% 3.12%
2014 -0.06% 3%
2013 -0.03% 2.91%
2012 -0.01% 2.95%
2011 -0.06% 2.98%
2010 -0.1% 2.99%
2009 -0.13% 2.98%
2008 -0.19% 2.99%
2007 -0.23% 2.98%
2006 -0.28% 2.97%
2005 -0.24% 2.98%
2004 -0.25% 3.04%
2003 -0.28% 3.21%
2002 -0.23% 3.18%
2001 -0.22% 3.11%
2000 -0.2% 3.19%
1999 -0.16% 3.29%
1998 -0.04% 3.02%
1997 -0.37% 2.94%
1996 -0.2% 2.74%
1995 -0.46% 2.77%
1994 -0.31% 3.41%
1993 -0.17% 3.51%
1992 -0.02% 3.47%
1991 0.12% 3.34%
1990 0.27% 3.29%
1989 0.72% 3.28%
1988 1.12% 3.24%
1987 1.15% 3.15%
1986 1.13% 2.95%
1985 1.07% 2.85%
1984 1.05% 2.71%
1983 1.02% 2.51%
1982 0.99% 2.34%
1981 1.01% 2.11%
1980 0.96% 2.1%
1979 1.01% 2.44%
1978 1.14% 2.69%
1977 1.15% 2.68%
1976 1.15% 2.66%
1975 1.14% 2.63%
1974 1.1% 2.52%
1973 1.04% 2.37%
1972 0.98% 2.52%
1971 0.94% 2.87%
1970 1.21% 3.06%
1969 1.49% 3.15%
1968 1.51% 3.19%
1967 1.56% 3.14%
1966 1.61% 3.09%
1965 1.67% 3.06%
1964 1.79% 3.03%
1963 1.94% 2.98%
1962 2.09% 2.93%
1961 2.2% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Moldova Uganda
Current population
2341166
53170946
Population rank 145/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.64%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
19.9 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +3,722
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 22/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -119,059
Net migration rank 164/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -119,059
2024 - -27,088 - -117,924
2023 -7,007 -18,570 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -6,385 89,154 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -13,444 -33,405 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -7,067 -33,405 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -3,416 -41,233 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -961 -36,085 1,332,600 60,724
2017 1,402 -43,871 1,290,658 92,879
2016 4,580 -51,642 1,249,565 123,379
2015 6,049 -59,399 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 7,248 -67,175 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 3,537 -77,571 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 5,581 -81,215 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 5,948 -82,271 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 7,456 -84,039 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 7,492 -83,546 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 5,210 -79,593 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 3,490 -75,734 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 2,406 -72,061 999,958 -156,232
2005 2,005 -68,681 969,096 -151,386
2004 1,714 -52,491 938,623 -138,770
2003 -322 -46,947 901,374 -96,429
2002 -1,249 -45,833 868,756 -35,149
2001 -718 -45,043 836,751 -95,956
2000 -324 -43,854 803,069 -52,824
1999 642 -43,111 775,166 -39,695
1998 2,140 -41,975 741,175 6,277
1997 4,669 -41,743 727,523 -155,461
1996 2,655 -33,369 699,707 -22,795
1995 5,534 -31,975 697,218 -242,378
1994 9,921 -31,616 675,092 -16,198
1993 13,886 -31,526 650,032 18,349
1992 17,373 -30,136 627,139 24,723
1991 21,127 -29,204 602,740 3,643
1990 25,824 -30,053 587,291 -21,688
1989 29,638 -29,307 565,367 -12,576
1988 35,608 -4,989 547,759 -20,113
1987 40,122 -10,796 527,397 -22,415
1986 39,463 -8,769 487,693 -19,485
1985 38,060 -10,627 462,534 -42,942
1984 38,108 -12,732 421,241 -8,818
1983 36,076 -10,543 404,940 -45,776
1982 32,814 -8,412 390,820 -53,497
1981 31,360 -6,452 380,028 -83,010
1980 30,053 -3,693 370,287 -105,900
1979 28,322 -6,912 381,626 -98,863
1978 27,622 3,483 371,930 -34,606
1977 27,707 3,245 365,216 -37,671
1976 27,801 2,885 359,458 -42,259
1975 27,677 2,355 354,278 -47,359
1974 27,219 1,785 345,773 -51,910
1973 25,967 1,156 340,780 -73,439
1972 24,626 481 335,935 -86,409
1971 23,359 -61 328,294 -42,642
1970 22,314 606 333,202 -25,646
1969 21,768 20,561 320,486 -14,548
1968 22,005 19,830 309,725 -3,214
1967 22,654 19,175 296,692 -3,773
1966 23,720 18,601 282,225 -3,021
1965 24,916 18,066 271,830 -3,716
1964 25,860 17,509 260,733 -3,169
1963 29,382 16,816 250,885 -3,058
1962 32,082 15,884 241,513 -6,470
1961 35,180 14,818 232,894 -7,893
1960 36,352 13,697 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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