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Population in Moldova compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,360,527 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,328,600 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 30.1 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.72% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.33M (19.2% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Moldova vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova United Kingdom
2100 1,169,570 74,517,005
2099 1,180,272 74,647,273
2098 1,191,113 74,766,073
2097 1,201,972 74,879,923
2096 1,212,932 74,991,940
2095 1,223,967 75,102,041
2094 1,234,876 75,198,597
2093 1,245,808 75,296,704
2092 1,256,689 75,390,038
2091 1,267,532 75,480,137
2090 1,278,123 75,566,962
2089 1,288,741 75,649,353
2088 1,299,412 75,721,067
2087 1,309,994 75,791,990
2086 1,320,672 75,859,854
2085 1,331,516 75,918,647
2084 1,342,188 75,969,065
2083 1,353,031 76,018,614
2082 1,363,961 76,059,464
2081 1,375,027 76,086,593
2080 1,386,252 76,118,679
2079 1,397,755 76,147,352
2078 1,409,455 76,165,841
2077 1,421,568 76,183,437
2076 1,433,504 76,185,828
2075 1,445,874 76,198,349
2074 1,458,696 76,209,676
2073 1,471,729 76,218,781
2072 1,485,296 76,211,187
2071 1,499,224 76,200,495
2070 1,513,979 76,190,801
2069 1,528,841 76,184,140
2068 1,544,390 76,183,288
2067 1,560,256 76,175,881
2066 1,576,276 76,168,987
2065 1,592,761 76,168,193
2064 1,609,631 76,165,129
2063 1,626,510 76,165,534
2062 1,643,849 76,158,910
2061 1,661,290 76,156,587
2060 1,679,059 76,157,104
2059 1,696,440 76,157,593
2058 1,713,694 76,139,384
2057 1,730,910 76,119,478
2056 1,748,393 76,086,799
2055 1,765,554 76,047,952
2054 1,782,642 75,980,524
2053 1,799,510 75,907,047
2052 1,816,030 75,815,200
2051 1,832,448 75,709,173
2050 1,848,307 75,591,218
2049 1,864,603 75,460,140
2048 1,880,438 75,313,837
2047 1,896,381 75,153,802
2046 1,912,640 74,986,563
2045 1,929,525 74,808,886
2044 1,946,354 74,623,687
2043 1,964,017 74,424,133
2042 1,982,068 74,224,922
2041 2,000,545 74,020,934
2040 2,019,832 73,812,680
2039 2,040,153 73,600,788
2038 2,060,750 73,378,310
2037 2,081,833 73,155,497
2036 2,103,318 72,921,995
2035 2,125,527 72,671,687
2034 2,147,859 72,418,766
2033 2,170,311 72,145,065
2032 2,192,598 71,869,259
2031 2,215,052 71,581,519
2030 2,237,961 71,267,237
2029 2,260,762 70,948,992
2028 2,283,416 70,609,246
2027 2,305,981 70,248,858
2026 2,328,600 69,883,746
2025 2,360,527 69,487,000
2024 2,402,306 69,281,000
2023 2,457,783 68,526,000
2022 2,528,654 67,636,000
2021 2,595,809 66,978,000
2020 2,635,130 66,740,000
2019 2,664,224 66,628,000
2018 2,707,203 66,287,000
2017 2,755,189 65,964,000
2016 2,803,186 65,606,000
2015 2,835,978 65,087,000
2014 2,857,815 64,619,000
2013 2,859,558 64,138,000
2012 2,860,324 63,711,000
2011 2,860,699 63,258,810
2010 2,862,354 62,766,365
2009 2,865,213 62,276,270
2008 2,868,833 61,806,995
2007 2,874,299 61,322,463
2006 2,880,967 60,846,820
2005 2,888,985 60,401,206
2004 2,896,023 59,987,905
2003 2,903,198 59,647,577
2002 2,911,385 59,370,479
2001 2,918,135 59,119,673
2000 2,924,668 58,892,514
1999 2,930,622 58,682,466
1998 2,935,227 58,487,141
1997 2,936,413 58,316,954
1996 2,947,293 58,166,950
1995 2,953,200 58,019,030
1994 2,966,745 57,865,745
1993 2,975,966 57,718,614
1992 2,980,965 57,580,402
1991 2,981,566 57,424,897
1990 2,977,912 57,247,586
1989 2,970,039 57,076,711
1988 2,948,891 56,928,327
1987 2,916,306 56,802,050
1986 2,883,057 56,681,396
1985 2,850,787 56,550,268
1984 2,820,518 56,422,072
1983 2,791,207 56,332,848
1982 2,763,101 56,313,641
1981 2,735,987 56,333,829
1980 2,708,675 56,314,216
1979 2,683,035 56,246,951
1978 2,656,211 56,196,504
1977 2,626,298 56,193,492
1976 2,596,491 56,211,968
1975 2,566,998 56,225,800
1974 2,538,164 56,229,974
1973 2,510,584 56,194,527
1972 2,484,742 56,086,065
1971 2,460,611 55,896,223
1970 2,437,590 55,663,250
1969 2,408,469 55,441,750
1968 2,373,073 55,211,700
1967 2,337,695 54,943,600
1966 2,301,871 54,648,500
1965 2,265,287 54,348,050
1964 2,228,000 54,000,000
1963 2,188,895 53,650,000
1962 2,147,227 53,250,000
1961 2,103,327 52,800,000
1960 2,058,020 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 474,586 people (a 16.9% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.2M 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
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova United Kingdom
2100 -0.91% -0.17%
2099 -0.91% -0.16%
2098 -0.9% -0.15%
2097 -0.9% -0.15%
2096 -0.9% -0.15%
2095 -0.88% -0.13%
2094 -0.88% -0.13%
2093 -0.87% -0.12%
2092 -0.86% -0.12%
2091 -0.83% -0.11%
2090 -0.82% -0.11%
2089 -0.82% -0.09%
2088 -0.81% -0.09%
2087 -0.81% -0.09%
2086 -0.81% -0.08%
2085 -0.8% -0.07%
2084 -0.8% -0.07%
2083 -0.8% -0.05%
2082 -0.8% -0.04%
2081 -0.81% -0.04%
2080 -0.82% -0.04%
2079 -0.83% -0.02%
2078 -0.85% -0.02%
2077 -0.83% -0.003%
2076 -0.86% -0.02%
2075 -0.88% -0.01%
2074 -0.89% -0.01%
2073 -0.91% 0.01%
2072 -0.93% 0.01%
2071 -0.97% 0.01%
2070 -0.97% 0.009%
2069 -1.01% 0.001%
2068 -1.02% 0.01%
2067 -1.02% 0.009%
2066 -1.03% 0.001%
2065 -1.05% 0.004%
2064 -1.04% -0%
2063 -1.05% 0.009%
2062 -1.05% 0.003%
2061 -1.06% -0.001%
2060 -1.02% -0.001%
2059 -1.01% 0.02%
2058 -0.99% 0.03%
2057 -1% 0.04%
2056 -0.97% 0.05%
2055 -0.96% 0.09%
2054 -0.94% 0.1%
2053 -0.91% 0.12%
2052 -0.9% 0.14%
2051 -0.86% 0.16%
2050 -0.87% 0.17%
2049 -0.84% 0.19%
2048 -0.84% 0.21%
2047 -0.85% 0.22%
2046 -0.88% 0.24%
2045 -0.86% 0.25%
2044 -0.9% 0.27%
2043 -0.91% 0.27%
2042 -0.92% 0.28%
2041 -0.95% 0.28%
2040 -1% 0.29%
2039 -1% 0.3%
2038 -1.01% 0.3%
2037 -1.02% 0.32%
2036 -1.04% 0.34%
2035 -1.04% 0.35%
2034 -1.03% 0.38%
2033 -1.02% 0.38%
2032 -1.01% 0.4%
2031 -1.02% 0.44%
2030 -1.01% 0.45%
2029 -0.99% 0.48%
2028 -0.98% 0.51%
2027 -0.97% 0.52%
2026 -1.35% 0.57%
2025 -1.74% 0.3%
2024 -2.26% 1.1%
2023 -2.8% 1.32%
2022 -2.59% 0.98%
2021 -1.49% 0.36%
2020 -1.09% 0.17%
2019 -1.59% 0.51%
2018 -1.74% 0.49%
2017 -1.71% 0.55%
2016 -1.16% 0.8%
2015 -0.76% 0.72%
2014 -0.06% 0.75%
2013 -0.03% 0.67%
2012 -0.01% 0.71%
2011 -0.06% 0.78%
2010 -0.1% 0.79%
2009 -0.13% 0.76%
2008 -0.19% 0.79%
2007 -0.23% 0.78%
2006 -0.28% 0.74%
2005 -0.24% 0.69%
2004 -0.25% 0.57%
2003 -0.28% 0.47%
2002 -0.23% 0.42%
2001 -0.22% 0.39%
2000 -0.2% 0.36%
1999 -0.16% 0.33%
1998 -0.04% 0.29%
1997 -0.37% 0.26%
1996 -0.2% 0.25%
1995 -0.46% 0.26%
1994 -0.31% 0.25%
1993 -0.17% 0.24%
1992 -0.02% 0.27%
1991 0.12% 0.31%
1990 0.27% 0.3%
1989 0.72% 0.26%
1988 1.12% 0.22%
1987 1.15% 0.21%
1986 1.13% 0.23%
1985 1.07% 0.23%
1984 1.05% 0.16%
1983 1.02% 0.03%
1982 0.99% -0.04%
1981 1.01% 0.03%
1980 0.96% 0.12%
1979 1.01% 0.09%
1978 1.14% 0.005%
1977 1.15% -0.03%
1976 1.15% -0.02%
1975 1.14% -0.007%
1974 1.1% 0.06%
1973 1.04% 0.19%
1972 0.98% 0.34%
1971 0.94% 0.42%
1970 1.21% 0.4%
1969 1.49% 0.42%
1968 1.51% 0.49%
1967 1.56% 0.54%
1966 1.61% 0.55%
1965 1.67% 0.64%
1964 1.79% 0.65%
1963 1.94% 0.75%
1962 2.09% 0.85%
1961 2.2% 0.76%

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

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In 2025, the population of Moldova declined by 1.74%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Moldova United Kingdom
Current population
2328600
70071289
Population rank 145/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.84%
One net population change
12.6 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
20.7 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
15.8 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -114 +564
Annual growth/decline -41,779 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate -1.74% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 145/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 +389,911
Net migration rank 164/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - 389,911
2024 -7,767 -27,088 13,233 417,114
2023 -7,007 -18,570 34,606 445,523
2022 -6,385 89,154 39,770 487,029
2021 -13,444 -33,405 30,609 462,967
2020 -7,067 -33,405 -4,272 144,221
2019 -3,416 -41,233 108,338 232,727
2018 -961 -36,085 119,317 259,744
2017 1,402 -43,871 145,121 272,311
2016 4,580 -51,642 177,136 324,649
2015 6,049 -59,399 175,735 347,839
2014 7,248 -67,175 206,781 306,091
2013 3,537 -77,571 198,827 237,272
2012 5,581 -81,215 248,473 172,088
2011 5,948 -82,271 259,361 228,773
2010 7,456 -84,039 251,066 274,811
2009 7,492 -83,546 230,422 249,639
2008 5,210 -79,593 216,325 263,390
2007 3,490 -75,734 196,232 309,385
2006 2,406 -72,061 176,455 288,923
2005 2,005 -68,681 144,963 308,279
2004 1,714 -52,491 131,974 276,077
2003 -322 -46,947 89,471 211,846
2002 -1,249 -45,833 65,308 203,577
2001 -718 -45,043 65,032 175,133
2000 -324 -43,854 70,671 153,917
1999 642 -43,111 64,551 152,653
1998 2,140 -41,975 87,730 125,541
1997 4,669 -41,743 99,138 59,723
1996 2,655 -33,369 98,884 54,964
1995 5,534 -31,975 87,028 61,385
1994 9,921 -31,616 127,304 45,339
1993 13,886 -31,526 103,893 27,403
1992 17,373 -30,136 149,709 17,846
1991 21,127 -29,204 143,562 27,601
1990 25,824 -30,053 154,569 57,132
1989 29,638 -29,307 119,861 49,586
1988 35,608 -4,989 136,628 13,952
1987 40,122 -10,796 136,325 8,266
1986 39,463 -8,769 90,690 41,836
1985 38,060 -10,627 79,170 83,164
1984 38,108 -12,732 84,633 71,107
1983 36,076 -10,543 61,966 27,063
1982 32,814 -8,412 56,314 -61,152
1981 31,360 -6,452 73,234 -83,876
1980 30,053 -3,693 95,734 -25,187
1979 28,322 -6,912 61,872 11,255
1978 27,622 3,483 16,859 3,783
1977 27,707 3,245 0 -21,636
1976 27,801 2,885 -5,621 -19,135
1975 27,677 2,355 33,735 -40,241
1974 27,219 1,785 67,476 -65,710
1973 25,967 1,156 112,389 -33,840
1972 24,626 481 162,650 -1,406
1971 23,359 -61 257,123 1,175
1970 22,314 606 244,918 -15,254
1969 21,768 20,561 260,577 -60,655
1968 22,005 19,830 292,622 -38,852
1967 22,654 19,175 346,145 -39,659
1966 23,720 18,601 333,356 -27,935
1965 24,916 18,066 364,132 -24,955
1964 25,860 17,509 405,000 -23,885
1963 29,382 16,816 337,995 8,271
1962 32,082 15,884 340,800 76,443
1961 35,180 14,818 311,519 52,295
1960 36,352 13,697 314,400 19,953

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

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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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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