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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 146.9 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.18% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Moldova vs United States: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova United States
2100 1,175,882 415,429,771
2099 1,186,641 414,829,167
2098 1,197,541 414,231,720
2097 1,208,458 413,576,381
2096 1,219,478 412,927,393
2095 1,230,573 412,225,379
2094 1,241,540 411,498,749
2093 1,252,531 410,785,729
2092 1,263,471 410,051,921
2091 1,274,372 409,320,183
2090 1,285,020 408,613,732
2089 1,295,696 407,885,645
2088 1,306,424 407,129,733
2087 1,317,064 406,421,298
2086 1,327,799 405,715,343
2085 1,338,702 405,059,379
2084 1,349,432 404,343,130
2083 1,360,333 403,612,785
2082 1,371,322 402,871,293
2081 1,382,447 402,054,554
2080 1,393,733 401,319,194
2079 1,405,298 400,554,914
2078 1,417,062 399,737,968
2077 1,429,240 398,906,565
2076 1,441,240 398,035,750
2075 1,453,677 397,109,170
2074 1,466,568 396,226,412
2073 1,479,672 395,307,725
2072 1,493,311 394,393,561
2071 1,507,315 393,415,363
2070 1,522,149 392,469,727
2069 1,537,091 391,479,981
2068 1,552,724 390,517,695
2067 1,568,676 389,543,856
2066 1,584,782 388,597,719
2065 1,601,356 387,685,327
2064 1,618,317 386,805,026
2063 1,635,288 385,911,917
2062 1,652,720 385,032,627
2061 1,670,255 384,170,837
2060 1,688,120 383,361,269
2059 1,705,595 382,542,030
2058 1,722,942 381,704,804
2057 1,740,252 380,907,023
2056 1,757,829 380,159,777
2055 1,775,082 379,430,756
2054 1,792,262 378,682,851
2053 1,809,221 377,878,421
2052 1,825,831 377,073,303
2051 1,842,337 376,229,840
2050 1,858,281 375,373,155
2049 1,874,666 374,493,150
2048 1,890,586 373,590,762
2047 1,906,615 372,626,259
2046 1,922,962 371,644,809
2045 1,939,938 370,602,914
2044 1,956,858 369,518,897
2043 1,974,616 368,375,680
2042 1,992,765 367,158,772
2041 2,011,342 365,937,822
2040 2,030,732 364,671,837
2039 2,051,163 363,367,337
2038 2,071,871 361,997,023
2037 2,093,068 360,606,236
2036 2,114,669 359,193,245
2035 2,136,998 357,750,686
2034 2,159,450 356,266,726
2033 2,182,023 354,775,032
2032 2,204,431 353,259,037
2031 2,227,006 351,721,511
2030 2,250,038 350,155,042
2029 2,272,963 348,564,667
2028 2,295,739 346,906,294
2027 2,318,425 345,257,605
2026 2,341,166 343,565,426
2025 2,373,265 341,784,857
2024 2,402,306 340,110,988
2023 2,457,783 334,914,895
2022 2,528,654 333,271,411
2021 2,595,809 331,893,745
2020 2,635,130 331,526,933
2019 2,664,224 328,329,953
2018 2,707,203 326,838,199
2017 2,755,189 325,122,128
2016 2,803,186 323,071,755
2015 2,835,978 320,738,994
2014 2,857,815 318,386,329
2013 2,859,558 316,059,947
2012 2,860,324 313,877,662
2011 2,860,699 311,583,481
2010 2,862,354 309,327,143
2009 2,865,213 306,771,529
2008 2,868,833 304,093,966
2007 2,874,299 301,231,207
2006 2,880,967 298,379,912
2005 2,888,985 295,516,599
2004 2,896,023 292,805,298
2003 2,903,198 290,107,933
2002 2,911,385 287,625,193
2001 2,918,135 284,968,955
2000 2,924,668 282,162,411
1999 2,930,622 279,294,713
1998 2,935,227 276,115,288
1997 2,936,413 272,911,760
1996 2,947,293 269,667,391
1995 2,953,200 266,557,091
1994 2,966,745 263,435,673
1993 2,975,966 260,255,352
1992 2,980,965 256,894,189
1991 2,981,566 253,492,503
1990 2,977,912 250,131,894
1989 2,970,039 246,819,222
1988 2,948,891 244,499,004
1987 2,916,306 242,288,936
1986 2,883,057 240,132,831
1985 2,850,787 237,923,734
1984 2,820,518 235,824,908
1983 2,791,207 233,792,014
1982 2,763,101 231,664,432
1981 2,735,987 229,465,744
1980 2,708,675 226,542,250
1979 2,683,035 225,055,487
1978 2,656,211 222,584,545
1977 2,626,298 220,239,425
1976 2,596,491 218,035,164
1975 2,566,998 215,973,199
1974 2,538,164 213,853,928
1973 2,510,584 211,908,788
1972 2,484,742 209,896,021
1971 2,460,611 207,660,677
1970 2,437,590 205,052,174
1969 2,408,469 202,676,946
1968 2,373,073 200,706,052
1967 2,337,695 198,712,056
1966 2,301,871 196,560,338
1965 2,265,287 194,302,963
1964 2,228,000 191,888,791
1963 2,188,895 189,241,798
1962 2,147,227 186,537,737
1961 2,103,327 183,691,481
1960 2,058,020 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova United States
2100 -0.91% 0.14%
2099 -0.91% 0.14%
2098 -0.9% 0.16%
2097 -0.9% 0.16%
2096 -0.9% 0.17%
2095 -0.88% 0.18%
2094 -0.88% 0.17%
2093 -0.87% 0.18%
2092 -0.86% 0.18%
2091 -0.83% 0.17%
2090 -0.82% 0.18%
2089 -0.82% 0.19%
2088 -0.81% 0.17%
2087 -0.81% 0.17%
2086 -0.81% 0.16%
2085 -0.8% 0.18%
2084 -0.8% 0.18%
2083 -0.8% 0.18%
2082 -0.8% 0.2%
2081 -0.81% 0.18%
2080 -0.82% 0.19%
2079 -0.83% 0.2%
2078 -0.85% 0.21%
2077 -0.83% 0.22%
2076 -0.86% 0.23%
2075 -0.88% 0.22%
2074 -0.89% 0.23%
2073 -0.91% 0.23%
2072 -0.93% 0.25%
2071 -0.97% 0.24%
2070 -0.97% 0.25%
2069 -1.01% 0.25%
2068 -1.02% 0.25%
2067 -1.02% 0.24%
2066 -1.03% 0.24%
2065 -1.05% 0.23%
2064 -1.04% 0.23%
2063 -1.05% 0.23%
2062 -1.05% 0.22%
2061 -1.06% 0.21%
2060 -1.02% 0.21%
2059 -1.01% 0.22%
2058 -0.99% 0.21%
2057 -1% 0.2%
2056 -0.97% 0.19%
2055 -0.96% 0.2%
2054 -0.94% 0.21%
2053 -0.91% 0.21%
2052 -0.9% 0.22%
2051 -0.86% 0.23%
2050 -0.87% 0.23%
2049 -0.84% 0.24%
2048 -0.84% 0.26%
2047 -0.85% 0.26%
2046 -0.88% 0.28%
2045 -0.86% 0.29%
2044 -0.9% 0.31%
2043 -0.91% 0.33%
2042 -0.92% 0.33%
2041 -0.95% 0.35%
2040 -1% 0.36%
2039 -1% 0.38%
2038 -1.01% 0.39%
2037 -1.02% 0.39%
2036 -1.04% 0.4%
2035 -1.04% 0.42%
2034 -1.03% 0.42%
2033 -1.02% 0.43%
2032 -1.01% 0.44%
2031 -1.02% 0.45%
2030 -1.01% 0.46%
2029 -0.99% 0.48%
2028 -0.98% 0.48%
2027 -0.97% 0.49%
2026 -1.35% 0.52%
2025 -1.21% 0.49%
2024 -2.26% 1.55%
2023 -2.8% 0.49%
2022 -2.59% 0.42%
2021 -1.49% 0.11%
2020 -1.09% 0.97%
2019 -1.59% 0.46%
2018 -1.74% 0.53%
2017 -1.71% 0.63%
2016 -1.16% 0.73%
2015 -0.76% 0.74%
2014 -0.06% 0.74%
2013 -0.03% 0.7%
2012 -0.01% 0.74%
2011 -0.06% 0.73%
2010 -0.1% 0.83%
2009 -0.13% 0.88%
2008 -0.19% 0.95%
2007 -0.23% 0.96%
2006 -0.28% 0.97%
2005 -0.24% 0.93%
2004 -0.25% 0.93%
2003 -0.28% 0.86%
2002 -0.23% 0.93%
2001 -0.22% 0.99%
2000 -0.2% 1.03%
1999 -0.16% 1.15%
1998 -0.04% 1.17%
1997 -0.37% 1.2%
1996 -0.2% 1.17%
1995 -0.46% 1.18%
1994 -0.31% 1.22%
1993 -0.17% 1.31%
1992 -0.02% 1.34%
1991 0.12% 1.34%
1990 0.27% 1.34%
1989 0.72% 0.95%
1988 1.12% 0.91%
1987 1.15% 0.9%
1986 1.13% 0.93%
1985 1.07% 0.89%
1984 1.05% 0.87%
1983 1.02% 0.92%
1982 0.99% 0.96%
1981 1.01% 1.29%
1980 0.96% 0.66%
1979 1.01% 1.11%
1978 1.14% 1.06%
1977 1.15% 1.01%
1976 1.15% 0.95%
1975 1.14% 0.99%
1974 1.1% 0.92%
1973 1.04% 0.96%
1972 0.98% 1.08%
1971 0.94% 1.27%
1970 1.21% 1.17%
1969 1.49% 0.98%
1968 1.51% 1%
1967 1.56% 1.09%
1966 1.61% 1.16%
1965 1.67% 1.26%
1964 1.79% 1.4%
1963 1.94% 1.45%
1962 2.09% 1.55%
1961 2.2% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Moldova declined by 2.26%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Moldova United States
Current population
2341166
344023146
Population rank 145/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 4.15%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
19.9 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline -152 +4,586
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 134/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -29,766 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 164/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - 1,230,663
2024 - -27,088 - 1,286,132
2023 -7,007 -18,570 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -6,385 89,154 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -13,444 -33,405 199,137 674,787
2020 -7,067 -33,405 208,862 329,769
2019 -3,416 -41,233 887,476 1,774,500
2018 -961 -36,085 955,022 1,764,961
2017 1,402 -43,871 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 4,580 -51,642 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 6,049 -59,399 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 7,248 -67,175 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 3,537 -77,571 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 5,581 -81,215 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 5,948 -82,271 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 7,456 -84,039 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 7,492 -83,546 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 5,210 -79,593 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 3,490 -75,734 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 2,406 -72,061 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 2,005 -68,681 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 1,714 -52,491 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 -322 -46,947 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 -1,249 -45,833 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 -718 -45,043 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 -324 -43,854 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 642 -43,111 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 2,140 -41,975 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 4,669 -41,743 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 2,655 -33,369 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 5,534 -31,975 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 9,921 -31,616 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 13,886 -31,526 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 17,373 -30,136 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 21,127 -29,204 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 25,824 -30,053 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 29,638 -29,307 1,875,826 400,998
1988 35,608 -4,989 1,735,943 460,778
1987 40,122 -10,796 1,720,252 480,815
1986 39,463 -8,769 1,656,917 493,082
1985 38,060 -10,627 1,689,258 598,777
1984 38,108 -12,732 1,627,192 622,793
1983 36,076 -10,543 1,636,544 662,840
1982 32,814 -8,412 1,714,317 600,149
1981 31,360 -6,452 1,652,153 583,070
1980 30,053 -3,693 1,608,450 595,916
1979 28,322 -6,912 1,597,894 503,559
1978 27,622 3,483 1,402,283 556,521
1977 27,707 3,245 1,431,556 577,060
1976 27,801 2,885 1,264,604 635,590
1975 27,677 2,355 1,252,644 655,078
1974 27,219 1,785 1,218,968 706,978
1973 25,967 1,156 1,165,499 783,163
1972 24,626 481 1,301,355 833,543
1971 23,359 -61 1,640,519 833,549
1970 22,314 606 1,824,965 744,902
1969 21,768 20,561 1,702,487 523,740
1968 22,005 19,830 1,565,507 594,514
1967 22,654 19,175 1,669,181 585,410
1966 23,720 18,601 1,749,387 637,692
1965 24,916 18,066 1,943,030 644,902
1964 25,860 17,509 2,245,099 618,635
1963 29,382 16,816 2,289,826 639,495
1962 32,082 15,884 2,406,337 625,617
1961 35,180 14,818 2,571,681 580,333
1960 36,352 13,697 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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

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