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

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The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,360,527 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,328,600 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 16.4 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.72% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.33M (19.2% decline), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Moldova vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Uzbekistan
2100 1,169,570 74,913,683
2099 1,180,272 74,651,098
2098 1,191,113 74,375,923
2097 1,201,972 74,084,599
2096 1,212,932 73,786,478
2095 1,223,967 73,476,603
2094 1,234,876 73,151,709
2093 1,245,808 72,817,254
2092 1,256,689 72,474,468
2091 1,267,532 72,122,880
2090 1,278,123 71,760,077
2089 1,288,741 71,384,150
2088 1,299,412 71,002,449
2087 1,309,994 70,611,426
2086 1,320,672 70,216,014
2085 1,331,516 69,811,545
2084 1,342,188 69,396,198
2083 1,353,031 68,975,962
2082 1,363,961 68,557,881
2081 1,375,027 68,128,154
2080 1,386,252 67,696,442
2079 1,397,755 67,260,252
2078 1,409,455 66,816,984
2077 1,421,568 66,362,519
2076 1,433,504 65,913,810
2075 1,445,874 65,462,568
2074 1,458,696 65,009,654
2073 1,471,729 64,552,502
2072 1,485,296 64,095,245
2071 1,499,224 63,631,386
2070 1,513,979 63,166,693
2069 1,528,841 62,698,228
2068 1,544,390 62,225,674
2067 1,560,256 61,749,683
2066 1,576,276 61,266,762
2065 1,592,761 60,778,749
2064 1,609,631 60,281,212
2063 1,626,510 59,775,807
2062 1,643,849 59,261,881
2061 1,661,290 58,740,914
2060 1,679,059 58,208,824
2059 1,696,440 57,665,803
2058 1,713,694 57,114,037
2057 1,730,910 56,552,712
2056 1,748,393 55,985,589
2055 1,765,554 55,407,187
2054 1,782,642 54,818,525
2053 1,799,510 54,220,761
2052 1,816,030 53,615,713
2051 1,832,448 53,002,852
2050 1,848,307 52,386,166
2049 1,864,603 51,762,174
2048 1,880,438 51,134,317
2047 1,896,381 50,502,162
2046 1,912,640 49,868,057
2045 1,929,525 49,233,860
2044 1,946,354 48,605,591
2043 1,964,017 47,984,479
2042 1,982,068 47,370,990
2041 2,000,545 46,766,713
2040 2,019,832 46,174,827
2039 2,040,153 45,591,616
2038 2,060,750 45,011,890
2037 2,081,833 44,436,551
2036 2,103,318 43,862,840
2035 2,125,527 43,287,434
2034 2,147,859 42,708,536
2033 2,170,311 42,122,973
2032 2,192,598 41,529,468
2031 2,215,052 40,928,141
2030 2,237,961 40,314,175
2029 2,260,762 39,688,984
2028 2,283,416 39,055,901
2027 2,305,981 38,407,447
2026 2,328,600 37,740,059
2025 2,360,527 37,053,428
2024 2,402,306 36,361,859
2023 2,457,783 35,652,307
2022 2,528,654 34,938,955
2021 2,595,809 34,243,696
2020 2,635,130 33,586,372
2019 2,664,224 32,964,701
2018 2,707,203 32,373,490
2017 2,755,189 31,819,178
2016 2,803,186 31,284,568
2015 2,835,978 30,749,346
2014 2,857,815 30,222,994
2013 2,859,558 29,724,065
2012 2,860,324 29,261,903
2011 2,860,699 28,823,196
2010 2,862,354 28,385,506
2009 2,865,213 27,939,328
2008 2,868,833 27,494,774
2007 2,874,299 27,076,008
2006 2,880,967 26,699,043
2005 2,888,985 26,356,975
2004 2,896,023 26,029,350
2003 2,903,198 25,711,259
2002 2,911,385 25,399,980
2001 2,918,135 25,090,283
2000 2,924,668 24,787,054
1999 2,930,622 24,476,008
1998 2,935,227 24,134,929
1997 2,936,413 23,758,960
1996 2,947,293 23,351,981
1995 2,953,200 22,917,589
1994 2,966,745 22,463,291
1993 2,975,966 21,987,955
1992 2,980,965 21,485,090
1991 2,981,566 20,962,910
1990 2,977,912 20,464,956
1989 2,970,039 19,977,183
1988 2,948,891 19,460,630
1987 2,916,306 18,930,070
1986 2,883,057 18,395,621
1985 2,850,787 17,875,339
1984 2,820,518 17,378,846
1983 2,791,207 16,908,400
1982 2,763,101 16,462,736
1981 2,735,987 16,035,032
1980 2,708,675 15,619,936
1979 2,683,035 15,215,587
1978 2,656,211 14,816,349
1977 2,626,298 14,408,822
1976 2,596,491 13,998,620
1975 2,566,998 13,598,521
1974 2,538,164 13,209,011
1973 2,510,584 12,831,047
1972 2,484,742 12,465,106
1971 2,460,611 12,111,511
1970 2,437,590 11,762,638
1969 2,408,469 11,403,150
1968 2,373,073 11,032,155
1967 2,337,695 10,659,180
1966 2,301,871 10,289,294
1965 2,265,287 9,921,681
1964 2,228,000 9,557,611
1963 2,188,895 9,202,246
1962 2,147,227 8,854,368
1961 2,103,327 8,517,711
1960 2,058,020 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 474,586 people (a 16.9% decline), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Uzbekistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 74.9M 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
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Uzbekistan
2100 -0.91% 0.35%
2099 -0.91% 0.37%
2098 -0.9% 0.39%
2097 -0.9% 0.4%
2096 -0.9% 0.42%
2095 -0.88% 0.44%
2094 -0.88% 0.46%
2093 -0.87% 0.47%
2092 -0.86% 0.49%
2091 -0.83% 0.51%
2090 -0.82% 0.53%
2089 -0.82% 0.54%
2088 -0.81% 0.55%
2087 -0.81% 0.56%
2086 -0.81% 0.58%
2085 -0.8% 0.6%
2084 -0.8% 0.61%
2083 -0.8% 0.61%
2082 -0.8% 0.63%
2081 -0.81% 0.64%
2080 -0.82% 0.65%
2079 -0.83% 0.66%
2078 -0.85% 0.68%
2077 -0.83% 0.68%
2076 -0.86% 0.69%
2075 -0.88% 0.7%
2074 -0.89% 0.71%
2073 -0.91% 0.71%
2072 -0.93% 0.73%
2071 -0.97% 0.74%
2070 -0.97% 0.75%
2069 -1.01% 0.76%
2068 -1.02% 0.77%
2067 -1.02% 0.79%
2066 -1.03% 0.8%
2065 -1.05% 0.83%
2064 -1.04% 0.85%
2063 -1.05% 0.87%
2062 -1.05% 0.89%
2061 -1.06% 0.91%
2060 -1.02% 0.94%
2059 -1.01% 0.97%
2058 -0.99% 0.99%
2057 -1% 1.01%
2056 -0.97% 1.04%
2055 -0.96% 1.07%
2054 -0.94% 1.1%
2053 -0.91% 1.13%
2052 -0.9% 1.16%
2051 -0.86% 1.18%
2050 -0.87% 1.21%
2049 -0.84% 1.23%
2048 -0.84% 1.25%
2047 -0.85% 1.27%
2046 -0.88% 1.29%
2045 -0.86% 1.29%
2044 -0.9% 1.29%
2043 -0.91% 1.3%
2042 -0.92% 1.29%
2041 -0.95% 1.28%
2040 -1% 1.28%
2039 -1% 1.29%
2038 -1.01% 1.29%
2037 -1.02% 1.31%
2036 -1.04% 1.33%
2035 -1.04% 1.36%
2034 -1.03% 1.39%
2033 -1.02% 1.43%
2032 -1.01% 1.47%
2031 -1.02% 1.52%
2030 -1.01% 1.58%
2029 -0.99% 1.62%
2028 -0.98% 1.69%
2027 -0.97% 1.77%
2026 -1.35% 1.85%
2025 -1.74% 1.9%
2024 -2.26% 1.99%
2023 -2.8% 2.04%
2022 -2.59% 2.03%
2021 -1.49% 1.96%
2020 -1.09% 1.89%
2019 -1.59% 1.83%
2018 -1.74% 1.74%
2017 -1.71% 1.71%
2016 -1.16% 1.74%
2015 -0.76% 1.74%
2014 -0.06% 1.68%
2013 -0.03% 1.58%
2012 -0.01% 1.52%
2011 -0.06% 1.54%
2010 -0.1% 1.6%
2009 -0.13% 1.62%
2008 -0.19% 1.55%
2007 -0.23% 1.41%
2006 -0.28% 1.3%
2005 -0.24% 1.26%
2004 -0.25% 1.24%
2003 -0.28% 1.23%
2002 -0.23% 1.23%
2001 -0.22% 1.22%
2000 -0.2% 1.27%
1999 -0.16% 1.41%
1998 -0.04% 1.58%
1997 -0.37% 1.74%
1996 -0.2% 1.9%
1995 -0.46% 2.02%
1994 -0.31% 2.16%
1993 -0.17% 2.34%
1992 -0.02% 2.49%
1991 0.12% 2.43%
1990 0.27% 2.44%
1989 0.72% 2.65%
1988 1.12% 2.8%
1987 1.15% 2.91%
1986 1.13% 2.91%
1985 1.07% 2.86%
1984 1.05% 2.78%
1983 1.02% 2.71%
1982 0.99% 2.67%
1981 1.01% 2.66%
1980 0.96% 2.66%
1979 1.01% 2.69%
1978 1.14% 2.83%
1977 1.15% 2.93%
1976 1.15% 2.94%
1975 1.14% 2.95%
1974 1.1% 2.95%
1973 1.04% 2.94%
1972 0.98% 2.92%
1971 0.94% 2.97%
1970 1.21% 3.15%
1969 1.49% 3.36%
1968 1.51% 3.5%
1967 1.56% 3.59%
1966 1.61% 3.71%
1965 1.67% 3.81%
1964 1.79% 3.86%
1963 1.94% 3.93%
1962 2.09% 3.95%
1961 2.2% 3.76%

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 Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Moldova Uzbekistan
Current population
2328600
38082870
Population rank 145/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.46%
One net population change
12.6 minutes
45.7 seconds
One birth every
20.7 minutes
33.9 seconds
One death every
15.8 minutes
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline -114 +1,895
Annual growth/decline -41,779 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate -1.74% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 54/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -29,766 -6,987
Net migration rank 164/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -6,987
2024 -7,767 -27,088 709,893 -7,066
2023 -7,007 -18,570 722,280 -6,004
2022 -6,385 89,154 715,410 -5,007
2021 -13,444 -33,405 689,325 -9,205
2020 -7,067 -33,405 643,750 -9,208
2019 -3,416 -41,233 618,154 -9,341
2018 -961 -36,085 585,119 -11,516
2017 1,402 -43,871 548,372 -13,352
2016 4,580 -51,642 549,045 -14,839
2015 6,049 -59,399 552,781 -16,545
2014 7,248 -67,175 536,881 -20,381
2013 3,537 -77,571 501,742 -20,380
2012 5,581 -81,215 463,333 -20,381
2011 5,948 -82,271 454,858 -20,380
2010 7,456 -84,039 461,293 -20,380
2009 7,492 -83,546 471,839 -20,378
2008 5,210 -79,593 461,665 -24,028
2007 3,490 -75,734 426,880 -27,013
2006 2,406 -72,061 383,265 -29,197
2005 2,005 -68,681 363,462 -33,386
2004 1,714 -52,491 363,994 -38,834
2003 -322 -46,947 355,098 -44,092
2002 -1,249 -45,833 359,231 -47,679
2001 -718 -45,043 356,483 -48,642
2000 -324 -43,854 365,138 -66,547
1999 642 -43,111 385,448 -61,955
1998 2,140 -41,975 408,532 -49,862
1997 4,669 -41,743 441,631 -48,360
1996 2,655 -33,369 471,010 -50,314
1995 5,534 -31,975 493,966 -45,876
1994 9,921 -31,616 502,279 -41,788
1993 13,886 -31,526 527,557 -37,377
1992 17,373 -30,136 548,793 -33,259
1991 21,127 -29,204 557,886 -29,064
1990 25,824 -30,053 540,581 -73,478
1989 29,638 -29,307 522,323 -13,888
1988 35,608 -4,989 525,126 -473
1987 40,122 -10,796 537,292 -824
1986 39,463 -8,769 533,234 -802
1985 38,060 -10,627 508,893 -773
1984 38,108 -12,732 485,617 -752
1983 36,076 -10,543 454,464 1,568
1982 32,814 -8,412 431,389 3,897
1981 31,360 -6,452 413,897 6,223
1980 30,053 -3,693 401,557 8,540
1979 28,322 -6,912 387,754 10,864
1978 27,622 3,483 372,068 27,783
1977 27,707 3,245 369,572 45,622
1976 27,801 2,885 363,110 42,094
1975 27,677 2,355 357,382 37,611
1974 27,219 1,785 350,422 33,600
1973 25,967 1,156 341,807 30,094
1972 24,626 481 333,230 26,748
1971 23,359 -61 323,171 24,030
1970 22,314 606 313,216 37,324
1969 21,768 20,561 302,833 65,596
1968 22,005 19,830 295,651 77,914
1967 22,654 19,175 298,350 74,030
1966 23,720 18,601 297,844 69,537
1965 24,916 18,066 302,264 65,579
1964 25,860 17,509 298,790 61,512
1963 29,382 16,816 293,432 57,002
1962 32,082 15,884 292,788 52,532
1961 35,180 14,818 279,841 48,168
1960 36,352 13,697 267,165 22,039

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 Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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