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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 12.2 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Moldova vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Venezuela
2100 1,175,882 28,408,393
2099 1,186,641 28,554,225
2098 1,197,541 28,705,786
2097 1,208,458 28,850,257
2096 1,219,478 28,995,972
2095 1,230,573 29,132,759
2094 1,241,540 29,262,925
2093 1,252,531 29,392,244
2092 1,263,471 29,508,795
2091 1,274,372 29,621,832
2090 1,285,020 29,732,297
2089 1,295,696 29,838,428
2088 1,306,424 29,934,468
2087 1,317,064 30,028,670
2086 1,327,799 30,118,600
2085 1,338,702 30,199,220
2084 1,349,432 30,274,712
2083 1,360,333 30,346,195
2082 1,371,322 30,416,426
2081 1,382,447 30,482,094
2080 1,393,733 30,547,260
2079 1,405,298 30,610,834
2078 1,417,062 30,672,514
2077 1,429,240 30,728,816
2076 1,441,240 30,777,988
2075 1,453,677 30,827,559
2074 1,466,568 30,866,891
2073 1,479,672 30,911,390
2072 1,493,311 30,954,923
2071 1,507,315 30,997,109
2070 1,522,149 31,037,381
2069 1,537,091 31,075,808
2068 1,552,724 31,109,149
2067 1,568,676 31,145,122
2066 1,584,782 31,175,867
2065 1,601,356 31,200,466
2064 1,618,317 31,215,062
2063 1,635,288 31,230,451
2062 1,652,720 31,243,713
2061 1,670,255 31,253,501
2060 1,688,120 31,262,578
2059 1,705,595 31,270,532
2058 1,722,942 31,271,671
2057 1,740,252 31,274,675
2056 1,757,829 31,266,571
2055 1,775,082 31,250,513
2054 1,792,262 31,236,686
2053 1,809,221 31,220,143
2052 1,825,831 31,192,608
2051 1,842,337 31,172,098
2050 1,858,281 31,137,475
2049 1,874,666 31,102,109
2048 1,890,586 31,060,623
2047 1,906,615 31,007,458
2046 1,922,962 30,958,617
2045 1,939,938 30,903,304
2044 1,956,858 30,843,044
2043 1,974,616 30,774,770
2042 1,992,765 30,692,483
2041 2,011,342 30,605,785
2040 2,030,732 30,502,599
2039 2,051,163 30,387,061
2038 2,071,871 30,266,220
2037 2,093,068 30,143,030
2036 2,114,669 30,012,966
2035 2,136,998 29,868,832
2034 2,159,450 29,716,052
2033 2,182,023 29,572,150
2032 2,204,431 29,426,362
2031 2,227,006 29,278,011
2030 2,250,038 29,137,930
2029 2,272,963 29,002,751
2028 2,295,739 28,878,872
2027 2,318,425 28,749,068
2026 2,341,166 28,628,678
2025 2,373,265 28,514,989
2024 2,402,306 28,405,543
2023 2,457,783 28,300,854
2022 2,528,654 28,213,017
2021 2,595,809 28,237,826
2020 2,635,130 28,444,077
2019 2,664,224 28,938,098
2018 2,707,203 29,807,592
2017 2,755,189 30,565,323
2016 2,803,186 30,765,720
2015 2,835,978 30,573,972
2014 2,857,815 30,254,079
2013 2,859,558 29,912,198
2012 2,860,324 29,553,826
2011 2,860,699 29,185,212
2010 2,862,354 28,813,101
2009 2,865,213 28,438,298
2008 2,868,833 28,053,696
2007 2,874,299 27,649,363
2006 2,880,967 27,224,686
2005 2,888,985 26,785,804
2004 2,896,023 26,340,838
2003 2,903,198 25,892,703
2002 2,911,385 25,435,671
2001 2,918,135 24,979,922
2000 2,924,668 24,526,708
1999 2,930,622 24,066,593
1998 2,935,227 23,601,337
1997 2,936,413 23,131,685
1996 2,947,293 22,662,113
1995 2,953,200 22,193,821
1994 2,966,745 21,725,188
1993 2,975,966 21,254,520
1992 2,980,965 20,780,948
1991 2,981,566 20,304,896
1990 2,977,912 19,827,010
1989 2,970,039 19,348,921
1988 2,948,891 18,871,020
1987 2,916,306 18,394,963
1986 2,883,057 17,923,536
1985 2,850,787 17,461,434
1984 2,820,518 17,008,841
1983 2,791,207 16,562,205
1982 2,763,101 16,121,874
1981 2,735,987 15,687,297
1980 2,708,675 15,258,218
1979 2,683,035 14,834,552
1978 2,656,211 14,416,684
1977 2,626,298 14,006,812
1976 2,596,491 13,606,284
1975 2,566,998 13,215,892
1974 2,538,164 12,835,351
1973 2,510,584 12,463,537
1972 2,484,742 12,099,180
1971 2,460,611 11,741,008
1970 2,437,590 11,387,790
1969 2,408,469 11,040,280
1968 2,373,073 10,697,530
1967 2,337,695 10,358,513
1966 2,301,871 10,024,854
1965 2,265,287 9,697,790
1964 2,228,000 9,377,712
1963 2,188,895 9,064,021
1962 2,147,227 8,756,870
1961 2,103,327 8,455,915
1960 2,058,020 8,160,090

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 Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Venezuela is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 31.3M 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
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Venezuela
2100 -0.91% -0.51%
2099 -0.91% -0.53%
2098 -0.9% -0.5%
2097 -0.9% -0.5%
2096 -0.9% -0.47%
2095 -0.88% -0.44%
2094 -0.88% -0.44%
2093 -0.87% -0.39%
2092 -0.86% -0.38%
2091 -0.83% -0.37%
2090 -0.82% -0.36%
2089 -0.82% -0.32%
2088 -0.81% -0.31%
2087 -0.81% -0.3%
2086 -0.81% -0.27%
2085 -0.8% -0.25%
2084 -0.8% -0.24%
2083 -0.8% -0.23%
2082 -0.8% -0.22%
2081 -0.81% -0.21%
2080 -0.82% -0.21%
2079 -0.83% -0.2%
2078 -0.85% -0.18%
2077 -0.83% -0.16%
2076 -0.86% -0.16%
2075 -0.88% -0.13%
2074 -0.89% -0.14%
2073 -0.91% -0.14%
2072 -0.93% -0.14%
2071 -0.97% -0.13%
2070 -0.97% -0.12%
2069 -1.01% -0.11%
2068 -1.02% -0.12%
2067 -1.02% -0.1%
2066 -1.03% -0.08%
2065 -1.05% -0.05%
2064 -1.04% -0.05%
2063 -1.05% -0.04%
2062 -1.05% -0.03%
2061 -1.06% -0.03%
2060 -1.02% -0.03%
2059 -1.01% -0.004%
2058 -0.99% -0.01%
2057 -1% 0.03%
2056 -0.97% 0.05%
2055 -0.96% 0.04%
2054 -0.94% 0.05%
2053 -0.91% 0.09%
2052 -0.9% 0.07%
2051 -0.86% 0.11%
2050 -0.87% 0.11%
2049 -0.84% 0.13%
2048 -0.84% 0.17%
2047 -0.85% 0.16%
2046 -0.88% 0.18%
2045 -0.86% 0.2%
2044 -0.9% 0.22%
2043 -0.91% 0.27%
2042 -0.92% 0.28%
2041 -0.95% 0.34%
2040 -1% 0.38%
2039 -1% 0.4%
2038 -1.01% 0.41%
2037 -1.02% 0.43%
2036 -1.04% 0.48%
2035 -1.04% 0.51%
2034 -1.03% 0.49%
2033 -1.02% 0.5%
2032 -1.01% 0.51%
2031 -1.02% 0.48%
2030 -1.01% 0.47%
2029 -0.99% 0.43%
2028 -0.98% 0.45%
2027 -0.97% 0.42%
2026 -1.35% 0.4%
2025 -1.21% 0.39%
2024 -2.26% 0.37%
2023 -2.8% 0.31%
2022 -2.59% -0.09%
2021 -1.49% -0.73%
2020 -1.09% -1.71%
2019 -1.59% -2.92%
2018 -1.74% -2.48%
2017 -1.71% -0.65%
2016 -1.16% 0.63%
2015 -0.76% 1.06%
2014 -0.06% 1.14%
2013 -0.03% 1.21%
2012 -0.01% 1.26%
2011 -0.06% 1.29%
2010 -0.1% 1.32%
2009 -0.13% 1.37%
2008 -0.19% 1.46%
2007 -0.23% 1.56%
2006 -0.28% 1.64%
2005 -0.24% 1.69%
2004 -0.25% 1.73%
2003 -0.28% 1.8%
2002 -0.23% 1.82%
2001 -0.22% 1.85%
2000 -0.2% 1.91%
1999 -0.16% 1.97%
1998 -0.04% 2.03%
1997 -0.37% 2.07%
1996 -0.2% 2.11%
1995 -0.46% 2.16%
1994 -0.31% 2.21%
1993 -0.17% 2.28%
1992 -0.02% 2.34%
1991 0.12% 2.41%
1990 0.27% 2.47%
1989 0.72% 2.53%
1988 1.12% 2.59%
1987 1.15% 2.63%
1986 1.13% 2.65%
1985 1.07% 2.66%
1984 1.05% 2.7%
1983 1.02% 2.73%
1982 0.99% 2.77%
1981 1.01% 2.81%
1980 0.96% 2.86%
1979 1.01% 2.9%
1978 1.14% 2.93%
1977 1.15% 2.94%
1976 1.15% 2.95%
1975 1.14% 2.96%
1974 1.1% 2.98%
1973 1.04% 3.01%
1972 0.98% 3.05%
1971 0.94% 3.1%
1970 1.21% 3.15%
1969 1.49% 3.2%
1968 1.51% 3.27%
1967 1.56% 3.33%
1966 1.61% 3.37%
1965 1.67% 3.41%
1964 1.79% 3.46%
1963 1.94% 3.51%
1962 2.09% 3.56%
1961 2.2% 3.63%

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 Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Moldova Venezuela
Current population
2341166
28661242
Population rank 145/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.35%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
5.02 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +287
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 143/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -100,467
Net migration rank 164/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -100,467
2024 - -27,088 - -105,297
2023 -7,007 -18,570 213,020 -112,899
2022 -6,385 89,154 216,619 -141,107
2021 -13,444 -33,405 207,746 -332,936
2020 -7,067 -33,405 237,223 -524,649
2019 -3,416 -41,233 274,826 -975,534
2018 -961 -36,085 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 1,402 -43,871 340,222 -817,376
2016 4,580 -51,642 359,651 -283,270
2015 6,049 -59,399 384,560 -77,417
2014 7,248 -67,175 395,088 -62,437
2013 3,537 -77,571 408,930 -57,818
2012 5,581 -81,215 420,758 -55,131
2011 5,948 -82,271 425,958 -54,384
2010 7,456 -84,039 425,397 -52,781
2009 7,492 -83,546 427,257 -50,286
2008 5,210 -79,593 435,870 -43,636
2007 3,490 -75,734 452,482 -36,060
2006 2,406 -72,061 460,152 -27,240
2005 2,005 -68,681 463,260 -18,407
2004 1,714 -52,491 455,881 -10,798
2003 -322 -46,947 456,902 -5,729
2002 -1,249 -45,833 466,821 -3,944
2001 -718 -45,043 451,487 -2,856
2000 -324 -43,854 459,802 -1,999
1999 642 -43,111 463,787 -1,376
1998 2,140 -41,975 469,123 -1,010
1997 4,669 -41,743 472,002 -816
1996 2,655 -33,369 468,653 -708
1995 5,534 -31,975 469,267 -622
1994 9,921 -31,616 469,178 -559
1993 13,886 -31,526 473,189 -477
1992 17,373 -30,136 474,824 -381
1991 21,127 -29,204 477,917 -236
1990 25,824 -30,053 478,168 -69
1989 29,638 -29,307 478,053 32
1988 35,608 -4,989 477,569 137
1987 40,122 -10,796 474,204 182
1986 39,463 -8,769 468,252 201
1985 38,060 -10,627 455,517 237
1984 38,108 -12,732 449,186 247
1983 36,076 -10,543 443,569 260
1982 32,814 -8,412 436,564 260
1981 31,360 -6,452 432,059 251
1980 30,053 -3,693 425,613 237
1979 28,322 -6,912 421,256 228
1978 27,622 3,483 414,032 205
1977 27,707 3,245 405,315 196
1976 27,801 2,885 395,344 190
1975 27,677 2,355 385,045 186
1974 27,219 1,785 375,678 173
1973 25,967 1,156 367,612 171
1972 24,626 481 360,749 173
1971 23,359 -61 355,212 215
1970 22,314 606 350,709 305
1969 21,768 20,561 343,596 403
1968 22,005 19,830 340,973 532
1967 22,654 19,175 335,813 717
1966 23,720 18,601 329,697 1,087
1965 24,916 18,066 321,695 1,656
1964 25,860 17,509 314,397 2,410
1963 29,382 16,816 307,279 3,296
1962 32,082 15,884 299,345 4,386
1961 35,180 14,818 292,109 6,069
1960 36,352 13,697 285,105 8,369

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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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