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

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The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,360,527 in 2025 vs 28,516,896 people in Venezuela in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,328,600 people compared to 28,692,435 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 12.3 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 -1.72% per year vs -0.53% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.33M (19.2% decline), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.39% growth).

Moldova vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Venezuela
2100 1,169,570 28,410,292
2099 1,180,272 28,556,135
2098 1,191,113 28,707,705
2097 1,201,972 28,852,186
2096 1,212,932 28,997,910
2095 1,223,967 29,134,707
2094 1,234,876 29,264,882
2093 1,245,808 29,394,209
2092 1,256,689 29,510,768
2091 1,267,532 29,623,813
2090 1,278,123 29,734,285
2089 1,288,741 29,840,423
2088 1,299,412 29,936,470
2087 1,309,994 30,030,678
2086 1,320,672 30,120,614
2085 1,331,516 30,201,240
2084 1,342,188 30,276,736
2083 1,353,031 30,348,224
2082 1,363,961 30,418,460
2081 1,375,027 30,484,132
2080 1,386,252 30,549,302
2079 1,397,755 30,612,881
2078 1,409,455 30,674,565
2077 1,421,568 30,730,870
2076 1,433,504 30,780,046
2075 1,445,874 30,829,620
2074 1,458,696 30,868,955
2073 1,471,729 30,913,457
2072 1,485,296 30,956,993
2071 1,499,224 30,999,181
2070 1,513,979 31,039,456
2069 1,528,841 31,077,886
2068 1,544,390 31,111,229
2067 1,560,256 31,147,205
2066 1,576,276 31,177,952
2065 1,592,761 31,202,552
2064 1,609,631 31,217,149
2063 1,626,510 31,232,539
2062 1,643,849 31,245,802
2061 1,661,290 31,255,590
2060 1,679,059 31,264,668
2059 1,696,440 31,272,623
2058 1,713,694 31,273,762
2057 1,730,910 31,276,766
2056 1,748,393 31,268,661
2055 1,765,554 31,252,602
2054 1,782,642 31,238,775
2053 1,799,510 31,222,231
2052 1,816,030 31,194,694
2051 1,832,448 31,174,182
2050 1,848,307 31,139,557
2049 1,864,603 31,104,189
2048 1,880,438 31,062,699
2047 1,896,381 31,009,532
2046 1,912,640 30,960,686
2045 1,929,525 30,905,370
2044 1,946,354 30,845,107
2043 1,964,017 30,776,828
2042 1,982,068 30,694,535
2041 2,000,545 30,607,831
2040 2,019,832 30,504,638
2039 2,040,153 30,389,092
2038 2,060,750 30,268,244
2037 2,081,833 30,145,046
2036 2,103,318 30,014,973
2035 2,125,527 29,870,829
2034 2,147,859 29,718,039
2033 2,170,311 29,574,127
2032 2,192,598 29,428,330
2031 2,215,052 29,279,969
2030 2,237,961 29,139,878
2029 2,260,762 29,004,690
2028 2,283,416 28,880,803
2027 2,305,981 28,750,990
2026 2,328,600 28,630,592
2025 2,360,527 28,516,896
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 474,586 people (a 16.9% decline), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,073,285 people (a 6.74% 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 1,848,307 people with a rank change from 145th to 150th. The population of Venezuela will increase by 8.53% to 31,139,557 people and rank change from 54th to 62nd.

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 1.17M 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 -1.74% 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 (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 Venezuela's population grew by 0.39%.

Live population counters

Moldova Venezuela
Current population
2328600
28692435
Population rank 145/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.35%
One net population change
12.6 minutes
4.73 minutes
One birth every
20.7 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
15.8 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline -114 +305
Annual growth/decline -41,779 +111,353
Annual growth/decline rate -1.74% +0.39%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 139/197
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 -7,767 -27,088 214,547 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Venezuela 36.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,765,716 people) and 63.1% is from migration (a loss of 4,726,087 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
Ungheni 26.5K
Dubasari 25.1K
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 (1960–2025, 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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