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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 18.5 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Moldova vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Yemen
2100 1,175,882 111,531,602
2099 1,186,641 111,216,538
2098 1,197,541 110,873,896
2097 1,208,458 110,513,248
2096 1,219,478 110,125,357
2095 1,230,573 109,718,989
2094 1,241,540 109,287,747
2093 1,252,531 108,834,256
2092 1,263,471 108,350,834
2091 1,274,372 107,845,139
2090 1,285,020 107,319,234
2089 1,295,696 106,769,903
2088 1,306,424 106,198,480
2087 1,317,064 105,606,248
2086 1,327,799 104,994,691
2085 1,338,702 104,356,315
2084 1,349,432 103,704,067
2083 1,360,333 103,033,111
2082 1,371,322 102,348,794
2081 1,382,447 101,642,012
2080 1,393,733 100,920,728
2079 1,405,298 100,179,245
2078 1,417,062 99,422,962
2077 1,429,240 98,654,481
2076 1,441,240 97,862,812
2075 1,453,677 97,057,105
2074 1,466,568 96,230,615
2073 1,479,672 95,389,748
2072 1,493,311 94,528,518
2071 1,507,315 93,646,094
2070 1,522,149 92,750,891
2069 1,537,091 91,836,719
2068 1,552,724 90,906,457
2067 1,568,676 89,961,778
2066 1,584,782 88,998,844
2065 1,601,356 88,022,210
2064 1,618,317 87,033,422
2063 1,635,288 86,020,867
2062 1,652,720 84,985,459
2061 1,670,255 83,934,120
2060 1,688,120 82,867,105
2059 1,705,595 81,781,887
2058 1,722,942 80,678,032
2057 1,740,252 79,563,835
2056 1,757,829 78,436,146
2055 1,775,082 77,296,391
2054 1,792,262 76,143,587
2053 1,809,221 74,985,186
2052 1,825,831 73,813,387
2051 1,842,337 72,631,340
2050 1,858,281 71,436,891
2049 1,874,666 70,243,074
2048 1,890,586 69,043,876
2047 1,906,615 67,843,741
2046 1,922,962 66,638,116
2045 1,939,938 65,433,874
2044 1,956,858 64,230,423
2043 1,974,616 63,031,296
2042 1,992,765 61,838,177
2041 2,011,342 60,651,763
2040 2,030,732 59,475,172
2039 2,051,163 58,303,694
2038 2,071,871 57,135,690
2037 2,093,068 55,973,689
2036 2,114,669 54,809,098
2035 2,136,998 53,641,994
2034 2,159,450 52,476,195
2033 2,182,023 51,307,469
2032 2,204,431 50,140,351
2031 2,227,006 48,969,961
2030 2,250,038 47,786,079
2029 2,272,963 46,594,926
2028 2,295,739 45,403,313
2027 2,318,425 44,203,683
2026 2,341,166 43,000,078
2025 2,373,265 41,792,731
2024 2,402,306 40,583,164
2023 2,457,783 39,390,799
2022 2,528,654 38,222,876
2021 2,595,809 37,140,230
2020 2,635,130 36,134,863
2019 2,664,224 35,111,408
2018 2,707,203 34,085,182
2017 2,755,189 33,090,921
2016 2,803,186 32,109,010
2015 2,835,978 31,159,379
2014 2,857,815 30,226,309
2013 2,859,558 29,312,952
2012 2,860,324 28,433,647
2011 2,860,699 27,582,897
2010 2,862,354 26,754,387
2009 2,865,213 25,927,724
2008 2,868,833 25,111,941
2007 2,874,299 24,318,082
2006 2,880,967 23,543,083
2005 2,888,985 22,790,085
2004 2,896,023 22,095,167
2003 2,903,198 21,456,379
2002 2,911,385 20,835,086
2001 2,918,135 20,226,147
2000 2,924,668 19,624,141
1999 2,930,622 19,029,420
1998 2,935,227 18,446,013
1997 2,936,413 17,873,936
1996 2,947,293 17,313,177
1995 2,953,200 16,740,058
1994 2,966,745 16,149,147
1993 2,975,966 15,563,914
1992 2,980,965 14,989,494
1991 2,981,566 14,430,201
1990 2,977,912 13,887,862
1989 2,970,039 13,364,174
1988 2,948,891 12,859,708
1987 2,916,306 12,369,912
1986 2,883,057 11,901,040
1985 2,850,787 11,453,825
1984 2,820,518 11,025,597
1983 2,791,207 10,621,499
1982 2,763,101 10,241,006
1981 2,735,987 9,882,362
1980 2,708,675 9,543,358
1979 2,683,035 9,224,194
1978 2,656,211 8,926,586
1977 2,626,298 8,648,222
1976 2,596,491 8,384,113
1975 2,566,998 8,133,598
1974 2,538,164 7,896,783
1973 2,510,584 7,672,796
1972 2,484,742 7,460,068
1971 2,460,611 7,257,462
1970 2,437,590 7,065,279
1969 2,408,469 6,875,859
1968 2,373,073 6,690,524
1967 2,337,695 6,516,444
1966 2,301,871 6,351,494
1965 2,265,287 6,195,593
1964 2,228,000 6,048,006
1963 2,188,895 5,911,135
1962 2,147,227 5,782,221
1961 2,103,327 5,655,232
1960 2,058,020 5,532,301

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

GeoRank.org/population/moldova/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Yemen
2100 -0.91% 0.28%
2099 -0.91% 0.31%
2098 -0.9% 0.33%
2097 -0.9% 0.35%
2096 -0.9% 0.37%
2095 -0.88% 0.39%
2094 -0.88% 0.42%
2093 -0.87% 0.45%
2092 -0.86% 0.47%
2091 -0.83% 0.49%
2090 -0.82% 0.51%
2089 -0.82% 0.54%
2088 -0.81% 0.56%
2087 -0.81% 0.58%
2086 -0.81% 0.61%
2085 -0.8% 0.63%
2084 -0.8% 0.65%
2083 -0.8% 0.67%
2082 -0.8% 0.7%
2081 -0.81% 0.71%
2080 -0.82% 0.74%
2079 -0.83% 0.76%
2078 -0.85% 0.78%
2077 -0.83% 0.81%
2076 -0.86% 0.83%
2075 -0.88% 0.86%
2074 -0.89% 0.88%
2073 -0.91% 0.91%
2072 -0.93% 0.94%
2071 -0.97% 0.97%
2070 -0.97% 1%
2069 -1.01% 1.02%
2068 -1.02% 1.05%
2067 -1.02% 1.08%
2066 -1.03% 1.11%
2065 -1.05% 1.14%
2064 -1.04% 1.18%
2063 -1.05% 1.22%
2062 -1.05% 1.25%
2061 -1.06% 1.29%
2060 -1.02% 1.33%
2059 -1.01% 1.37%
2058 -0.99% 1.4%
2057 -1% 1.44%
2056 -0.97% 1.47%
2055 -0.96% 1.51%
2054 -0.94% 1.54%
2053 -0.91% 1.59%
2052 -0.9% 1.63%
2051 -0.86% 1.67%
2050 -0.87% 1.7%
2049 -0.84% 1.74%
2048 -0.84% 1.77%
2047 -0.85% 1.81%
2046 -0.88% 1.84%
2045 -0.86% 1.87%
2044 -0.9% 1.9%
2043 -0.91% 1.93%
2042 -0.92% 1.96%
2041 -0.95% 1.98%
2040 -1% 2.01%
2039 -1% 2.04%
2038 -1.01% 2.08%
2037 -1.02% 2.12%
2036 -1.04% 2.18%
2035 -1.04% 2.22%
2034 -1.03% 2.28%
2033 -1.02% 2.33%
2032 -1.01% 2.39%
2031 -1.02% 2.48%
2030 -1.01% 2.56%
2029 -0.99% 2.62%
2028 -0.98% 2.71%
2027 -0.97% 2.8%
2026 -1.35% 2.89%
2025 -1.21% 2.98%
2024 -2.26% 3.03%
2023 -2.8% 3.06%
2022 -2.59% 2.92%
2021 -1.49% 2.78%
2020 -1.09% 2.91%
2019 -1.59% 3.01%
2018 -1.74% 3%
2017 -1.71% 3.06%
2016 -1.16% 3.05%
2015 -0.76% 3.09%
2014 -0.06% 3.12%
2013 -0.03% 3.09%
2012 -0.01% 3.08%
2011 -0.06% 3.1%
2010 -0.1% 3.19%
2009 -0.13% 3.25%
2008 -0.19% 3.26%
2007 -0.23% 3.29%
2006 -0.28% 3.3%
2005 -0.24% 3.15%
2004 -0.25% 2.98%
2003 -0.28% 2.98%
2002 -0.23% 3.01%
2001 -0.22% 3.07%
2000 -0.2% 3.13%
1999 -0.16% 3.16%
1998 -0.04% 3.2%
1997 -0.37% 3.24%
1996 -0.2% 3.42%
1995 -0.46% 3.66%
1994 -0.31% 3.76%
1993 -0.17% 3.83%
1992 -0.02% 3.88%
1991 0.12% 3.91%
1990 0.27% 3.92%
1989 0.72% 3.92%
1988 1.12% 3.96%
1987 1.15% 3.94%
1986 1.13% 3.9%
1985 1.07% 3.88%
1984 1.05% 3.8%
1983 1.02% 3.72%
1982 0.99% 3.63%
1981 1.01% 3.55%
1980 0.96% 3.46%
1979 1.01% 3.33%
1978 1.14% 3.22%
1977 1.15% 3.15%
1976 1.15% 3.08%
1975 1.14% 3%
1974 1.1% 2.92%
1973 1.04% 2.85%
1972 0.98% 2.79%
1971 0.94% 2.72%
1970 1.21% 2.75%
1969 1.49% 2.77%
1968 1.51% 2.67%
1967 1.56% 2.6%
1966 1.61% 2.52%
1965 1.67% 2.44%
1964 1.79% 2.32%
1963 1.94% 2.23%
1962 2.09% 2.25%
1961 2.2% 2.22%

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

GeoRank.org/population/moldova/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Moldova declined by 2.26%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Moldova Yemen
Current population
2341166
43325643
Population rank 145/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.52%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
19.9 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 13/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -16,291
Net migration rank 164/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -16,291
2024 - -27,088 - -10,482
2023 -7,007 -18,570 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -6,385 89,154 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -13,444 -33,405 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -7,067 -33,405 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -3,416 -41,233 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -961 -36,085 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 1,402 -43,871 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 4,580 -51,642 975,697 -6,492
2015 6,049 -59,399 939,922 -9,883
2014 7,248 -67,175 920,330 15,764
2013 3,537 -77,571 884,929 5,697
2012 5,581 -81,215 845,645 22,349
2011 5,948 -82,271 806,359 27,184
2010 7,456 -84,039 803,246 20,269
2009 7,492 -83,546 798,911 30,919
2008 5,210 -79,593 779,123 22,621
2007 3,490 -75,734 764,780 21,210
2006 2,406 -72,061 750,082 13,940
2005 2,005 -68,681 726,708 15,283
2004 1,714 -52,491 710,493 -62,641
2003 -322 -46,947 694,457 -64,737
2002 -1,249 -45,833 672,494 -59,648
2001 -718 -45,043 658,704 -53,698
2000 -324 -43,854 646,694 -47,713
1999 642 -43,111 633,166 -42,731
1998 2,140 -41,975 615,488 -39,096
1997 4,669 -41,743 604,443 -36,694
1996 2,655 -33,369 588,786 -35,043
1995 5,534 -31,975 607,966 -15,485
1994 9,921 -31,616 602,363 -13,040
1993 13,886 -31,526 595,459 -14,332
1992 17,373 -30,136 582,072 -14,372
1991 21,127 -29,204 565,837 -14,964
1990 25,824 -30,053 549,654 -15,847
1989 29,638 -29,307 530,464 -16,876
1988 35,608 -4,989 513,296 -17,952
1987 40,122 -10,796 493,337 -9,097
1986 39,463 -8,769 464,665 -11,151
1985 38,060 -10,627 455,576 -14,660
1984 38,108 -12,732 434,674 -19,143
1983 36,076 -10,543 414,823 -22,152
1982 32,814 -8,412 392,302 -23,981
1981 31,360 -6,452 374,482 -25,499
1980 30,053 -3,693 355,767 -26,740
1979 28,322 -6,912 336,378 -27,090
1978 27,622 3,483 312,439 -26,524
1977 27,707 3,245 296,115 -25,305
1976 27,801 2,885 281,078 -23,669
1975 27,677 2,355 266,815 -23,192
1974 27,219 1,785 252,737 -22,726
1973 25,967 1,156 240,235 -22,282
1972 24,626 481 229,322 -21,826
1971 23,359 -61 219,095 -21,386
1970 22,314 606 207,613 -20,966
1969 21,768 20,561 196,305 -4,121
1968 22,005 19,830 182,518 -4,031
1967 22,654 19,175 173,637 -3,959
1966 23,720 18,601 164,091 -3,874
1965 24,916 18,066 155,398 -3,797
1964 25,860 17,509 147,299 -3,712
1963 29,382 16,816 133,781 -3,640
1962 32,082 15,884 131,262 -3,572
1961 35,180 14,818 129,787 -3,503
1960 36,352 13,697 122,994 -3,431

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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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