Moldova Population

Population now

2,535,681

World: 139th
Europe: 31st

Male:	1,209,408	(47.74 %)
Female:	1,324,840	(52.26 %)

Births in 2025:	32,406
Deaths in 2025:	44,663

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	68.34 years
Female:	76.83 years
Total:	72.48 years
Median Age:	38.77 years

Birth Rate:	8.91
Death Rate:	12.28
Growth Rate:	-0.27 %
Fertility Rate:	1.34

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Moldova Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	2M	956k	1M	0.88	1.38%	27.70	11.65	3.33	62.00	58.02	65.79	25.08	23.42%	60.39
1961	2M	979k	1M	0.88	1.37%	26.86	11.35	3.26	62.37	58.44	66.10	25.09	24.22%	61.83
1962	2M	1M	1M	0.88	1.34%	25.91	11.06	3.18	62.74	58.87	66.40	25.11	25.03%	63.24
1963	2M	1M	1M	0.88	1.31%	24.87	10.77	3.09	63.12	59.30	66.71	25.12	25.86%	64.56
1964	2M	1M	1M	0.88	1.27%	23.79	10.49	2.99	63.50	59.73	67.01	25.15	26.70%	65.85
1965	2M	1M	1M	0.88	1.22%	22.73	10.23	2.89	63.86	60.14	67.30	25.17	27.57%	67.06
1966	2M	1M	1M	0.88	1.18%	21.76	10.00	2.80	64.19	60.52	67.57	25.21	28.45%	68.20
1967	2M	1M	1M	0.88	1.14%	20.95	9.80	2.72	64.48	60.84	67.82	25.26	29.35%	69.26
1968	2M	1M	1M	0.88	1.10%	20.31	9.66	2.66	64.72	61.12	68.02	25.31	30.26%	70.26
1969	2M	1M	1M	0.88	1.08%	19.87	9.56	2.61	64.91	61.33	68.18	25.33	31.19%	71.26
1970	2M	1M	1M	0.88	1.06%	19.62	9.51	2.58	65.05	61.48	68.30	25.29	32.07%	72.26
1971	2M	1M	1M	0.88	1.05%	19.54	9.52	2.56	65.13	61.58	68.38	25.30	32.88%	73.28
1972	3M	1M	1M	0.88	1.05%	19.56	9.56	2.54	65.19	61.64	68.43	25.20	33.70%	74.32
1973	3M	1M	1M	0.88	1.04%	19.63	9.63	2.52	65.21	61.67	68.46	25.08	34.53%	75.34
1974	3M	1M	1M	0.88	1.03%	19.74	9.72	2.50	65.22	61.68	68.47	25.06	35.37%	76.31
1975	3M	1M	1M	0.89	1.02%	19.88	9.85	2.48	65.21	61.67	68.46	25.21	36.22%	77.17
1976	3M	1M	1M	0.89	1.00%	20.04	10.01	2.47	65.17	61.64	68.43	25.37	37.08%	77.95
1977	3M	1M	1M	0.89	0.99%	20.25	10.20	2.46	65.11	61.59	68.36	25.67	37.95%	78.62
1978	3M	1M	1M	0.89	0.97%	20.50	10.42	2.45	65.04	61.54	68.28	26.04	38.82%	79.26
1979	3M	1M	1M	0.89	0.95%	20.78	10.65	2.46	64.97	61.49	68.21	26.39	39.64%	79.90
1980	3M	1M	1M	0.9	0.94%	21.06	10.85	2.48	64.95	61.50	68.17	26.69	40.39%	80.61
1981	3M	1M	1M	0.9	0.94%	21.35	10.98	2.51	65.02	61.60	68.23	26.90	41.14%	81.39
1982	3M	1M	1M	0.9	0.96%	21.61	11.04	2.55	65.21	61.81	68.39	27.09	41.89%	82.22
1983	3M	1M	1M	0.9	0.98%	21.81	11.01	2.59	65.50	62.13	68.66	27.27	42.65%	83.08
1984	3M	1M	1M	0.9	1.01%	21.92	10.90	2.62	65.89	62.53	69.04	27.45	43.41%	83.93
1985	3M	1M	2M	0.9	1.04%	21.88	10.74	2.64	66.33	62.98	69.47	27.65	44.18%	84.74
1986	3M	1M	2M	0.91	1.05%	21.62	10.56	2.65	66.77	63.40	69.92	27.85	44.94%	85.50
1987	3M	1M	2M	0.91	1.03%	21.14	10.41	2.63	67.16	63.76	70.34	28.07	45.71%	86.24
1988	3M	1M	2M	0.91	0.98%	20.45	10.31	2.58	67.44	64.00	70.66	28.31	46.49%	86.88
1989	3M	1M	2M	0.91	0.90%	19.57	10.29	2.51	67.61	64.12	70.89	28.57	46.86%	87.38
1990	3M	1M	2M	0.91	0.79%	18.57	10.35	2.41	67.64	64.09	71.00	28.87	46.76%	87.73
1991	3M	1M	2M	0.91	0.67%	17.53	10.49	2.31	67.56	63.95	71.01	29.04	46.67%	87.92
1992	3M	1M	2M	0.91	0.55%	16.52	10.68	2.20	67.41	63.72	70.94	29.23	46.58%	87.97
1993	3M	1M	2M	0.91	0.43%	15.61	10.88	2.09	67.22	63.47	70.84	29.44	46.48%	87.85
1994	3M	1M	2M	0.91	0.34%	14.82	11.09	1.99	67.03	63.22	70.73	29.63	46.39%	87.59
1995	3M	1M	2M	0.91	0.25%	14.15	11.29	1.90	66.87	63.00	70.64	29.79	46.29%	87.24
1996	3M	1M	2M	0.92	0.19%	13.57	11.45	1.81	66.76	62.85	70.59	29.97	46.20%	87.06
1997	3M	1M	2M	0.92	0.12%	13.00	11.58	1.72	66.72	62.78	70.60	30.07	45.80%	86.74
1998	3M	1M	2M	0.92	0.07%	12.43	11.66	1.62	66.75	62.78	70.67	30.12	45.39%	86.70
1999	3M	1M	2M	0.92	0.01%	11.85	11.70	1.53	66.85	62.87	70.80	30.17	44.99%	86.57
2000	3M	1M	2M	0.92	-0.04%	11.30	11.72	1.44	67.01	63.01	70.96	30.25	44.59%	86.39
2001	3M	1M	2M	0.92	-0.08%	10.83	11.73	1.35	67.19	63.20	71.14	30.43	44.19%	86.20
2002	3M	1M	2M	0.92	-0.11%	10.49	11.76	1.29	67.36	63.39	71.30	30.64	43.79%	86.00
2003	3M	1M	2M	0.92	-0.13%	10.31	11.82	1.25	67.52	63.57	71.44	30.88	43.39%	85.76
2004	3M	1M	2M	0.92	-0.14%	10.26	11.89	1.22	67.67	63.74	71.55	31.13	42.99%	85.55
2005	3M	1M	2M	0.92	-0.14%	10.35	11.98	1.22	67.82	63.92	71.68	31.39	42.78%	85.34
2006	3M	1M	1M	0.92	-0.13%	10.51	12.04	1.23	68.02	64.13	71.87	31.77	42.74%	85.10
2007	3M	1M	1M	0.92	-0.11%	10.70	12.06	1.24	68.30	64.40	72.17	32.14	42.71%	84.90
2008	3M	1M	1M	0.92	-0.09%	10.88	12.02	1.26	68.67	64.74	72.57	32.49	42.68%	84.74
2009	3M	1M	1M	0.92	-0.08%	11.00	11.92	1.27	69.12	65.14	73.07	32.84	42.65%	84.64
2010	3M	1M	1M	0.93	-0.06%	11.06	11.79	1.28	69.62	65.58	73.64	33.16	42.62%	84.55
2011	3M	1M	1M	0.93	-0.05%	11.05	11.64	1.28	70.12	66.01	74.22	33.40	42.59%	84.50
2012	3M	1M	1M	0.93	-0.05%	10.98	11.51	1.27	70.58	66.42	74.75	33.66	42.56%	84.49
2013	3M	1M	1M	0.93	-0.05%	10.89	11.42	1.27	70.97	66.75	75.20	33.94	42.53%	84.47
2014	3M	1M	1M	0.93	-0.06%	10.76	11.39	1.27	71.27	67.02	75.53	34.25	42.50%	84.42
2015	3M	1M	1M	0.93	-0.07%	10.61	11.40	1.26	71.48	67.21	75.76	34.59	42.49%	83.76
2016	3M	1M	1M	0.92	-0.09%	10.45	11.45	1.26	71.62	67.34	75.90	34.98	42.51%	82.80
2017	3M	1M	1M	0.92	-0.11%	10.27	11.53	1.26	71.72	67.44	75.99	35.36	42.56%	81.41
2018	3M	1M	1M	0.92	-0.13%	10.10	11.61	1.26	71.81	67.53	76.07	35.75	42.63%	80.02
2019	3M	1M	1M	0.92	-0.15%	9.93	11.69	1.27	71.90	67.62	76.16	36.16	42.73%	78.75
2020	3M	1M	1M	0.92	-0.17%	9.76	11.78	1.28	72.01	67.73	76.25	36.60	42.85%	77.43
2021	3M	1M	1M	0.92	-0.17%	9.76	11.78	1.28	72.01	67.73	76.25	37.05	43.00%	76.05
2022	3M	1M	1M	0.92	-0.17%	9.76	11.78	1.28	72.01	67.73	76.25	37.49	43.17%	75.82
2023	3M	1M	1M	0.92	-0.23%	9.25	12.08	1.32	72.29	68.10	76.60	37.91	43.37%	75.58
2024	3M	1M	1M	0.91	-0.25%	9.08	12.18	1.33	72.39	68.22	76.71	38.33	43.60%	75.35
2025	3M	1M	1M	0.91	-0.27%	8.91	12.28	1.34	72.48	68.34	76.83	38.77	43.85%	75.05

Moldova Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	3M	1M	1M	0.91	-0.30%	8.77	12.44	1.35	72.61	68.47	76.95	39.28	44.13%	74.76
2027	3M	1M	1M	0.91	-0.32%	8.62	12.60	1.36	72.73	68.60	77.07	39.86	44.43%	74.40
2028	3M	1M	1M	0.91	-0.34%	8.48	12.77	1.36	72.86	68.74	77.19	40.46	44.76%	74.05
2029	2M	1M	1M	0.91	-0.36%	8.33	12.93	1.37	72.98	68.87	77.31	40.98	45.12%	73.69
2030	2M	1M	1M	0.91	-0.37%	8.19	13.09	1.38	73.11	69.00	77.43	41.45	45.50%	73.28
2031	2M	1M	1M	0.91	-0.39%	8.14	13.30	1.39	73.24	69.13	77.55	41.91	45.91%	72.87
2032	2M	1M	1M	0.91	-0.40%	8.09	13.51	1.40	73.36	69.27	77.66	42.36	46.34%	72.42
2033	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.41%	8.04	13.71	1.40	73.49	69.40	77.78	42.91	46.80%	71.95
2034	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.43%	7.99	13.92	1.41	73.61	69.54	77.89	43.53	47.29%	71.48
2035	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.44%	7.94	14.13	1.42	73.74	69.67	78.01	44.02	47.79%	70.97
2036	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.44%	7.96	14.33	1.43	73.87	69.81	78.12	44.42	48.33%	70.44
2037	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.45%	7.98	14.53	1.43	74.00	69.95	78.24	44.83	48.88%	69.91
2038	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.46%	8.01	14.72	1.44	74.12	70.10	78.35	45.23	49.46%	69.38
2039	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.46%	8.03	14.92	1.44	74.25	70.24	78.47	45.62	50.07%	68.85
2040	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.47%	8.05	15.12	1.45	74.38	70.38	78.58	45.93	50.69%	68.32
2041	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.47%	8.08	15.26	1.46	74.51	70.53	78.69	46.35	51.31%	67.75
2042	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.47%	8.11	15.40	1.47	74.64	70.68	78.81	46.66	51.94%	67.22
2043	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.48%	8.13	15.55	1.47	74.78	70.82	78.92	46.87	52.56%	66.69
2044	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.48%	8.16	15.69	1.48	74.91	70.97	79.04	47.17	53.18%	66.13
2045	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.48%	8.19	15.83	1.49	75.04	71.12	79.15	47.40	53.80%	65.60
2046	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.49%	8.18	15.93	1.49	75.17	71.27	79.26	47.55	54.42%	65.04
2047	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.49%	8.17	16.04	1.50	75.30	71.42	79.37	47.67	55.04%	64.50
2048	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.49%	8.17	16.14	1.50	75.44	71.58	79.49	47.72	55.66%	63.94
2049	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.50%	8.16	16.25	1.51	75.57	71.73	79.60	47.80	56.27%	63.41
2050	2M	1M	1M	0.9	-0.50%	8.15	16.35	1.51	75.70	71.88	79.71	47.90	56.88%	62.85

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