Moldova vs Romania: Population density
Moldova
45.12 people per km²
in 2100
Romania
46.8 people per km²
in 2100
Moldova rank
172nd
Romania rank
169th
Population density over time
- Moldova
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 46.8 people per km² against 45.12 people per km² in Moldova, a difference of 1.68 people per km².
The two have swapped places 6 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Romania ahead.
Moldova ranks 172nd and Romania ranks 169th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 19 and Romania in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.15 people per km² | 3.48 people per km² | 0.3227 people per km² | Romania |
| 1100s | 4.73 people per km² | 3.91 people per km² | 0.8199 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1200s | 7.1 people per km² | 4.35 people per km² | 2.75 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1300s | 7.1 people per km² | 6.52 people per km² | 0.5779 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1400s | 7.1 people per km² | 5.43 people per km² | 1.66 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1500s | 9.46 people per km² | 8.69 people per km² | 0.7705 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1600s | 11.83 people per km² | 8.69 people per km² | 3.14 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1700s | 15.77 people per km² | 10.87 people per km² | 4.91 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1710s | 10.4 people per km² | 13 people per km² | 2.6 people per km² | Romania |
| 1720s | 11.27 people per km² | 13.93 people per km² | 2.66 people per km² | Romania |
| 1730s | 12.2 people per km² | 14.92 people per km² | 2.72 people per km² | Romania |
| 1740s | 13.22 people per km² | 15.99 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | Romania |
| 1750s | 14.32 people per km² | 17.13 people per km² | 2.81 people per km² | Romania |
| 1760s | 15.52 people per km² | 18.36 people per km² | 2.84 people per km² | Romania |
| 1770s | 16.81 people per km² | 19.67 people per km² | 2.86 people per km² | Romania |
| 1780s | 18.21 people per km² | 21.07 people per km² | 2.86 people per km² | Romania |
| 1790s | 19.73 people per km² | 22.58 people per km² | 2.85 people per km² | Romania |
| 1800s | 21.61 people per km² | 24.73 people per km² | 3.12 people per km² | Romania |
| 1810s | 21.62 people per km² | 26.66 people per km² | 5.04 people per km² | Romania |
| 1820s | 22.54 people per km² | 28.73 people per km² | 6.18 people per km² | Romania |
| 1830s | 24.68 people per km² | 30.97 people per km² | 6.28 people per km² | Romania |
| 1840s | 27.04 people per km² | 33.38 people per km² | 6.33 people per km² | Romania |
| 1850s | 29.64 people per km² | 35.87 people per km² | 6.23 people per km² | Romania |
| 1860s | 32.5 people per km² | 38.42 people per km² | 5.92 people per km² | Romania |
| 1870s | 35.63 people per km² | 41 people per km² | 5.37 people per km² | Romania |
| 1880s | 39.07 people per km² | 43.58 people per km² | 4.52 people per km² | Romania |
| 1890s | 42.83 people per km² | 46.28 people per km² | 3.44 people per km² | Romania |
| 1900s | 46.96 people per km² | 49.45 people per km² | 2.49 people per km² | Romania |
| 1910s | 51.49 people per km² | 52.45 people per km² | 0.9638 people per km² | Romania |
| 1920s | 56.42 people per km² | 57.07 people per km² | 0.6505 people per km² | Romania |
| 1930s | 61.82 people per km² | 64.78 people per km² | 2.96 people per km² | Romania |
| 1940s | 67.75 people per km² | 69.83 people per km² | 2.08 people per km² | Romania |
| 1950s | 83.59 people per km² | 75.4 people per km² | 8.19 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1960s | 101.61 people per km² | 81.73 people per km² | 19.88 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1970s | 115.88 people per km² | 91.73 people per km² | 24.15 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1980s | 128.7 people per km² | 98.02 people per km² | 30.68 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1990s | 133.46 people per km² | 98.43 people per km² | 35.03 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2000s | 121.19 people per km² | 92.64 people per km² | 28.55 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2010s | 101.33 people per km² | 86.64 people per km² | 14.69 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2020s | 90.7 people per km² | 82.32 people per km² | 8.38 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2030s | 82.43 people per km² | 77.57 people per km² | 4.85 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2040s | 74.85 people per km² | 72.49 people per km² | 2.35 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2050s | 68.41 people per km² | 67.25 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2060s | 61.78 people per km² | 61.64 people per km² | 0.1396 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2070s | 56.1 people per km² | 56.6 people per km² | 0.503 people per km² | Romania |
| 2080s | 51.61 people per km² | 52.45 people per km² | 0.8374 people per km² | Romania |
| 2090s | 47.44 people per km² | 48.79 people per km² | 1.36 people per km² | Romania |
| 2100s | 45.12 people per km² | 46.8 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Moldova or Romania?
- Romania, at 46.8 people per km² against 45.12 people per km² in Moldova as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Moldova and Romania?
- 1.68 people per km², with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Romania?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Moldova and Romania rank globally for population density?
- Moldova ranks 172nd and Romania ranks 169th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.