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

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 234 countries.

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.