Moldova vs Serbia: Population density

Moldova
45.12 people per km²
in 2100
Serbia
44.02 people per km²
in 2100
Moldova rank
172nd
Serbia rank
173rd

Population density over time

  • Moldova
  • Serbia
050100150100015502100

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 45.12 people per km² against 44.02 people per km² in Serbia, a difference of 1.1 people per km².

The two have swapped places 1 time across 301 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Serbia ahead.

Moldova ranks 172nd and Serbia ranks 173rd of 235 countries.

Across the 31 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 27 and Serbia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Serbia Difference Ahead
1800s 21.61 people per km² 25.53 people per km² 3.92 people per km² Serbia
1810s 21.62 people per km² 25.53 people per km² 3.92 people per km² Serbia
1820s 22.54 people per km² 25.3 people per km² 2.76 people per km² Serbia
1830s 24.68 people per km² 24.8 people per km² 0.1139 people per km² Serbia
1840s 27.04 people per km² 24.3 people per km² 2.74 people per km² Moldova
1850s 29.64 people per km² 23.66 people per km² 5.98 people per km² Moldova
1860s 32.5 people per km² 22.84 people per km² 9.65 people per km² Moldova
1870s 35.63 people per km² 22.06 people per km² 13.57 people per km² Moldova
1880s 39.07 people per km² 22.79 people per km² 16.27 people per km² Moldova
1890s 42.83 people per km² 25.66 people per km² 17.17 people per km² Moldova
1900s 46.96 people per km² 29.3 people per km² 17.66 people per km² Moldova
1910s 51.49 people per km² 34.55 people per km² 16.94 people per km² Moldova
1920s 56.42 people per km² 42.37 people per km² 14.05 people per km² Moldova
1930s 61.82 people per km² 52.2 people per km² 9.62 people per km² Moldova
1940s 67.75 people per km² 64.3 people per km² 3.45 people per km² Moldova
1950s 83.59 people per km² 75.08 people per km² 8.51 people per km² Moldova
1960s 101.61 people per km² 83.18 people per km² 18.42 people per km² Moldova
1970s 115.88 people per km² 89.74 people per km² 26.14 people per km² Moldova
1980s 128.7 people per km² 93.51 people per km² 35.19 people per km² Moldova
1990s 133.46 people per km² 93.01 people per km² 40.45 people per km² Moldova
2000s 121.19 people per km² 89.82 people per km² 31.37 people per km² Moldova
2010s 101.33 people per km² 85.57 people per km² 15.76 people per km² Moldova
2020s 90.7 people per km² 79.71 people per km² 10.98 people per km² Moldova
2030s 82.43 people per km² 74.32 people per km² 8.11 people per km² Moldova
2040s 74.85 people per km² 68.72 people per km² 6.13 people per km² Moldova
2050s 68.41 people per km² 63.54 people per km² 4.86 people per km² Moldova
2060s 61.78 people per km² 58.63 people per km² 3.15 people per km² Moldova
2070s 56.1 people per km² 53.9 people per km² 2.2 people per km² Moldova
2080s 51.61 people per km² 49.66 people per km² 1.95 people per km² Moldova
2090s 47.44 people per km² 45.94 people per km² 1.5 people per km² Moldova
2100s 45.12 people per km² 44.02 people per km² 1.11 people per km² Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Moldova or Serbia?
Moldova, at 45.12 people per km² against 44.02 people per km² in Serbia as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Moldova and Serbia?
1.1 people per km², with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Serbia?
301 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
How do Moldova and Serbia rank globally for population density?
Moldova ranks 172nd and Serbia ranks 173rd 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

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