Moldova vs United States: Population density
Moldova
45.12 people per km²
in 2100
United States
46.05 people per km²
in 2100
Moldova rank
172nd
United States rank
171st
Population density over time
- Moldova
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 46.05 people per km² against 45.12 people per km² in Moldova, a difference of 0.93 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 172nd and United States ranks 171st of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 47 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.15 people per km² | 0.1331 people per km² | 3.02 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1100s | 4.73 people per km² | 0.1434 people per km² | 4.59 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1200s | 7.1 people per km² | 0.1588 people per km² | 6.94 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1300s | 7.1 people per km² | 0.1718 people per km² | 6.93 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1400s | 7.1 people per km² | 0.1901 people per km² | 6.91 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1500s | 9.46 people per km² | 0.2063 people per km² | 9.26 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1600s | 11.83 people per km² | 0.0851 people per km² | 11.74 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1700s | 15.77 people per km² | 0.1013 people per km² | 15.67 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1710s | 10.4 people per km² | 0.1501 people per km² | 10.25 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1720s | 11.27 people per km² | 0.1988 people per km² | 11.07 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1730s | 12.2 people per km² | 0.2475 people per km² | 11.96 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1740s | 13.22 people per km² | 0.2963 people per km² | 12.93 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1750s | 14.32 people per km² | 0.345 people per km² | 13.98 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1760s | 15.52 people per km² | 0.3937 people per km² | 15.12 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1770s | 16.81 people per km² | 0.4424 people per km² | 16.37 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1780s | 18.21 people per km² | 0.4912 people per km² | 17.72 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1790s | 19.73 people per km² | 0.5399 people per km² | 19.19 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1800s | 21.61 people per km² | 0.7148 people per km² | 20.9 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1810s | 21.62 people per km² | 0.92 people per km² | 20.7 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1820s | 22.54 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | 21.3 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1830s | 24.68 people per km² | 1.65 people per km² | 23.04 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1840s | 27.04 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | 24.85 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1850s | 29.64 people per km² | 2.96 people per km² | 26.68 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1860s | 32.5 people per km² | 3.85 people per km² | 28.65 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1870s | 35.63 people per km² | 4.83 people per km² | 30.8 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1880s | 39.07 people per km² | 6.03 people per km² | 33.03 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1890s | 42.83 people per km² | 7.4 people per km² | 35.43 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1900s | 46.96 people per km² | 8.92 people per km² | 38.04 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1910s | 51.49 people per km² | 10.52 people per km² | 40.97 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1920s | 56.42 people per km² | 12.13 people per km² | 44.29 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1930s | 61.82 people per km² | 13.55 people per km² | 48.26 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1940s | 67.75 people per km² | 15.01 people per km² | 52.74 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1950s | 83.59 people per km² | 18.06 people per km² | 65.53 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1960s | 101.61 people per km² | 21.17 people per km² | 80.44 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1970s | 115.88 people per km² | 23.83 people per km² | 92.05 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1980s | 128.7 people per km² | 26.28 people per km² | 102.42 people per km² | Moldova |
| 1990s | 133.46 people per km² | 29.13 people per km² | 104.32 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2000s | 121.19 people per km² | 32.19 people per km² | 89 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2010s | 101.33 people per km² | 35.48 people per km² | 65.84 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2020s | 90.7 people per km² | 37.86 people per km² | 52.83 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2030s | 82.43 people per km² | 39.62 people per km² | 42.81 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2040s | 74.85 people per km² | 41.04 people per km² | 33.81 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2050s | 68.41 people per km² | 42.03 people per km² | 26.37 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2060s | 61.78 people per km² | 42.96 people per km² | 18.82 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2070s | 56.1 people per km² | 43.99 people per km² | 12.11 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2080s | 51.61 people per km² | 44.87 people per km² | 6.75 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2090s | 47.44 people per km² | 45.66 people per km² | 1.78 people per km² | Moldova |
| 2100s | 45.12 people per km² | 46.05 people per km² | 0.9309 people per km² | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Moldova or United States?
- United States, at 46.05 people per km² against 45.12 people per km² in Moldova as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Moldova and United States?
- 0.93 people per km², with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and United States?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Moldova and United States rank globally for population density?
- Moldova ranks 172nd and United States ranks 171st 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.