What is the difference in population between Moldova and Namibia?

103,970 people, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Namibia?

241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Moldova vs Namibia: Population

Moldova

3.07 million people

in 2023

Namibia

2.96 million people

in 2023

Moldova rank

138th

Namibia rank

140th

Population over time

Moldova
Namibia

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 3.07 million people against 2.96 million people in Namibia, a difference of 103,970 people.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Moldova has been ahead every year.

Moldova ranks 138th and Namibia ranks 140th of 239 countries.

Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	104,000 people	93,535 people	10,465 people	Moldova
1100s	156,000 people	100,464 people	55,536 people	Moldova
1200s	234,000 people	107,906 people	126,094 people	Moldova
1300s	234,000 people	115,899 people	118,101 people	Moldova
1400s	234,000 people	124,484 people	109,516 people	Moldova
1500s	312,000 people	133,705 people	178,295 people	Moldova
1600s	390,000 people	143,609 people	246,391 people	Moldova
1700s	520,000 people	154,247 people	365,753 people	Moldova
1710s	342,854 people	161,148 people	181,706 people	Moldova
1720s	371,426 people	168,386 people	203,040 people	Moldova
1730s	402,378 people	175,979 people	226,399 people	Moldova
1740s	435,909 people	183,945 people	251,964 people	Moldova
1750s	472,235 people	192,304 people	279,931 people	Moldova
1760s	511,588 people	201,078 people	310,510 people	Moldova
1770s	554,220 people	210,288 people	343,932 people	Moldova
1780s	600,406 people	219,958 people	380,448 people	Moldova
1790s	650,439 people	230,112 people	420,327 people	Moldova
1800s	712,558 people	215,817 people	496,741 people	Moldova
1810s	712,689 people	188,899 people	523,790 people	Moldova
1820s	743,294 people	165,309 people	577,984 people	Moldova
1830s	813,823 people	144,666 people	669,158 people	Moldova
1840s	891,665 people	126,655 people	765,010 people	Moldova
1850s	977,260 people	123,761 people	853,499 people	Moldova
1860s	1.07 million people	137,812 people	933,656 people	Moldova
1870s	1.17 million people	153,722 people	1.02 million people	Moldova
1880s	1.29 million people	171,454 people	1.12 million people	Moldova
1890s	1.41 million people	191,244 people	1.22 million people	Moldova
1900s	1.55 million people	219,630 people	1.33 million people	Moldova
1910s	1.70 million people	259,443 people	1.44 million people	Moldova
1920s	1.86 million people	311,167 people	1.55 million people	Moldova
1930s	2.04 million people	381,471 people	1.66 million people	Moldova
1940s	2.23 million people	463,750 people	1.77 million people	Moldova
1950s	2.76 million people	545,140 people	2.21 million people	Moldova
1960s	3.35 million people	657,040 people	2.69 million people	Moldova
1970s	3.82 million people	865,497 people	2.96 million people	Moldova
1980s	4.24 million people	1.10 million people	3.15 million people	Moldova
1990s	4.40 million people	1.58 million people	2.82 million people	Moldova
2000s	4.00 million people	1.95 million people	2.04 million people	Moldova
2010s	3.34 million people	2.36 million people	984,452 people	Moldova
2020s	3.05 million people	2.85 million people	201,975 people	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Moldova or Namibia?: Moldova, at 3.07 million people against 2.96 million people in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Moldova and Namibia?: 103,970 people, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Namibia?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Moldova and Namibia rank globally for population?: Moldova ranks 138th and Namibia ranks 140th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.