World population growth in Moldova
Moldova: World population growth was -0.9% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
World population growth in Moldova, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Moldova stood at -0.9%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Moldova peaked at 2.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.2%, in 2013.
That places Moldova 206th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.3% | — |
| 1800 | 0.4% | +39.1% |
| 1900 | 0.9% | +130.0% |
| 1905 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.7% | +86.9% |
| 1951 | 1.8% | +3.9% |
| 1952 | 1.9% | +4.3% |
| 1953 | 1.9% | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 2.0% | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 2.0% | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 1.9% | -3.7% |
| 1959 | 2.3% | +21.5% |
| 1960 | 2.2% | -4.4% |
| 1961 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 2.0% | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 1.7% | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 1.6% | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.6% | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -36.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -21.7% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -69.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -43.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -72.4% |
| 1992 | -0.1% | -277.4% |
| 1993 | -0.2% | +157.4% |
| 1994 | -0.4% | +56.6% |
| 1995 | -0.5% | +41.7% |
| 1996 | -0.7% | +24.8% |
| 1997 | -0.8% | +19.4% |
| 1998 | -0.9% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | -1.0% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | -1.0% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | -1.1% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | -1.1% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | -1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | -1.2% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | -1.7% | +33.4% |
| 2006 | -1.8% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | -1.8% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | -1.9% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | -2.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | -2.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | -2.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | -2.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | -2.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | -1.8% | -18.4% |
| 2015 | -1.6% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | -1.4% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | -1.3% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | -1.2% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | -1.5% | +23.2% |
| 2020 | -1.4% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | -1.6% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -265.1% |
| 2023 | -0.9% | -133.2% |
| 2024 | -1.2% | +36.6% |
| 2025 | -1.4% | +12.0% |
| 2026 | -1.0% | -28.3% |
| 2027 | -1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2028 | -1.0% | +1.4% |
| 2029 | -1.0% | +1.7% |
| 2030 | -1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2031 | -1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2032 | -1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2033 | -1.0% | +1.8% |
| 2034 | -1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2035 | -1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2036 | -1.0% | -2.2% |
| 2037 | -1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2038 | -1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2039 | -1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2040 | -1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2041 | -0.9% | -3.2% |
| 2042 | -0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2043 | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2044 | -0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2045 | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2046 | -0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2047 | -0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2048 | -0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2049 | -0.9% | +3.8% |
| 2050 | -0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2051 | -0.9% | +4.4% |
| 2052 | -0.9% | +1.6% |
| 2053 | -0.9% | +3.1% |
| 2054 | -1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2055 | -1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2056 | -1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2057 | -1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2058 | -1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2059 | -1.0% | +1.8% |
| 2060 | -1.1% | +3.3% |
| 2061 | -1.1% | -0.8% |
| 2062 | -1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2063 | -1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2064 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2065 | -1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2066 | -1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2067 | -1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2068 | -1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2069 | -1.0% | -3.5% |
| 2070 | -1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2071 | -0.9% | -4.7% |
| 2072 | -0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2073 | -0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2074 | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2075 | -0.9% | -2.7% |
| 2076 | -0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2077 | -0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2078 | -0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2079 | -0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2080 | -0.8% | -1.6% |
| 2081 | -0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2082 | -0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2083 | -0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2084 | -0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2085 | -0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2086 | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2087 | -0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2088 | -0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2089 | -0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2090 | -0.8% | +0.6% |
| 2091 | -0.9% | +3.2% |
| 2092 | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2093 | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2094 | -0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2095 | -0.9% | +2.1% |
| 2096 | -0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2097 | -0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2098 | -0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2099 | -0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2100 | -0.9% | +1.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's -0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.6%, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's -0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.4%, 2.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -277.4% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | +265.1% | -1.6% | 2.7% |
| 1993 | -157.4% | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | -133.2% | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 1900 | +130.0% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| 1950 | +86.9% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4% | -1.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.5% | -2.0% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.7% | -2.2% | -1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2030s | -1.0% | -1.1% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.9% | -1.0% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2050s | -1.0% | -1.0% | -0.9% | 10 |
| 2060s | -1.0% | -1.1% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.9% | -1.0% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.8% | -0.8% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.9% | -0.9% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.9% | -0.9% | -0.9% | 1 |
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More population data for Moldova
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.8797 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 45.12 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 62,192 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.7875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Moldova?
- World population growth in Moldova was -0.9% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.2% in 2013.
- How does Moldova rank for world population growth?
- Moldova ranks 206th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.