Population — Total Population - Both sexes in Moldova
Moldova: Population — Total Population - Both sexes was 2,567 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population — Total Population - Both sexes in Moldova, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2023, population — total population - both sexes in Moldova stood at 2,567 1000 No.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population — total population - both sexes in Moldova peaked at 3,132 1000 No in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,524 1000 No, in 2021.
That places Moldova 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Population — Total Population - Both sexes in Moldova, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,132 1000 No | — |
| 2011 | 3,057 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 2,983 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 2,909 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2,843 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2,787 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2,738 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,694 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2,654 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2,613 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 2,569 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 2,524 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2,540 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,567 1000 No | +1.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 2,567 1000 No is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,306 1000 No, 35% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 2,567 1000 No is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,364 1000 No, 35% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,841 1000 No | 2,613 1000 No | 3,132 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,550 1000 No | 2,524 1000 No | 2,569 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5627 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population — total population - both sexes in Moldova?
- Population — total population - both sexes in Moldova was 2,567 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest population — total population - both sexes recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 3,132 1000 No in 2010.
- What is the lowest population — total population - both sexes recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,524 1000 No in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for population — total population - both sexes?
- Moldova ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population — total population - both sexes rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population — Total Population - Both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.