Population, male in Moldova

Moldova: Population, male was 1.09 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.09 million
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
147th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.39 million
in 1992
All-time low
941,405
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Moldova, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 1.09 million for population, male in 2025.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Moldova peaked at 1.39 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 941,405, in 1960.

That places Moldova 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.03 million 941,405 1.10 million 10
1970s 1.18 million 1.12 million 1.24 million 10
1980s 1.32 million 1.26 million 1.38 million 10
1990s 1.37 million 1.36 million 1.39 million 10
2000s 1.34 million 1.33 million 1.36 million 10
2010s 1.30 million 1.23 million 1.33 million 10
2020s 1.15 million 1.09 million 1.22 million 6

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 144 Albania 1.16 million compare
  2. 145 Lesotho 1.15 million compare
  3. 146 Guinea-Bissau 1.11 million compare
  4. 148 Slovenia 1.07 million compare
  5. 149 Equatorial Guinea 1.02 million compare
  6. 150 Bahrain 992,852 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Moldova?
Population, male in Moldova was 1.09 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 1.39 million in 1992.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 941,405 in 1960.
How does Moldova rank for population, male?
Moldova ranks 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.