Moldova vs Tuvalu: Population growth
Moldova
-1.8%
in 2025
Tuvalu
-1.6%
in 2025
Moldova rank
216th
Tuvalu rank
214th
Population growth over time
- Moldova
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports -1.6% against -1.8% in Moldova, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 216th and Tuvalu ranks 214th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 1.7% | Moldova |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 2.4% | 1.4% | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | -0.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | -0.7% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | -2.0% | -1.8% | 0.2% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Moldova or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at -1.6% against -1.8% in Moldova as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Moldova and Tuvalu?
- 0.2%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Tuvalu?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Moldova and Tuvalu rank globally for population growth?
- Moldova ranks 216th and Tuvalu ranks 214th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.