Albania vs Moldova
Moldova has about the same population as Albania: 2,360,527 vs 2,349,580, a gap of 10,947. Albania is shrinking more slowly (−1.17% vs −1.75% a year), adding about -27,388 people a year against −41,414. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Albania would overtake Moldova in about 1 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2026) — a projection, not a forecast. People in Albania live 8.4 years longer on average (79.8 vs 71.3). GDP per capita is 1.5× higher in Albania ($12,998 vs $8,622).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Albania) and 2025 (Moldova); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Albania vs Moldova — side by side
 Albania |  Moldova | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,349,5802025 | 2,360,5272025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −1.17%2025 | −1.75%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 10.12024 | 10.62024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 8.52024 | 13.82024 |
| Children per woman | 1.342024 | 1.732024 |
| Life expectancy | 79.8 yrs2024 | 71.3 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 16.6%2025 | 19.5%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 17.6%2025 | 16.9%2025 |
| Density | 88.0 /km²2023 | 85.4 /km²2023 |
| Area | 28,750 km²2023 | 33,850 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 58.9%2025 | 43.7%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -24,2302025 | -29,7662025 |
| GDP per capita | $12,9982025 | $8,6222025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #146 | #145 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Albania: 1.5× from 1960 to 2025; Moldova: 1.1× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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Albania: Albania vs Botswana, Albania vs Lesotho, Albania vs Moldova, Albania vs Guinea-Bissau, Albania vs Slovenia, Albania vs Equatorial Guinea.
Moldova: Moldova vs Gabon, Moldova vs Botswana, Moldova vs Lesotho, Moldova vs Albania, Moldova vs Guinea-Bissau, Moldova vs Slovenia.
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