Moldova vs Slovenia
Moldova has 11% more people than Slovenia: 2,360,527 vs 2,130,986, a gap of 229,541. Slovenia is growing faster (+0.17% vs −1.75% a year), adding about 3,589 people a year against −41,414. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Slovenia would overtake Moldova in about 5 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2030) — a projection, not a forecast. Slovenia is the older society: 22.2% aged 65+ against 16.9% in Moldova, while Moldova has more children (19.5% under 15 vs 14.5%). People in Slovenia live 11.0 years longer on average (82.3 vs 71.3). GDP per capita is 4.3× higher in Slovenia ($37,376 vs $8,622).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Moldova) and 2025 (Slovenia); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Moldova vs Slovenia — side by side
 Moldova |  Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,360,5272025 | 2,130,9862025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −1.75%2025 | +0.17%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 10.62024 | 7.92024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 13.82024 | 10.12024 |
| Children per woman | 1.732024 | 1.522024 |
| Life expectancy | 71.3 yrs2024 | 82.3 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 19.5%2025 | 14.5%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 16.9%2025 | 22.2%2025 |
| Density | 85.4 /km²2023 | 105.3 /km²2023 |
| Area | 33,850 km²2023 | 20,480 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 43.7%2025 | 56.0%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -29,7662025 | +2,7112025 |
| GDP per capita | $8,6222025 | $37,3762025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #145 | #148 |
| 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). Moldova: 1.1× from 1960 to 2025; Slovenia: 1.3× 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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