Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Moldova

Labor force in Moldova in 2025 — 1,373,086 people. Ranked 132 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 9.2%.

2025 1.37M people −1.25% vs 2024
World rank 132of 182
Period maximum 1.63M people2015
Period minimum 1.26M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Moldova, 1990–20251.2M1.3M1.4M1.5M1.6M1.7M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 1,257,758 people1991: 1,270,808 people1992: 1,279,786 people1993: 1,283,628 people1994: 1,286,547 people1995: 1,285,566 people1996: 1,295,449 people1997: 1,297,264 people1998: 1,315,282 people1999: 1,330,648 people2000: 1,340,815 people2001: 1,309,886 people2002: 1,306,607 people2003: 1,318,632 people2004: 1,278,631 people2005: 1,277,880 people2006: 1,358,271 people2007: 1,379,676 people2008: 1,400,896 people2009: 1,430,516 people2010: 1,496,559 people2011: 1,522,374 people2012: 1,531,943 people2013: 1,540,530 people2014: 1,628,063 people2015: 1,628,234 people2016: 1,592,836 people2017: 1,522,181 people2018: 1,461,369 people2019: 1,481,802 people2020: 1,469,067 people2021: 1,503,026 people2022: 1,464,574 people2023: 1,391,968 people2024: 1,390,446 people2025: 1,373,086 people
Change over the period: +115,328 (+9.17%) Average annual rate: 0.25 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Moldova

Moldova 1.37M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Eastern Europe computed 122M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.37M −17,360 −1.25%
2024 1.39M −1,522 −0.11%
2023 1.39M −72,606 −4.96%
2022 1.46M −38,452 −2.56%
2021 1.5M +33,959 +2.31%
2020 1.47M −12,735 −0.86%
2019 1.48M +20,433 +1.4%
2018 1.46M −60,812 −4%
2017 1.52M −70,655 −4.44%
2016 1.59M −35,398 −2.17%
2015 1.63M +171 +0.01%
2014 1.63M +87,533 +5.68%
2013 1.54M +8,587 +0.56%
2012 1.53M +9,569 +0.63%
2011 1.52M +25,815 +1.72%
2010 1.5M +66,043 +4.62%
2009 1.43M +29,620 +2.11%
2008 1.4M +21,220 +1.54%
2007 1.38M +21,405 +1.58%
2006 1.36M +80,391 +6.29%
2005 1.28M −751 −0.06%
2004 1.28M −40,001 −3.03%
2003 1.32M +12,025 +0.92%
2002 1.31M −3,279 −0.25%
2001 1.31M −30,929 −2.31%
2000 1.34M +10,167 +0.76%
1999 1.33M +15,366 +1.17%
1998 1.32M +18,018 +1.39%
1997 1.3M +1,815 +0.14%
1996 1.3M +9,883 +0.77%
1995 1.29M −981 −0.08%
1994 1.29M +2,919 +0.23%
1993 1.28M +3,842 +0.3%
1992 1.28M +8,978 +0.71%
1991 1.27M +13,050 +1.04%
1990 1.26M

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.