Five years cumulative net migration rose 0% to -14,278 persons in Moldova in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, five years cumulative net migration in Moldova reached an all time high of 28,097 persons in 1960 and an all time low of -91,035 persons in 2012. When compared to Moldova's main peers, five years cumulative net migration in Bulgaria amounted to -8,716 persons, -12,724 persons in Romania, 320,617 persons in Russia and 831 persons in Ukraine in 2021.
Moldova has been ranked 131st within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of five years cumulative net migration, 31 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Net Migration (Five Years Cumulative) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bulgaria | persons | -15,356 | -14,947 | -13,560 | -12,115 | -11,439 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | persons | -155,379 | -153,054 | -180,592 | -296,674 | -302,609 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 397,921 | 432,017 | 430,803 | 392,587 | 360,560 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | persons | -29,315 | -27,234 | -25,061 | -23,600 | -21,581 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | persons | 14,166 | -982 | 18,044 | 31,976 | 33,559 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | persons | 150,215 | 156,993 | 164,070 | 177,470 | 183,953 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | persons | -59,404 | -51,633 | -43,868 | -36,088 | -28,328 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | -25,426 | -1,967 | -1,983 | -8,736 | -2,974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | persons | -49,612 | -64,002 | -58,735 | -57,865 | -25,453 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | 384,942 | 373,316 | 350,105 | 336,527 | 333,509 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | persons | 7,368 | 5,901 | 4,465 | 3,346 | 489 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | persons | 341,261 | 375,842 | -252,010 | -261,813 | -218,341 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 1,221,849 | 1,449,371 | 1,377,630 | 1,200,796 | 1,158,444 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | persons | -21,937 | -54,333 | -50,447 | -33,273 | -7,812 |
Helgi Library 
