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Population in Bangladesh compared to Moldova: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 175,686,899 in 2025 vs 2,360,527 people in Moldova in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,936,470 people compared to 2,328,600 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 76.8 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 2.18% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs -1.72% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 179M (22.2% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.33M (19.2% decline).

Bangladesh vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Moldova
2100 210,401,264 1,169,570
2099 211,451,904 1,180,272
2098 212,482,204 1,191,113
2097 213,486,272 1,201,972
2096 214,465,968 1,212,932
2095 215,426,907 1,223,967
2094 216,370,356 1,234,876
2093 217,275,808 1,245,808
2092 218,153,712 1,256,689
2091 218,982,674 1,267,532
2090 219,784,878 1,278,123
2089 220,540,401 1,288,741
2088 221,259,520 1,299,412
2087 221,938,165 1,309,994
2086 222,588,012 1,320,672
2085 223,185,997 1,331,516
2084 223,744,949 1,342,188
2083 224,275,716 1,353,031
2082 224,766,094 1,363,961
2081 225,240,154 1,375,027
2080 225,667,518 1,386,252
2079 226,061,595 1,397,755
2078 226,391,523 1,409,455
2077 226,699,126 1,421,568
2076 226,957,140 1,433,504
2075 227,161,614 1,445,874
2074 227,317,797 1,458,696
2073 227,438,605 1,471,729
2072 227,505,726 1,485,296
2071 227,524,423 1,499,224
2070 227,497,506 1,513,979
2069 227,428,570 1,528,841
2068 227,305,014 1,544,390
2067 227,121,107 1,560,256
2066 226,880,763 1,576,276
2065 226,584,072 1,592,761
2064 226,238,210 1,609,631
2063 225,824,534 1,626,510
2062 225,352,036 1,643,849
2061 224,813,409 1,661,290
2060 224,219,163 1,679,059
2059 223,571,928 1,696,440
2058 222,858,175 1,713,694
2057 222,085,438 1,730,910
2056 221,276,251 1,748,393
2055 220,407,778 1,765,554
2054 219,514,298 1,782,642
2053 218,569,959 1,799,510
2052 217,587,835 1,816,030
2051 216,556,487 1,832,448
2050 215,492,158 1,848,307
2049 214,402,257 1,864,603
2048 213,277,451 1,880,438
2047 212,116,827 1,896,381
2046 210,921,144 1,912,640
2045 209,698,915 1,929,525
2044 208,449,015 1,946,354
2043 207,172,388 1,964,017
2042 205,861,265 1,982,068
2041 204,515,400 2,000,545
2040 203,145,429 2,019,832
2039 201,737,174 2,040,153
2038 200,264,237 2,060,750
2037 198,741,429 2,081,833
2036 197,150,036 2,103,318
2035 195,501,296 2,125,527
2034 193,791,174 2,147,859
2033 191,991,968 2,170,311
2032 190,143,732 2,192,598
2031 188,210,205 2,215,052
2030 186,214,224 2,237,961
2029 184,170,034 2,260,762
2028 182,089,419 2,283,416
2027 179,975,298 2,305,981
2026 177,839,282 2,328,600
2025 175,686,899 2,360,527
2024 173,562,364 2,402,306
2023 171,466,990 2,457,783
2022 169,384,897 2,528,654
2021 167,658,854 2,595,809
2020 166,298,024 2,635,130
2019 164,913,055 2,664,224
2018 163,523,103 2,707,203
2017 162,186,147 2,755,189
2016 160,811,932 2,803,186
2015 159,383,179 2,835,978
2014 157,964,929 2,857,815
2013 156,532,141 2,859,558
2012 155,070,101 2,860,324
2011 153,591,076 2,860,699
2010 152,201,981 2,862,354
2009 150,873,714 2,865,213
2008 149,474,264 2,868,833
2007 147,989,278 2,874,299
2006 146,405,973 2,880,967
2005 144,715,786 2,888,985
2004 142,902,856 2,896,023
2003 140,970,351 2,903,198
2002 138,933,658 2,911,385
2001 136,805,810 2,918,135
2000 134,544,304 2,924,668
1999 132,108,065 2,930,622
1998 129,622,332 2,935,227
1997 127,198,069 2,936,413
1996 124,862,179 2,947,293
1995 122,600,370 2,953,200
1994 120,343,179 2,966,745
1993 118,132,360 2,975,966
1992 115,952,192 2,980,965
1991 113,787,109 2,981,566
1990 111,633,717 2,977,912
1989 109,433,799 2,970,039
1988 107,216,008 2,948,891
1987 104,959,291 2,916,306
1986 102,635,572 2,883,057
1985 100,253,825 2,850,787
1984 97,814,966 2,820,518
1983 95,335,155 2,791,207
1982 92,814,507 2,763,101
1981 90,303,105 2,735,987
1980 88,016,432 2,708,675
1979 85,935,072 2,683,035
1978 83,889,655 2,656,211
1977 81,867,264 2,626,298
1976 79,855,318 2,596,491
1975 77,854,351 2,566,998
1974 75,839,348 2,538,164
1973 73,722,294 2,510,584
1972 71,641,519 2,484,742
1971 70,276,758 2,460,611
1970 69,058,894 2,437,590
1969 67,294,133 2,408,469
1968 65,408,276 2,373,073
1967 63,510,929 2,337,695
1966 61,669,806 2,301,871
1965 59,902,519 2,265,287
1964 58,178,374 2,228,000
1963 56,504,402 2,188,895
1962 54,881,146 2,147,227
1961 53,310,348 2,103,327
1960 51,828,660 2,058,020

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 18,124,538 people (a 11.3% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 474,586 people (a 16.9% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.4% to 215,492,158 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,848,307 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.17M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Moldova
2100 -0.5% -0.91%
2099 -0.48% -0.91%
2098 -0.47% -0.9%
2097 -0.46% -0.9%
2096 -0.45% -0.9%
2095 -0.44% -0.88%
2094 -0.42% -0.88%
2093 -0.4% -0.87%
2092 -0.38% -0.86%
2091 -0.36% -0.83%
2090 -0.34% -0.82%
2089 -0.33% -0.82%
2088 -0.31% -0.81%
2087 -0.29% -0.81%
2086 -0.27% -0.81%
2085 -0.25% -0.8%
2084 -0.24% -0.8%
2083 -0.22% -0.8%
2082 -0.21% -0.8%
2081 -0.19% -0.81%
2080 -0.17% -0.82%
2079 -0.15% -0.83%
2078 -0.14% -0.85%
2077 -0.11% -0.83%
2076 -0.09% -0.86%
2075 -0.07% -0.88%
2074 -0.05% -0.89%
2073 -0.03% -0.91%
2072 -0.008% -0.93%
2071 0.01% -0.97%
2070 0.03% -0.97%
2069 0.05% -1.01%
2068 0.08% -1.02%
2067 0.11% -1.02%
2066 0.13% -1.03%
2065 0.15% -1.05%
2064 0.18% -1.04%
2063 0.21% -1.05%
2062 0.24% -1.05%
2061 0.27% -1.06%
2060 0.29% -1.02%
2059 0.32% -1.01%
2058 0.35% -0.99%
2057 0.37% -1%
2056 0.39% -0.97%
2055 0.41% -0.96%
2054 0.43% -0.94%
2053 0.45% -0.91%
2052 0.48% -0.9%
2051 0.49% -0.86%
2050 0.51% -0.87%
2049 0.53% -0.84%
2048 0.55% -0.84%
2047 0.57% -0.85%
2046 0.58% -0.88%
2045 0.6% -0.86%
2044 0.62% -0.9%
2043 0.64% -0.91%
2042 0.66% -0.92%
2041 0.67% -0.95%
2040 0.7% -1%
2039 0.74% -1%
2038 0.77% -1.01%
2037 0.81% -1.02%
2036 0.84% -1.04%
2035 0.88% -1.04%
2034 0.94% -1.03%
2033 0.97% -1.02%
2032 1.03% -1.01%
2031 1.07% -1.02%
2030 1.11% -1.01%
2029 1.14% -0.99%
2028 1.17% -0.98%
2027 1.2% -0.97%
2026 1.23% -1.35%
2025 1.22% -1.74%
2024 1.22% -2.26%
2023 1.23% -2.8%
2022 1.03% -2.59%
2021 0.82% -1.49%
2020 0.84% -1.09%
2019 0.85% -1.59%
2018 0.82% -1.74%
2017 0.85% -1.71%
2016 0.9% -1.16%
2015 0.9% -0.76%
2014 0.92% -0.06%
2013 0.94% -0.03%
2012 0.96% -0.01%
2011 0.91% -0.06%
2010 0.88% -0.1%
2009 0.94% -0.13%
2008 1% -0.19%
2007 1.08% -0.23%
2006 1.17% -0.28%
2005 1.27% -0.24%
2004 1.37% -0.25%
2003 1.47% -0.28%
2002 1.56% -0.23%
2001 1.68% -0.22%
2000 1.84% -0.2%
1999 1.92% -0.16%
1998 1.91% -0.04%
1997 1.87% -0.37%
1996 1.84% -0.2%
1995 1.88% -0.46%
1994 1.87% -0.31%
1993 1.88% -0.17%
1992 1.9% -0.02%
1991 1.93% 0.12%
1990 2.01% 0.27%
1989 2.07% 0.72%
1988 2.15% 1.12%
1987 2.26% 1.15%
1986 2.38% 1.13%
1985 2.49% 1.07%
1984 2.6% 1.05%
1983 2.72% 1.02%
1982 2.78% 0.99%
1981 2.6% 1.01%
1980 2.42% 0.96%
1979 2.44% 1.01%
1978 2.47% 1.14%
1977 2.52% 1.15%
1976 2.57% 1.15%
1975 2.66% 1.14%
1974 2.87% 1.1%
1973 2.9% 1.04%
1972 1.94% 0.98%
1971 1.76% 0.94%
1970 2.62% 1.21%
1969 2.88% 1.49%
1968 2.99% 1.51%
1967 2.99% 1.56%
1966 2.95% 1.61%
1965 2.96% 1.67%
1964 2.96% 1.79%
1963 2.96% 1.94%
1962 2.95% 2.09%
1961 2.86% 2.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Moldova's population declined by 1.74%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Moldova
Current population
178936470
2328600
Population rank 8/197 145/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.03%
One net population change
14.9 seconds
12.6 minutes
One birth every
9.09 seconds
20.7 minutes
One death every
35.6 seconds
15.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,821 -114
Annual growth/decline +2,124,535 -41,779
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -1.74%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 196/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -29,766
Net migration rank 194/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -29,766
2024 2,583,129 -473,362 -7,767 -27,088
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -7,007 -18,570
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -6,385 89,154
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -13,444 -33,405
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -7,067 -33,405
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -3,416 -41,233
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -961 -36,085
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 1,402 -43,871
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 4,580 -51,642
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 6,049 -59,399
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 7,248 -67,175
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 3,537 -77,571
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 5,581 -81,215
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 5,948 -82,271
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 7,456 -84,039
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 7,492 -83,546
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 5,210 -79,593
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 3,490 -75,734
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 2,406 -72,061
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 2,005 -68,681
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 1,714 -52,491
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -322 -46,947
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -1,249 -45,833
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -718 -45,043
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -324 -43,854
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 642 -43,111
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 2,140 -41,975
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 4,669 -41,743
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 2,655 -33,369
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 5,534 -31,975
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 9,921 -31,616
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 13,886 -31,526
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 17,373 -30,136
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 21,127 -29,204
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 25,824 -30,053
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 29,638 -29,307
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 35,608 -4,989
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 40,122 -10,796
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 39,463 -8,769
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 38,060 -10,627
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 38,108 -12,732
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 36,076 -10,543
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 32,814 -8,412
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 31,360 -6,452
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 30,053 -3,693
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 28,322 -6,912
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 27,622 3,483
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 27,707 3,245
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 27,801 2,885
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 27,677 2,355
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 27,219 1,785
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 25,967 1,156
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 24,626 481
1971 542,747 224,369 23,359 -61
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 22,314 606
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 21,768 20,561
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 22,005 19,830
1967 1,860,743 23,164 22,654 19,175
1966 1,794,530 3,758 23,720 18,601
1965 1,688,652 47,610 24,916 18,066
1964 1,686,591 25,426 25,860 17,509
1963 1,612,749 23,215 29,382 16,816
1962 1,584,035 26,533 32,082 15,884
1961 1,504,524 26,503 35,180 14,818
1960 1,418,810 13,580 36,352 13,697

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bangladesh/moldova | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,425,669 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a loss of 8,481,548 people). In Moldova 11.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 34,016 people) and 88.3% is from migration (a loss of 255,544 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

Biggest cities by population

Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 3.23M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Ungheni 26.5K
Dubasari 25.1K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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