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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 76.2 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 +0.94% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Bangladesh vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Moldova
2100 210,399,059 1,175,882
2099 211,449,688 1,186,641
2098 212,479,977 1,197,541
2097 213,484,035 1,208,458
2096 214,463,720 1,219,478
2095 215,424,649 1,230,573
2094 216,368,088 1,241,540
2093 217,273,531 1,252,531
2092 218,151,426 1,263,471
2091 218,980,379 1,274,372
2090 219,782,575 1,285,020
2089 220,538,090 1,295,696
2088 221,257,201 1,306,424
2087 221,935,839 1,317,064
2086 222,585,679 1,327,799
2085 223,183,658 1,338,702
2084 223,742,603 1,349,432
2083 224,273,365 1,360,333
2082 224,763,738 1,371,322
2081 225,237,793 1,382,447
2080 225,665,152 1,393,733
2079 226,059,226 1,405,298
2078 226,389,150 1,417,062
2077 226,696,749 1,429,240
2076 226,954,762 1,441,240
2075 227,159,233 1,453,677
2074 227,315,415 1,466,568
2073 227,436,221 1,479,672
2072 227,503,342 1,493,311
2071 227,522,038 1,507,315
2070 227,495,122 1,522,149
2069 227,426,186 1,537,091
2068 227,302,632 1,552,724
2067 227,118,726 1,568,676
2066 226,878,385 1,584,782
2065 226,581,697 1,601,356
2064 226,235,839 1,618,317
2063 225,822,167 1,635,288
2062 225,349,674 1,652,720
2061 224,811,052 1,670,255
2060 224,216,813 1,688,120
2059 223,569,585 1,705,595
2058 222,855,839 1,722,942
2057 222,083,110 1,740,252
2056 221,273,932 1,757,829
2055 220,405,468 1,775,082
2054 219,511,997 1,792,262
2053 218,567,668 1,809,221
2052 217,585,554 1,825,831
2051 216,554,217 1,842,337
2050 215,489,899 1,858,281
2049 214,400,010 1,874,666
2048 213,275,216 1,890,586
2047 212,114,603 1,906,615
2046 210,918,933 1,922,962
2045 209,696,717 1,939,938
2044 208,446,830 1,956,858
2043 207,170,217 1,974,616
2042 205,859,107 1,992,765
2041 204,513,256 2,011,342
2040 203,143,300 2,030,732
2039 201,735,060 2,051,163
2038 200,262,138 2,071,871
2037 198,739,346 2,093,068
2036 197,147,970 2,114,669
2035 195,499,247 2,136,998
2034 193,789,143 2,159,450
2033 191,989,956 2,182,023
2032 190,141,739 2,204,431
2031 188,208,233 2,227,006
2030 186,212,272 2,250,038
2029 184,168,103 2,272,963
2028 182,087,511 2,295,739
2027 179,973,411 2,318,425
2026 177,837,418 2,341,166
2025 175,685,057 2,373,265
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% 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 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 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 1.18M 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% -1.21%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Moldova
Current population
178415186
2341166
Population rank 8/197 145/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.03%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
9.47 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
19.9 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -152
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 196/197
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 - -473,362 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 73.1% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,148,039 people) and 26.9% is from migration (a loss of 8,897,408 people). In Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 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 2.58M
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
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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