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

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The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 2,360,527 people in Moldova in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 2,328,600 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 637 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1% per year vs -1.72% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.33M (19.2% decline).

India vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Moldova
2100 1,515,764,791 1,169,570
2099 1,523,450,562 1,180,272
2098 1,531,147,367 1,191,113
2097 1,538,780,583 1,201,972
2096 1,546,380,447 1,212,932
2095 1,553,964,615 1,223,967
2094 1,561,496,245 1,234,876
2093 1,568,975,448 1,245,808
2092 1,576,332,553 1,256,689
2091 1,583,655,135 1,267,532
2090 1,590,899,630 1,278,123
2089 1,598,026,427 1,288,741
2088 1,605,029,461 1,299,412
2087 1,611,883,136 1,309,994
2086 1,618,654,560 1,320,672
2085 1,625,282,641 1,331,516
2084 1,631,712,094 1,342,188
2083 1,637,989,363 1,353,031
2082 1,644,062,886 1,363,961
2081 1,649,962,836 1,375,027
2080 1,655,654,966 1,386,252
2079 1,661,116,882 1,397,755
2078 1,666,332,415 1,409,455
2077 1,671,298,348 1,421,568
2076 1,676,004,895 1,433,504
2075 1,680,459,350 1,445,874
2074 1,684,595,952 1,458,696
2073 1,688,431,647 1,471,729
2072 1,691,990,872 1,485,296
2071 1,695,203,041 1,499,224
2070 1,698,107,519 1,513,979
2069 1,700,664,858 1,528,841
2068 1,702,876,723 1,544,390
2067 1,704,723,837 1,560,256
2066 1,706,198,000 1,576,276
2065 1,707,391,009 1,592,761
2064 1,708,212,818 1,609,631
2063 1,708,696,045 1,626,510
2062 1,708,862,369 1,643,849
2061 1,708,717,131 1,661,290
2060 1,708,195,453 1,679,059
2059 1,707,339,651 1,696,440
2058 1,706,165,210 1,713,694
2057 1,704,656,327 1,730,910
2056 1,702,865,262 1,748,393
2055 1,700,741,939 1,765,554
2054 1,698,325,374 1,782,642
2053 1,695,513,304 1,799,510
2052 1,692,384,182 1,816,030
2051 1,688,910,288 1,832,448
2050 1,685,088,884 1,848,307
2049 1,680,936,533 1,864,603
2048 1,676,430,514 1,880,438
2047 1,671,532,064 1,896,381
2046 1,666,226,180 1,912,640
2045 1,660,522,084 1,929,525
2044 1,654,412,346 1,946,354
2043 1,647,924,060 1,964,017
2042 1,640,993,579 1,982,068
2041 1,633,629,291 2,000,545
2040 1,625,848,393 2,019,832
2039 1,617,677,625 2,040,153
2038 1,609,097,629 2,060,750
2037 1,600,073,012 2,081,833
2036 1,590,593,050 2,103,318
2035 1,580,726,905 2,125,527
2034 1,570,491,868 2,147,859
2033 1,559,906,905 2,170,311
2032 1,548,963,391 2,192,598
2031 1,537,676,208 2,215,052
2030 1,526,059,268 2,237,961
2029 1,514,142,607 2,260,762
2028 1,501,971,477 2,283,416
2027 1,489,498,223 2,305,981
2026 1,476,782,637 2,328,600
2025 1,463,865,525 2,360,527
2024 1,450,935,791 2,402,306
2023 1,438,069,596 2,457,783
2022 1,425,423,212 2,528,654
2021 1,414,203,896 2,595,809
2020 1,402,617,695 2,635,130
2019 1,389,030,312 2,664,224
2018 1,374,659,064 2,707,203
2017 1,359,657,400 2,755,189
2016 1,343,944,296 2,803,186
2015 1,328,024,498 2,835,978
2014 1,312,277,191 2,857,815
2013 1,295,829,511 2,859,558
2012 1,278,674,502 2,860,324
2011 1,261,224,954 2,860,699
2010 1,243,481,564 2,862,354
2009 1,225,524,753 2,865,213
2008 1,207,930,964 2,868,833
2007 1,190,676,021 2,874,299
2006 1,172,878,890 2,880,967
2005 1,154,676,322 2,888,985
2004 1,135,991,513 2,896,023
2003 1,116,803,006 2,903,198
2002 1,097,600,380 2,911,385
2001 1,077,898,575 2,918,135
2000 1,057,922,733 2,924,668
1999 1,038,225,823 2,930,622
1998 1,018,665,080 2,935,227
1997 999,133,762 2,936,413
1996 979,678,458 2,947,293
1995 960,301,044 2,953,200
1994 941,163,767 2,966,745
1993 922,118,387 2,975,966
1992 902,957,070 2,980,965
1991 883,927,600 2,981,566
1990 864,972,221 2,977,912
1989 846,039,529 2,970,039
1988 827,342,990 2,948,891
1987 808,931,270 2,916,306
1986 790,689,978 2,883,057
1985 772,647,793 2,850,787
1984 754,875,449 2,820,518
1983 737,372,681 2,791,207
1982 720,313,473 2,763,101
1981 703,696,250 2,735,987
1980 687,354,025 2,708,675
1979 671,155,747 2,683,035
1978 655,728,229 2,656,211
1977 640,801,103 2,626,298
1976 625,861,883 2,596,491
1975 611,309,535 2,566,998
1974 597,041,391 2,538,164
1973 583,465,598 2,510,584
1972 570,482,142 2,484,742
1971 558,096,387 2,460,611
1970 545,864,268 2,437,590
1969 533,880,544 2,408,469
1968 522,716,889 2,373,073
1967 511,606,372 2,337,695
1966 500,740,247 2,301,871
1965 490,140,146 2,265,287
1964 479,229,598 2,228,000
1963 468,138,575 2,188,895
1962 457,283,090 2,147,227
1961 446,564,729 2,103,327
1960 435,990,338 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).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 474,586 people (a 16.9% decline).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st 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) India's population will grow by 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,848,307 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B 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

India
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Moldova
2100 -0.5% -0.91%
2099 -0.5% -0.91%
2098 -0.5% -0.9%
2097 -0.49% -0.9%
2096 -0.49% -0.9%
2095 -0.48% -0.88%
2094 -0.48% -0.88%
2093 -0.47% -0.87%
2092 -0.46% -0.86%
2091 -0.46% -0.83%
2090 -0.45% -0.82%
2089 -0.44% -0.82%
2088 -0.43% -0.81%
2087 -0.42% -0.81%
2086 -0.41% -0.81%
2085 -0.39% -0.8%
2084 -0.38% -0.8%
2083 -0.37% -0.8%
2082 -0.36% -0.8%
2081 -0.34% -0.81%
2080 -0.33% -0.82%
2079 -0.31% -0.83%
2078 -0.3% -0.85%
2077 -0.28% -0.83%
2076 -0.27% -0.86%
2075 -0.25% -0.88%
2074 -0.23% -0.89%
2073 -0.21% -0.91%
2072 -0.19% -0.93%
2071 -0.17% -0.97%
2070 -0.15% -0.97%
2069 -0.13% -1.01%
2068 -0.11% -1.02%
2067 -0.09% -1.02%
2066 -0.07% -1.03%
2065 -0.05% -1.05%
2064 -0.03% -1.04%
2063 -0.01% -1.05%
2062 0.008% -1.05%
2061 0.03% -1.06%
2060 0.05% -1.02%
2059 0.07% -1.01%
2058 0.09% -0.99%
2057 0.11% -1%
2056 0.12% -0.97%
2055 0.14% -0.96%
2054 0.17% -0.94%
2053 0.18% -0.91%
2052 0.21% -0.9%
2051 0.23% -0.86%
2050 0.25% -0.87%
2049 0.27% -0.84%
2048 0.29% -0.84%
2047 0.32% -0.85%
2046 0.34% -0.88%
2045 0.37% -0.86%
2044 0.39% -0.9%
2043 0.42% -0.91%
2042 0.45% -0.92%
2041 0.48% -0.95%
2040 0.51% -1%
2039 0.53% -1%
2038 0.56% -1.01%
2037 0.6% -1.02%
2036 0.62% -1.04%
2035 0.65% -1.04%
2034 0.68% -1.03%
2033 0.71% -1.02%
2032 0.73% -1.01%
2031 0.76% -1.02%
2030 0.79% -1.01%
2029 0.81% -0.99%
2028 0.84% -0.98%
2027 0.86% -0.97%
2026 0.88% -1.35%
2025 0.89% -1.74%
2024 0.89% -2.26%
2023 0.89% -2.8%
2022 0.79% -2.59%
2021 0.83% -1.49%
2020 0.98% -1.09%
2019 1.05% -1.59%
2018 1.1% -1.74%
2017 1.17% -1.71%
2016 1.2% -1.16%
2015 1.2% -0.76%
2014 1.27% -0.06%
2013 1.34% -0.03%
2012 1.38% -0.01%
2011 1.43% -0.06%
2010 1.47% -0.1%
2009 1.46% -0.13%
2008 1.45% -0.19%
2007 1.52% -0.23%
2006 1.58% -0.28%
2005 1.64% -0.24%
2004 1.72% -0.25%
2003 1.75% -0.28%
2002 1.83% -0.23%
2001 1.89% -0.22%
2000 1.9% -0.2%
1999 1.92% -0.16%
1998 1.95% -0.04%
1997 1.99% -0.37%
1996 2.02% -0.2%
1995 2.03% -0.46%
1994 2.07% -0.31%
1993 2.12% -0.17%
1992 2.15% -0.02%
1991 2.19% 0.12%
1990 2.24% 0.27%
1989 2.26% 0.72%
1988 2.28% 1.12%
1987 2.31% 1.15%
1986 2.34% 1.13%
1985 2.35% 1.07%
1984 2.37% 1.05%
1983 2.37% 1.02%
1982 2.36% 0.99%
1981 2.38% 1.01%
1980 2.41% 0.96%
1979 2.35% 1.01%
1978 2.33% 1.14%
1977 2.39% 1.15%
1976 2.38% 1.15%
1975 2.39% 1.14%
1974 2.33% 1.1%
1973 2.28% 1.04%
1972 2.22% 0.98%
1971 2.24% 0.94%
1970 2.24% 1.21%
1969 2.14% 1.49%
1968 2.17% 1.51%
1967 2.17% 1.56%
1966 2.16% 1.61%
1965 2.28% 1.67%
1964 2.37% 1.79%
1963 2.37% 1.94%
1962 2.4% 2.09%
1961 2.43% 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 India grew by 0.89%, while Moldova's population declined by 1.74%.

Live population counters

India Moldova
Current population
1483314140
2328600
Population rank 1/197 145/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.03%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
12.6 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
20.7 minutes
One death every
3.3 seconds
15.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 -114
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 -41,779
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% -1.74%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 196/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -29,766
Net migration rank 195/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -29,766
2024 13,630,090 -630,830 -7,767 -27,088
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 -7,007 -18,570
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 -6,385 89,154
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 -13,444 -33,405
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 -7,067 -33,405
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 -3,416 -41,233
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 -961 -36,085
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 1,402 -43,871
2016 16,202,593 81,248 4,580 -51,642
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 6,049 -59,399
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 7,248 -67,175
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 3,537 -77,571
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 5,581 -81,215
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 5,948 -82,271
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 7,456 -84,039
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 7,492 -83,546
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 5,210 -79,593
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 3,490 -75,734
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 2,406 -72,061
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 2,005 -68,681
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 1,714 -52,491
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 -322 -46,947
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 -1,249 -45,833
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 -718 -45,043
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 -324 -43,854
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 642 -43,111
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 2,140 -41,975
1997 19,494,098 880 4,669 -41,743
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 2,655 -33,369
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 5,534 -31,975
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 9,921 -31,616
1993 19,152,399 2,364 13,886 -31,526
1992 19,132,757 35,155 17,373 -30,136
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 21,127 -29,204
1990 18,893,588 125,514 25,824 -30,053
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 29,638 -29,307
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 35,608 -4,989
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 40,122 -10,796
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 39,463 -8,769
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 38,060 -10,627
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 38,108 -12,732
1983 17,219,127 119,694 36,076 -10,543
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 32,814 -8,412
1981 16,422,159 33,243 31,360 -6,452
1980 16,018,786 210,914 30,053 -3,693
1979 15,392,957 774,094 28,322 -6,912
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 27,622 3,483
1977 14,575,662 590,626 27,707 3,245
1976 14,435,504 275,984 27,801 2,885
1975 13,958,642 434,205 27,677 2,355
1974 13,795,836 347,869 27,219 1,785
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 25,967 1,156
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 24,626 481
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 23,359 -61
1970 12,417,866 233,782 22,314 606
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 21,768 20,561
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 22,005 19,830
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 22,654 19,175
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 23,720 18,601
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 24,916 18,066
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 25,860 17,509
1963 11,016,705 21,640 29,382 16,816
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 32,082 15,884
1961 10,468,816 295,177 35,180 14,818
1960 10,237,489 146,955 36,352 13,697

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

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Over the last 10 years, 96.1% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 142,967,525 people) and 3.89% is from migration (a loss of 5,780,451 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, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M
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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