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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 23.6 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

Moldova vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Myanmar
2100 1,175,882 49,949,080
2099 1,186,641 50,198,343
2098 1,197,541 50,447,153
2097 1,208,458 50,695,410
2096 1,219,478 50,944,916
2095 1,230,573 51,196,278
2094 1,241,540 51,446,607
2093 1,252,531 51,693,545
2092 1,263,471 51,939,182
2091 1,274,372 52,186,904
2090 1,285,020 52,430,723
2089 1,295,696 52,669,995
2088 1,306,424 52,907,277
2087 1,317,064 53,143,840
2086 1,327,799 53,378,681
2085 1,338,702 53,610,966
2084 1,349,432 53,838,657
2083 1,360,333 54,062,724
2082 1,371,322 54,285,392
2081 1,382,447 54,505,055
2080 1,393,733 54,722,128
2079 1,405,298 54,937,654
2078 1,417,062 55,150,792
2077 1,429,240 55,357,283
2076 1,441,240 55,562,845
2075 1,453,677 55,765,753
2074 1,466,568 55,964,774
2073 1,479,672 56,160,415
2072 1,493,311 56,349,733
2071 1,507,315 56,533,780
2070 1,522,149 56,713,930
2069 1,537,091 56,887,406
2068 1,552,724 57,055,818
2067 1,568,676 57,217,287
2066 1,584,782 57,373,788
2065 1,601,356 57,525,666
2064 1,618,317 57,671,683
2063 1,635,288 57,808,968
2062 1,652,720 57,938,764
2061 1,670,255 58,067,183
2060 1,688,120 58,186,565
2059 1,705,595 58,295,246
2058 1,722,942 58,392,324
2057 1,740,252 58,481,859
2056 1,757,829 58,565,952
2055 1,775,082 58,636,423
2054 1,792,262 58,697,613
2053 1,809,221 58,745,390
2052 1,825,831 58,783,172
2051 1,842,337 58,809,843
2050 1,858,281 58,824,293
2049 1,874,666 58,829,688
2048 1,890,586 58,823,499
2047 1,906,615 58,805,696
2046 1,922,962 58,775,337
2045 1,939,938 58,728,250
2044 1,956,858 58,671,458
2043 1,974,616 58,601,589
2042 1,992,765 58,516,227
2041 2,011,342 58,417,678
2040 2,030,732 58,306,713
2039 2,051,163 58,181,537
2038 2,071,871 58,041,212
2037 2,093,068 57,888,662
2036 2,114,669 57,724,649
2035 2,136,998 57,544,156
2034 2,159,450 57,348,842
2033 2,182,023 57,137,545
2032 2,204,431 56,910,400
2031 2,227,006 56,667,160
2030 2,250,038 56,407,549
2029 2,272,963 56,133,620
2028 2,295,739 55,840,949
2027 2,318,425 55,531,050
2026 2,341,166 55,203,523
2025 2,373,265 54,860,498
2024 2,402,306 54,500,091
2023 2,457,783 54,133,798
2022 2,528,654 53,756,787
2021 2,595,809 53,387,102
2020 2,635,130 53,016,522
2019 2,664,224 52,640,713
2018 2,707,203 52,272,247
2017 2,755,189 51,894,938
2016 2,803,186 51,495,696
2015 2,835,978 51,089,056
2014 2,857,815 50,681,634
2013 2,859,558 50,262,658
2012 2,860,324 49,837,446
2011 2,860,699 49,419,820
2010 2,862,354 49,024,382
2009 2,865,213 48,660,459
2008 2,868,833 48,390,793
2007 2,874,299 48,125,043
2006 2,880,967 47,785,135
2005 2,888,985 47,438,365
2004 2,896,023 47,068,772
2003 2,903,198 46,667,192
2002 2,911,385 46,232,653
2001 2,918,135 45,771,139
2000 2,924,668 45,290,841
1999 2,930,622 44,787,724
1998 2,935,227 44,257,793
1997 2,936,413 43,708,798
1996 2,947,293 43,154,860
1995 2,953,200 42,605,338
1994 2,966,745 42,055,143
1993 2,975,966 41,502,429
1992 2,980,965 40,950,342
1991 2,981,566 40,394,154
1990 2,977,912 39,817,251
1989 2,970,039 39,214,618
1988 2,948,891 38,600,927
1987 2,916,306 37,971,594
1986 2,883,057 37,314,878
1985 2,850,787 36,622,827
1984 2,820,518 35,899,313
1983 2,791,207 35,162,715
1982 2,763,101 34,482,965
1981 2,735,987 33,858,783
1980 2,708,675 33,227,204
1979 2,683,035 32,596,550
1978 2,656,211 31,972,976
1977 2,626,298 31,355,966
1976 2,596,491 30,758,811
1975 2,566,998 30,176,565
1974 2,538,164 29,598,167
1973 2,510,584 29,026,388
1972 2,484,742 28,428,324
1971 2,460,611 27,807,219
1970 2,437,590 27,193,016
1969 2,408,469 26,585,112
1968 2,373,073 25,989,662
1967 2,337,695 25,406,429
1966 2,301,871 24,836,496
1965 2,265,287 24,279,431
1964 2,228,000 23,737,315
1963 2,188,895 23,213,408
1962 2,147,227 22,704,719
1961 2,103,327 22,210,581
1960 2,058,020 21,730,250

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/moldova/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Moldova's population will shrink by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people with a rank change from 145th to 150th. The population of Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M 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

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Myanmar
2100 -0.91% -0.5%
2099 -0.91% -0.49%
2098 -0.9% -0.49%
2097 -0.9% -0.49%
2096 -0.9% -0.49%
2095 -0.88% -0.49%
2094 -0.88% -0.48%
2093 -0.87% -0.47%
2092 -0.86% -0.47%
2091 -0.83% -0.47%
2090 -0.82% -0.45%
2089 -0.82% -0.45%
2088 -0.81% -0.45%
2087 -0.81% -0.44%
2086 -0.81% -0.43%
2085 -0.8% -0.42%
2084 -0.8% -0.41%
2083 -0.8% -0.41%
2082 -0.8% -0.4%
2081 -0.81% -0.4%
2080 -0.82% -0.39%
2079 -0.83% -0.39%
2078 -0.85% -0.37%
2077 -0.83% -0.37%
2076 -0.86% -0.36%
2075 -0.88% -0.36%
2074 -0.89% -0.35%
2073 -0.91% -0.34%
2072 -0.93% -0.33%
2071 -0.97% -0.32%
2070 -0.97% -0.3%
2069 -1.01% -0.3%
2068 -1.02% -0.28%
2067 -1.02% -0.27%
2066 -1.03% -0.26%
2065 -1.05% -0.25%
2064 -1.04% -0.24%
2063 -1.05% -0.22%
2062 -1.05% -0.22%
2061 -1.06% -0.21%
2060 -1.02% -0.19%
2059 -1.01% -0.17%
2058 -0.99% -0.15%
2057 -1% -0.14%
2056 -0.97% -0.12%
2055 -0.96% -0.1%
2054 -0.94% -0.08%
2053 -0.91% -0.06%
2052 -0.9% -0.05%
2051 -0.86% -0.02%
2050 -0.87% -0.009%
2049 -0.84% 0.01%
2048 -0.84% 0.03%
2047 -0.85% 0.05%
2046 -0.88% 0.08%
2045 -0.86% 0.1%
2044 -0.9% 0.12%
2043 -0.91% 0.15%
2042 -0.92% 0.17%
2041 -0.95% 0.19%
2040 -1% 0.22%
2039 -1% 0.24%
2038 -1.01% 0.26%
2037 -1.02% 0.28%
2036 -1.04% 0.31%
2035 -1.04% 0.34%
2034 -1.03% 0.37%
2033 -1.02% 0.4%
2032 -1.01% 0.43%
2031 -1.02% 0.46%
2030 -1.01% 0.49%
2029 -0.99% 0.52%
2028 -0.98% 0.56%
2027 -0.97% 0.59%
2026 -1.35% 0.63%
2025 -1.21% 0.66%
2024 -2.26% 0.68%
2023 -2.8% 0.7%
2022 -2.59% 0.69%
2021 -1.49% 0.7%
2020 -1.09% 0.71%
2019 -1.59% 0.7%
2018 -1.74% 0.73%
2017 -1.71% 0.78%
2016 -1.16% 0.8%
2015 -0.76% 0.8%
2014 -0.06% 0.83%
2013 -0.03% 0.85%
2012 -0.01% 0.85%
2011 -0.06% 0.81%
2010 -0.1% 0.75%
2009 -0.13% 0.56%
2008 -0.19% 0.55%
2007 -0.23% 0.71%
2006 -0.28% 0.73%
2005 -0.24% 0.79%
2004 -0.25% 0.86%
2003 -0.28% 0.94%
2002 -0.23% 1.01%
2001 -0.22% 1.06%
2000 -0.2% 1.12%
1999 -0.16% 1.2%
1998 -0.04% 1.26%
1997 -0.37% 1.28%
1996 -0.2% 1.29%
1995 -0.46% 1.31%
1994 -0.31% 1.33%
1993 -0.17% 1.35%
1992 -0.02% 1.38%
1991 0.12% 1.45%
1990 0.27% 1.54%
1989 0.72% 1.59%
1988 1.12% 1.66%
1987 1.15% 1.76%
1986 1.13% 1.89%
1985 1.07% 2.02%
1984 1.05% 2.09%
1983 1.02% 1.97%
1982 0.99% 1.84%
1981 1.01% 1.9%
1980 0.96% 1.93%
1979 1.01% 1.95%
1978 1.14% 1.97%
1977 1.15% 1.94%
1976 1.15% 1.93%
1975 1.14% 1.95%
1974 1.1% 1.97%
1973 1.04% 2.1%
1972 0.98% 2.23%
1971 0.94% 2.26%
1970 1.21% 2.29%
1969 1.49% 2.29%
1968 1.51% 2.3%
1967 1.56% 2.29%
1966 1.61% 2.29%
1965 1.67% 2.28%
1964 1.79% 2.26%
1963 1.94% 2.24%
1962 2.09% 2.22%
1961 2.2% 2.21%

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 Moldova declined by 2.26%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

Moldova Myanmar
Current population
2341166
55292116
Population rank 145/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.67%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
34.9 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +1,004
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +366,293
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +0.68%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 118/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -39,661
Net migration rank 164/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -39,661
2024 - -27,088 - -37,979
2023 -7,007 -18,570 408,331 -34,989
2022 -6,385 89,154 415,647 -34,988
2021 -13,444 -33,405 394,104 -35,370
2020 -7,067 -33,405 448,626 -66,213
2019 -3,416 -41,233 469,924 -100,783
2018 -961 -36,085 482,316 -114,598
2017 1,402 -43,871 492,276 -105,415
2016 4,580 -51,642 499,508 -87,907
2015 6,049 -59,399 495,769 -94,108
2014 7,248 -67,175 488,114 -74,901
2013 3,537 -77,571 487,648 -62,863
2012 5,581 -81,215 487,210 -61,536
2011 5,948 -82,271 492,271 -82,713
2010 7,456 -84,039 497,745 -116,481
2009 7,492 -83,546 505,144 -158,542
2008 5,210 -79,593 373,287 -180,533
2007 3,490 -75,734 523,745 -184,989
2006 2,406 -72,061 527,165 -186,098
2005 2,005 -68,681 537,429 -185,009
2004 1,714 -52,491 556,494 -169,736
2003 -322 -46,947 582,173 -165,739
2002 -1,249 -45,833 602,873 -150,232
2001 -718 -45,043 601,524 -131,124
2000 -324 -43,854 596,979 -106,772
1999 642 -43,111 597,916 -81,874
1998 2,140 -41,975 606,110 -62,281
1997 4,669 -41,743 613,103 -58,954
1996 2,655 -33,369 619,488 -65,766
1995 5,534 -31,975 620,376 -75,097
1994 9,921 -31,616 626,411 -71,359
1993 13,886 -31,526 633,576 -83,214
1992 17,373 -30,136 634,484 -80,661
1991 21,127 -29,204 637,622 -79,059
1990 25,824 -30,053 636,081 -40,859
1989 29,638 -29,307 636,610 -26,585
1988 35,608 -4,989 630,392 -13,046
1987 40,122 -10,796 652,960 -11,642
1986 39,463 -8,769 679,467 -7,351
1985 38,060 -10,627 705,905 6,074
1984 38,108 -12,732 723,623 11,433
1983 36,076 -10,543 719,710 18,427
1982 32,814 -8,412 701,212 -79,856
1981 31,360 -6,452 679,851 -52,839
1980 30,053 -3,693 673,815 -37,679
1979 28,322 -6,912 669,338 -44,174
1978 27,622 3,483 658,068 -36,055
1977 27,707 3,245 649,915 -37,879
1976 27,801 2,885 642,829 -60,561
1975 27,677 2,355 635,005 -52,763
1974 27,219 1,785 628,458 -53,875
1973 25,967 1,156 624,619 -55,659
1972 24,626 481 616,411 10,735
1971 23,359 -61 608,784 6,306
1970 22,314 606 595,337 17,997
1969 21,768 20,561 584,979 17,491
1968 22,005 19,830 571,123 17,293
1967 22,654 19,175 559,577 18,470
1966 23,720 18,601 546,378 15,453
1965 24,916 18,066 533,443 18,847
1964 25,860 17,509 516,334 15,600
1963 29,382 16,816 501,548 14,350
1962 32,082 15,884 487,925 13,546
1961 35,180 14,818 474,818 11,972
1960 36,352 13,697 465,049 8,807

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 6.04% of the population change in Moldova is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people). In Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

Biggest cities by population

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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