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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 5,281,538 people in Oman in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 5,761,708 in Oman.

Population statistics:

  • Oman's population is 2.46 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Oman is the 117th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.07% for Oman.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +2.99% in Oman.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Oman has grown from 2.51M to 5.76M (129.1% growth).

Moldova vs Oman: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Oman
2100 1,175,882 12,326,703
2099 1,186,641 12,244,321
2098 1,197,541 12,161,347
2097 1,208,458 12,077,858
2096 1,219,478 11,994,015
2095 1,230,573 11,909,754
2094 1,241,540 11,825,095
2093 1,252,531 11,740,085
2092 1,263,471 11,654,790
2091 1,274,372 11,569,356
2090 1,285,020 11,483,782
2089 1,295,696 11,398,109
2088 1,306,424 11,312,508
2087 1,317,064 11,227,223
2086 1,327,799 11,141,991
2085 1,338,702 11,056,984
2084 1,349,432 10,972,191
2083 1,360,333 10,887,525
2082 1,371,322 10,802,994
2081 1,382,447 10,718,800
2080 1,393,733 10,634,723
2079 1,405,298 10,550,794
2078 1,417,062 10,466,970
2077 1,429,240 10,383,169
2076 1,441,240 10,299,342
2075 1,453,677 10,215,493
2074 1,466,568 10,131,547
2073 1,479,672 10,047,318
2072 1,493,311 9,962,612
2071 1,507,315 9,877,378
2070 1,522,149 9,791,853
2069 1,537,091 9,705,815
2068 1,552,724 9,619,166
2067 1,568,676 9,531,936
2066 1,584,782 9,443,967
2065 1,601,356 9,355,538
2064 1,618,317 9,266,470
2063 1,635,288 9,176,798
2062 1,652,720 9,086,390
2061 1,670,255 8,995,287
2060 1,688,120 8,903,536
2059 1,705,595 8,810,958
2058 1,722,942 8,717,538
2057 1,740,252 8,623,514
2056 1,757,829 8,528,891
2055 1,775,082 8,433,708
2054 1,792,262 8,338,102
2053 1,809,221 8,242,274
2052 1,825,831 8,146,407
2051 1,842,337 8,050,917
2050 1,858,281 7,955,842
2049 1,874,666 7,861,436
2048 1,890,586 7,767,655
2047 1,906,615 7,674,619
2046 1,922,962 7,582,158
2045 1,939,938 7,490,461
2044 1,956,858 7,399,381
2043 1,974,616 7,309,208
2042 1,992,765 7,219,941
2041 2,011,342 7,131,715
2040 2,030,732 7,044,649
2039 2,051,163 6,958,711
2038 2,071,871 6,873,682
2037 2,093,068 6,789,514
2036 2,114,669 6,706,116
2035 2,136,998 6,623,241
2034 2,159,450 6,540,718
2033 2,182,023 6,458,252
2032 2,204,431 6,375,523
2031 2,227,006 6,292,383
2030 2,250,038 6,208,520
2029 2,272,963 6,115,428
2028 2,295,739 6,010,434
2027 2,318,425 5,881,073
2026 2,341,166 5,717,450
2025 2,373,265 5,519,571
2024 2,402,306 5,281,538
2023 2,457,783 5,049,269
2022 2,528,654 4,730,226
2021 2,595,809 4,500,424
2020 2,635,130 4,522,497
2019 2,664,224 4,591,241
2018 2,707,203 4,597,877
2017 2,755,189 4,537,396
2016 2,803,186 4,390,877
2015 2,835,978 4,184,895
2014 2,857,815 4,002,439
2013 2,859,558 3,833,913
2012 2,860,324 3,547,106
2011 2,860,699 3,076,763
2010 2,862,354 2,757,446
2009 2,865,213 2,684,659
2008 2,868,833 2,626,529
2007 2,874,299 2,570,174
2006 2,880,967 2,514,795
2005 2,888,985 2,459,802
2004 2,896,023 2,404,821
2003 2,903,198 2,363,796
2002 2,911,385 2,337,140
2001 2,918,135 2,310,217
2000 2,924,668 2,282,131
1999 2,930,622 2,252,909
1998 2,935,227 2,222,489
1997 2,936,413 2,190,720
1996 2,947,293 2,156,926
1995 2,953,200 2,120,528
1994 2,966,745 2,081,834
1993 2,975,966 2,021,675
1992 2,980,965 1,938,238
1991 2,981,566 1,851,473
1990 2,977,912 1,763,954
1989 2,970,039 1,676,228
1988 2,948,891 1,588,568
1987 2,916,306 1,500,996
1986 2,883,057 1,413,419
1985 2,850,787 1,325,480
1984 2,820,518 1,247,716
1983 2,791,207 1,181,459
1982 2,763,101 1,117,678
1981 2,735,987 1,057,320
1980 2,708,675 1,001,248
1979 2,683,035 949,116
1978 2,656,211 900,304
1977 2,626,298 855,314
1976 2,596,491 814,701
1975 2,566,998 778,864
1974 2,538,164 746,988
1973 2,510,584 721,179
1972 2,484,742 700,593
1971 2,460,611 681,119
1970 2,437,590 662,680
1969 2,408,469 645,255
1968 2,373,073 628,798
1967 2,337,695 613,318
1966 2,301,871 598,804
1965 2,265,287 585,236
1964 2,228,000 572,577
1963 2,188,895 560,827
1962 2,147,227 549,941
1961 2,103,327 539,854
1960 2,058,020 530,485

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Oman gained 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Oman's population increased by 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Oman was ranked 138th in 2006 and ranked 117th 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 Oman will increase by 38.1% to 7,955,842 people and rank change from 117th to 113th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M 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
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Oman
2100 -0.91% 0.67%
2099 -0.91% 0.68%
2098 -0.9% 0.69%
2097 -0.9% 0.7%
2096 -0.9% 0.71%
2095 -0.88% 0.72%
2094 -0.88% 0.72%
2093 -0.87% 0.73%
2092 -0.86% 0.74%
2091 -0.83% 0.75%
2090 -0.82% 0.75%
2089 -0.82% 0.76%
2088 -0.81% 0.76%
2087 -0.81% 0.76%
2086 -0.81% 0.77%
2085 -0.8% 0.77%
2084 -0.8% 0.78%
2083 -0.8% 0.78%
2082 -0.8% 0.79%
2081 -0.81% 0.79%
2080 -0.82% 0.8%
2079 -0.83% 0.8%
2078 -0.85% 0.81%
2077 -0.83% 0.81%
2076 -0.86% 0.82%
2075 -0.88% 0.83%
2074 -0.89% 0.84%
2073 -0.91% 0.85%
2072 -0.93% 0.86%
2071 -0.97% 0.87%
2070 -0.97% 0.89%
2069 -1.01% 0.9%
2068 -1.02% 0.92%
2067 -1.02% 0.93%
2066 -1.03% 0.95%
2065 -1.05% 0.96%
2064 -1.04% 0.98%
2063 -1.05% 0.99%
2062 -1.05% 1.01%
2061 -1.06% 1.03%
2060 -1.02% 1.05%
2059 -1.01% 1.07%
2058 -0.99% 1.09%
2057 -1% 1.11%
2056 -0.97% 1.13%
2055 -0.96% 1.15%
2054 -0.94% 1.16%
2053 -0.91% 1.18%
2052 -0.9% 1.19%
2051 -0.86% 1.2%
2050 -0.87% 1.2%
2049 -0.84% 1.21%
2048 -0.84% 1.21%
2047 -0.85% 1.22%
2046 -0.88% 1.22%
2045 -0.86% 1.23%
2044 -0.9% 1.23%
2043 -0.91% 1.24%
2042 -0.92% 1.24%
2041 -0.95% 1.24%
2040 -1% 1.23%
2039 -1% 1.24%
2038 -1.01% 1.24%
2037 -1.02% 1.24%
2036 -1.04% 1.25%
2035 -1.04% 1.26%
2034 -1.03% 1.28%
2033 -1.02% 1.3%
2032 -1.01% 1.32%
2031 -1.02% 1.35%
2030 -1.01% 1.52%
2029 -0.99% 1.75%
2028 -0.98% 2.2%
2027 -0.97% 2.86%
2026 -1.35% 3.59%
2025 -1.21% 4.51%
2024 -2.26% 4.6%
2023 -2.8% 6.74%
2022 -2.59% 5.11%
2021 -1.49% -0.49%
2020 -1.09% -1.5%
2019 -1.59% -0.14%
2018 -1.74% 1.33%
2017 -1.71% 3.34%
2016 -1.16% 4.92%
2015 -0.76% 4.56%
2014 -0.06% 4.4%
2013 -0.03% 8.09%
2012 -0.01% 15.3%
2011 -0.06% 11.6%
2010 -0.1% 2.71%
2009 -0.13% 2.21%
2008 -0.19% 2.19%
2007 -0.23% 2.2%
2006 -0.28% 2.24%
2005 -0.24% 2.29%
2004 -0.25% 1.74%
2003 -0.28% 1.14%
2002 -0.23% 1.17%
2001 -0.22% 1.23%
2000 -0.2% 1.3%
1999 -0.16% 1.37%
1998 -0.04% 1.45%
1997 -0.37% 1.57%
1996 -0.2% 1.72%
1995 -0.46% 1.86%
1994 -0.31% 2.98%
1993 -0.17% 4.3%
1992 -0.02% 4.69%
1991 0.12% 4.96%
1990 0.27% 5.23%
1989 0.72% 5.52%
1988 1.12% 5.83%
1987 1.15% 6.2%
1986 1.13% 6.63%
1985 1.07% 6.23%
1984 1.05% 5.61%
1983 1.02% 5.71%
1982 0.99% 5.71%
1981 1.01% 5.6%
1980 0.96% 5.49%
1979 1.01% 5.42%
1978 1.14% 5.26%
1977 1.15% 4.99%
1976 1.15% 4.6%
1975 1.14% 4.27%
1974 1.1% 3.58%
1973 1.04% 2.94%
1972 0.98% 2.86%
1971 0.94% 2.78%
1970 1.21% 2.7%
1969 1.49% 2.62%
1968 1.51% 2.52%
1967 1.56% 2.42%
1966 1.61% 2.32%
1965 1.67% 2.21%
1964 1.79% 2.1%
1963 1.94% 1.98%
1962 2.09% 1.87%
1961 2.2% 1.77%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Moldova declined by 2.26%, while Oman's population grew by 4.6%.

Live population counters

Moldova Oman
Current population
2341166
5761708
Population rank 145/197 117/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.07%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
2.26 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
6.18 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
54.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +636
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +232,269
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +4.6%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 5/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
4.63 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 +113,734
Net migration rank 164/196 15/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 2,283,366
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 33/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 43.2%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 11/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Oman
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Oman
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - 113,734
2024 - -27,088 - 154,219
2023 -7,007 -18,570 75,467 156,285
2022 -6,385 89,154 67,278 339,063
2021 -13,444 -33,405 69,991 -16,726
2020 -7,067 -33,405 74,224 -171,635
2019 -3,416 -41,233 77,394 -117,480
2018 -961 -36,085 79,438 -52,630
2017 1,402 -43,871 82,408 11,751
2016 4,580 -51,642 81,350 117,538
2015 6,049 -59,399 79,241 133,842
2014 7,248 -67,175 76,258 75,557
2013 3,537 -77,571 71,905 113,335
2012 5,581 -81,215 65,572 322,812
2011 5,948 -82,271 59,689 492,609
2010 7,456 -84,039 57,619 28,717
2009 7,492 -83,546 52,007 7,226
2008 5,210 -79,593 47,146 9,877
2007 3,490 -75,734 44,207 11,478
2006 2,406 -72,061 43,969 11,103
2005 2,005 -68,681 44,688 10,231
2004 1,714 -52,491 45,651 9,394
2003 -322 -46,947 46,273 -19,265
2002 -1,249 -45,833 46,397 -20,098
2001 -718 -45,043 46,651 -19,103
2000 -324 -43,854 47,208 -18,588
1999 642 -43,111 48,053 -18,235
1998 2,140 -41,975 48,654 -17,626
1997 4,669 -41,743 49,510 -16,998
1996 2,655 -33,369 50,362 -15,286
1995 5,534 -31,975 51,139 -13,418
1994 9,921 -31,616 52,337 -12,665
1993 13,886 -31,526 53,439 27,204
1992 17,373 -30,136 54,471 31,756
1991 21,127 -29,204 55,382 31,927
1990 25,824 -30,053 56,000 31,722
1989 29,638 -29,307 56,202 31,528
1988 35,608 -4,989 56,142 31,456
1987 40,122 -10,796 55,933 31,608
1986 39,463 -8,769 55,324 32,289
1985 38,060 -10,627 54,609 33,666
1984 38,108 -12,732 52,253 14,993
1983 36,076 -10,543 49,646 15,617
1982 32,814 -8,412 46,939 15,359
1981 31,360 -6,452 44,176 14,239
1980 30,053 -3,693 41,109 12,626
1979 28,322 -6,912 38,022 12,511
1978 27,622 3,483 35,141 11,946
1977 27,707 3,245 32,342 10,554
1976 27,801 2,885 30,032 8,299
1975 27,677 2,355 27,699 5,632
1974 27,219 1,785 25,543 4,880
1973 25,967 1,156 24,195 -2,996
1972 24,626 481 22,968 -2,996
1971 23,359 -61 21,973 -2,996
1970 22,314 606 20,893 -2,996
1969 21,768 20,561 19,949 -2,996
1968 22,005 19,830 18,962 -2,996
1967 22,654 19,175 17,990 -2,996
1966 23,720 18,601 17,030 -2,996
1965 24,916 18,066 16,103 -2,996
1964 25,860 17,509 15,205 -2,996
1963 29,382 16,816 14,283 -2,996
1962 32,082 15,884 13,485 -2,996
1961 35,180 14,818 12,690 -2,996
1960 36,352 13,697 12,034 -2,996

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 Oman 61.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 763,049 people) and 38.4% is from migration (a gain of 475,565 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 2,283,366 people or 43.2% in Oman.

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
Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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