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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 111.2 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.17% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Moldova vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Pakistan
2100 1,175,882 514,531,704
2099 1,186,641 513,655,674
2098 1,197,541 512,727,636
2097 1,208,458 511,735,790
2096 1,219,478 510,636,755
2095 1,230,573 509,437,875
2094 1,241,540 508,130,071
2093 1,252,531 506,765,644
2092 1,263,471 505,327,656
2091 1,274,372 503,824,444
2090 1,285,020 502,264,268
2089 1,295,696 500,660,501
2088 1,306,424 498,935,983
2087 1,317,064 497,190,466
2086 1,327,799 495,313,036
2085 1,338,702 493,366,305
2084 1,349,432 491,354,778
2083 1,360,333 489,225,193
2082 1,371,322 486,984,952
2081 1,382,447 484,673,501
2080 1,393,733 482,257,479
2079 1,405,298 479,813,404
2078 1,417,062 477,277,836
2077 1,429,240 474,593,860
2076 1,441,240 471,779,348
2075 1,453,677 468,855,468
2074 1,466,568 465,875,137
2073 1,479,672 462,811,079
2072 1,493,311 459,656,523
2071 1,507,315 456,423,506
2070 1,522,149 453,095,985
2069 1,537,091 449,655,599
2068 1,552,724 446,126,774
2067 1,568,676 442,540,629
2066 1,584,782 438,879,326
2065 1,601,356 435,169,856
2064 1,618,317 431,394,393
2063 1,635,288 427,575,887
2062 1,652,720 423,636,352
2061 1,670,255 419,672,017
2060 1,688,120 415,638,125
2059 1,705,595 411,576,344
2058 1,722,942 407,429,129
2057 1,740,252 403,233,874
2056 1,757,829 398,948,355
2055 1,775,082 394,645,693
2054 1,792,262 390,303,954
2053 1,809,221 385,922,748
2052 1,825,831 381,488,696
2051 1,842,337 377,018,239
2050 1,858,281 372,476,884
2049 1,874,666 367,909,407
2048 1,890,586 363,310,560
2047 1,906,615 358,659,474
2046 1,922,962 353,929,775
2045 1,939,938 349,156,085
2044 1,956,858 344,371,692
2043 1,974,616 339,561,029
2042 1,992,765 334,731,546
2041 2,011,342 329,875,686
2040 2,030,732 325,039,429
2039 2,051,163 320,137,108
2038 2,071,871 315,207,413
2037 2,093,068 310,312,684
2036 2,114,669 305,408,418
2035 2,136,998 300,541,523
2034 2,159,450 295,686,893
2033 2,182,023 290,851,174
2032 2,204,431 286,070,650
2031 2,227,006 281,351,929
2030 2,250,038 276,708,987
2029 2,272,963 272,189,955
2028 2,295,739 267,728,673
2027 2,318,425 263,390,059
2026 2,341,166 259,231,214
2025 2,373,265 255,166,301
2024 2,402,306 251,269,164
2023 2,457,783 247,504,495
2022 2,528,654 243,700,667
2021 2,595,809 239,477,801
2020 2,635,130 235,001,746
2019 2,664,224 230,800,899
2018 2,707,203 226,928,892
2017 2,755,189 223,273,967
2016 2,803,186 220,138,869
2015 2,835,978 217,290,883
2014 2,857,815 214,264,647
2013 2,859,558 211,073,978
2012 2,860,324 207,667,125
2011 2,860,699 203,746,065
2010 2,862,354 199,239,047
2009 2,865,213 194,376,534
2008 2,868,833 189,499,113
2007 2,874,299 184,493,231
2006 2,880,967 179,682,690
2005 2,888,985 175,453,212
2004 2,896,023 171,286,000
2003 2,903,198 167,110,248
2002 2,911,385 163,222,549
2001 2,918,135 159,270,907
2000 2,924,668 154,879,127
1999 2,930,622 150,565,377
1998 2,935,227 146,522,356
1997 2,936,413 142,531,804
1996 2,947,293 138,557,092
1995 2,953,200 134,582,253
1994 2,966,745 130,748,083
1993 2,975,966 127,020,117
1992 2,980,965 123,546,848
1991 2,981,566 120,060,406
1990 2,977,912 116,155,576
1989 2,970,039 112,336,629
1988 2,948,891 108,724,739
1987 2,916,306 105,130,717
1986 2,883,057 101,606,764
1985 2,850,787 98,229,285
1984 2,820,518 95,164,936
1983 2,791,207 92,227,711
1982 2,763,101 89,089,246
1981 2,735,987 85,802,049
1980 2,708,675 82,291,010
1979 2,683,035 78,997,039
1978 2,656,211 76,307,379
1977 2,626,298 73,901,827
1976 2,596,491 71,620,254
1975 2,566,998 69,461,175
1974 2,538,164 67,415,487
1973 2,510,584 65,461,912
1972 2,484,742 63,583,194
1971 2,460,611 61,847,899
1970 2,437,590 60,166,719
1969 2,408,469 58,460,939
1968 2,373,073 56,810,507
1967 2,337,695 55,214,768
1966 2,301,871 53,678,667
1965 2,265,287 52,209,010
1964 2,228,000 50,799,999
1963 2,188,895 49,447,776
1962 2,147,227 48,156,128
1961 2,103,327 46,921,277
1960 2,058,020 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M 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
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Pakistan
2100 -0.91% 0.17%
2099 -0.91% 0.18%
2098 -0.9% 0.19%
2097 -0.9% 0.22%
2096 -0.9% 0.24%
2095 -0.88% 0.26%
2094 -0.88% 0.27%
2093 -0.87% 0.28%
2092 -0.86% 0.3%
2091 -0.83% 0.31%
2090 -0.82% 0.32%
2089 -0.82% 0.35%
2088 -0.81% 0.35%
2087 -0.81% 0.38%
2086 -0.81% 0.39%
2085 -0.8% 0.41%
2084 -0.8% 0.44%
2083 -0.8% 0.46%
2082 -0.8% 0.48%
2081 -0.81% 0.5%
2080 -0.82% 0.51%
2079 -0.83% 0.53%
2078 -0.85% 0.57%
2077 -0.83% 0.6%
2076 -0.86% 0.62%
2075 -0.88% 0.64%
2074 -0.89% 0.66%
2073 -0.91% 0.69%
2072 -0.93% 0.71%
2071 -0.97% 0.73%
2070 -0.97% 0.77%
2069 -1.01% 0.79%
2068 -1.02% 0.81%
2067 -1.02% 0.83%
2066 -1.03% 0.85%
2065 -1.05% 0.88%
2064 -1.04% 0.89%
2063 -1.05% 0.93%
2062 -1.05% 0.94%
2061 -1.06% 0.97%
2060 -1.02% 0.99%
2059 -1.01% 1.02%
2058 -0.99% 1.04%
2057 -1% 1.07%
2056 -0.97% 1.09%
2055 -0.96% 1.11%
2054 -0.94% 1.14%
2053 -0.91% 1.16%
2052 -0.9% 1.19%
2051 -0.86% 1.22%
2050 -0.87% 1.24%
2049 -0.84% 1.27%
2048 -0.84% 1.3%
2047 -0.85% 1.34%
2046 -0.88% 1.37%
2045 -0.86% 1.39%
2044 -0.9% 1.42%
2043 -0.91% 1.44%
2042 -0.92% 1.47%
2041 -0.95% 1.49%
2040 -1% 1.53%
2039 -1% 1.56%
2038 -1.01% 1.58%
2037 -1.02% 1.61%
2036 -1.04% 1.62%
2035 -1.04% 1.64%
2034 -1.03% 1.66%
2033 -1.02% 1.67%
2032 -1.01% 1.68%
2031 -1.02% 1.68%
2030 -1.01% 1.66%
2029 -0.99% 1.67%
2028 -0.98% 1.65%
2027 -0.97% 1.6%
2026 -1.35% 1.59%
2025 -1.21% 1.55%
2024 -2.26% 1.52%
2023 -2.8% 1.56%
2022 -2.59% 1.76%
2021 -1.49% 1.9%
2020 -1.09% 1.82%
2019 -1.59% 1.71%
2018 -1.74% 1.64%
2017 -1.71% 1.42%
2016 -1.16% 1.31%
2015 -0.76% 1.41%
2014 -0.06% 1.51%
2013 -0.03% 1.64%
2012 -0.01% 1.92%
2011 -0.06% 2.26%
2010 -0.1% 2.5%
2009 -0.13% 2.57%
2008 -0.19% 2.71%
2007 -0.23% 2.68%
2006 -0.28% 2.41%
2005 -0.24% 2.43%
2004 -0.25% 2.5%
2003 -0.28% 2.38%
2002 -0.23% 2.48%
2001 -0.22% 2.84%
2000 -0.2% 2.87%
1999 -0.16% 2.76%
1998 -0.04% 2.8%
1997 -0.37% 2.87%
1996 -0.2% 2.95%
1995 -0.46% 2.93%
1994 -0.31% 2.93%
1993 -0.17% 2.81%
1992 -0.02% 2.9%
1991 0.12% 3.36%
1990 0.27% 3.4%
1989 0.72% 3.32%
1988 1.12% 3.42%
1987 1.15% 3.47%
1986 1.13% 3.44%
1985 1.07% 3.22%
1984 1.05% 3.18%
1983 1.02% 3.52%
1982 0.99% 3.83%
1981 1.01% 4.27%
1980 0.96% 4.17%
1979 1.01% 3.52%
1978 1.14% 3.26%
1977 1.15% 3.19%
1976 1.15% 3.11%
1975 1.14% 3.03%
1974 1.1% 2.98%
1973 1.04% 2.95%
1972 0.98% 2.81%
1971 0.94% 2.79%
1970 1.21% 2.92%
1969 1.49% 2.91%
1968 1.51% 2.89%
1967 1.56% 2.86%
1966 1.61% 2.81%
1965 1.67% 2.77%
1964 1.79% 2.73%
1963 1.94% 2.68%
1962 2.09% 2.63%
1961 2.2% 2.65%

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/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Moldova declined by 2.26%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Moldova Pakistan
Current population
2341166
260356147
Population rank 145/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 3.14%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
19.9 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -152 +10,314
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 70/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -29,766 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 164/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -1,235,336
2024 - -27,088 - -1,401,173
2023 -7,007 -18,570 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 -6,385 89,154 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 -13,444 -33,405 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 -7,067 -33,405 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 -3,416 -41,233 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 -961 -36,085 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 1,402 -43,871 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 4,580 -51,642 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 6,049 -59,399 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 7,248 -67,175 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 3,537 -77,571 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 5,581 -81,215 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 5,948 -82,271 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 7,456 -84,039 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 7,492 -83,546 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 5,210 -79,593 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 3,490 -75,734 4,690,187 576,349
2006 2,406 -72,061 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 2,005 -68,681 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 1,714 -52,491 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 -322 -46,947 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 -1,249 -45,833 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 -718 -45,043 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 -324 -43,854 4,281,169 252,869
1999 642 -43,111 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 2,140 -41,975 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 4,669 -41,743 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 2,655 -33,369 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 5,534 -31,975 3,977,175 11,534
1994 9,921 -31,616 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 13,886 -31,526 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 17,373 -30,136 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 21,127 -29,204 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 25,824 -30,053 3,731,730 275,242
1989 29,638 -29,307 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 35,608 -4,989 3,554,755 38,139
1987 40,122 -10,796 3,448,813 146,364
1986 39,463 -8,769 3,341,643 111,045
1985 38,060 -10,627 3,233,315 68,860
1984 38,108 -12,732 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 36,076 -10,543 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 32,814 -8,412 2,934,689 294,252
1981 31,360 -6,452 2,790,454 555,032
1980 30,053 -3,693 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 28,322 -6,912 2,461,311 450,003
1978 27,622 3,483 2,356,601 111,386
1977 27,707 3,245 2,257,849 85,250
1976 27,801 2,885 2,171,812 48,238
1975 27,677 2,355 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 27,219 1,785 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 25,967 1,156 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 24,626 481 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 23,359 -61 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 22,314 606 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 21,768 20,561 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 22,005 19,830 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 22,654 19,175 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 23,720 18,601 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 24,916 18,066 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 25,860 17,509 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 29,382 16,816 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 32,082 15,884 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 35,180 14,818 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 36,352 13,697 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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