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Population in Moldova compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 50.4 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.45% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Moldova vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Philippines
2100 1,175,882 115,065,514
2099 1,186,641 115,822,085
2098 1,197,541 116,579,642
2097 1,208,458 117,339,735
2096 1,219,478 118,106,310
2095 1,230,573 118,872,671
2094 1,241,540 119,632,784
2093 1,252,531 120,394,127
2092 1,263,471 121,153,505
2091 1,274,372 121,910,997
2090 1,285,020 122,658,317
2089 1,295,696 123,398,001
2088 1,306,424 124,128,536
2087 1,317,064 124,849,376
2086 1,327,799 125,558,475
2085 1,338,702 126,253,074
2084 1,349,432 126,925,232
2083 1,360,333 127,573,007
2082 1,371,322 128,202,586
2081 1,382,447 128,806,308
2080 1,393,733 129,391,229
2079 1,405,298 129,944,270
2078 1,417,062 130,476,671
2077 1,429,240 130,988,299
2076 1,441,240 131,462,248
2075 1,453,677 131,906,358
2074 1,466,568 132,328,468
2073 1,479,672 132,719,174
2072 1,493,311 133,084,836
2071 1,507,315 133,419,916
2070 1,522,149 133,733,411
2069 1,537,091 134,020,647
2068 1,552,724 134,283,663
2067 1,568,676 134,528,603
2066 1,584,782 134,744,843
2065 1,601,356 134,949,800
2064 1,618,317 135,128,431
2063 1,635,288 135,285,603
2062 1,652,720 135,425,056
2061 1,670,255 135,539,763
2060 1,688,120 135,631,085
2059 1,705,595 135,698,075
2058 1,722,942 135,730,163
2057 1,740,252 135,736,069
2056 1,757,829 135,720,219
2055 1,775,082 135,665,249
2054 1,792,262 135,570,794
2053 1,809,221 135,440,724
2052 1,825,831 135,273,857
2051 1,842,337 135,054,258
2050 1,858,281 134,793,554
2049 1,874,666 134,483,048
2048 1,890,586 134,131,716
2047 1,906,615 133,731,695
2046 1,922,962 133,281,676
2045 1,939,938 132,787,906
2044 1,956,858 132,252,742
2043 1,974,616 131,678,840
2042 1,992,765 131,067,112
2041 2,011,342 130,419,312
2040 2,030,732 129,735,394
2039 2,051,163 129,020,366
2038 2,071,871 128,266,374
2037 2,093,068 127,482,230
2036 2,114,669 126,671,125
2035 2,136,998 125,841,025
2034 2,159,450 124,990,553
2033 2,182,023 124,123,848
2032 2,204,431 123,246,040
2031 2,227,006 122,359,182
2030 2,250,038 121,453,322
2029 2,272,963 120,538,221
2028 2,295,739 119,609,503
2027 2,318,425 118,675,486
2026 2,341,166 117,737,984
2025 2,373,265 116,792,787
2024 2,402,306 115,843,670
2023 2,457,783 114,891,199
2022 2,528,654 113,964,338
2021 2,595,809 113,100,950
2020 2,635,130 112,081,264
2019 2,664,224 110,804,683
2018 2,707,203 109,465,287
2017 2,755,189 108,119,693
2016 2,803,186 106,735,719
2015 2,835,978 105,312,992
2014 2,857,815 103,767,130
2013 2,859,558 102,076,336
2012 2,860,324 100,175,512
2011 2,860,699 98,248,614
2010 2,862,354 96,337,125
2009 2,865,213 94,384,250
2008 2,868,833 92,699,095
2007 2,874,299 91,075,184
2006 2,880,967 89,508,986
2005 2,888,985 88,015,962
2004 2,896,023 86,394,504
2003 2,903,198 84,731,835
2002 2,911,385 83,068,889
2001 2,918,135 81,401,488
2000 2,924,668 79,625,397
1999 2,930,622 77,753,257
1998 2,935,227 75,791,024
1997 2,936,413 73,908,810
1996 2,947,293 72,190,242
1995 2,953,200 70,546,246
1994 2,966,745 69,019,291
1993 2,975,966 67,530,621
1992 2,980,965 65,926,125
1991 2,981,566 64,382,249
1990 2,977,912 62,854,666
1989 2,970,039 61,265,260
1988 2,948,891 59,739,052
1987 2,916,306 58,157,496
1986 2,883,057 56,645,077
1985 2,850,787 55,213,006
1984 2,820,518 53,726,181
1983 2,791,207 52,194,620
1982 2,763,101 50,695,707
1981 2,735,987 49,311,727
1980 2,708,675 48,043,740
1979 2,683,035 46,807,103
1978 2,656,211 45,575,281
1977 2,626,298 44,367,962
1976 2,596,491 43,201,488
1975 2,566,998 42,120,826
1974 2,538,164 41,174,341
1973 2,510,584 40,294,130
1972 2,484,742 39,408,560
1971 2,460,611 38,518,659
1970 2,437,590 37,622,204
1969 2,408,469 36,660,799
1968 2,373,073 35,638,342
1967 2,337,695 34,621,320
1966 2,301,871 33,617,170
1965 2,265,287 32,625,316
1964 2,228,000 31,643,032
1963 2,188,895 30,674,731
1962 2,147,227 29,723,536
1961 2,103,327 28,792,621
1960 2,058,020 27,891,897

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/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M 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
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Philippines
2100 -0.91% -0.65%
2099 -0.91% -0.65%
2098 -0.9% -0.65%
2097 -0.9% -0.65%
2096 -0.9% -0.64%
2095 -0.88% -0.64%
2094 -0.88% -0.63%
2093 -0.87% -0.63%
2092 -0.86% -0.62%
2091 -0.83% -0.61%
2090 -0.82% -0.6%
2089 -0.82% -0.59%
2088 -0.81% -0.58%
2087 -0.81% -0.56%
2086 -0.81% -0.55%
2085 -0.8% -0.53%
2084 -0.8% -0.51%
2083 -0.8% -0.49%
2082 -0.8% -0.47%
2081 -0.81% -0.45%
2080 -0.82% -0.43%
2079 -0.83% -0.41%
2078 -0.85% -0.39%
2077 -0.83% -0.36%
2076 -0.86% -0.34%
2075 -0.88% -0.32%
2074 -0.89% -0.29%
2073 -0.91% -0.27%
2072 -0.93% -0.25%
2071 -0.97% -0.23%
2070 -0.97% -0.21%
2069 -1.01% -0.2%
2068 -1.02% -0.18%
2067 -1.02% -0.16%
2066 -1.03% -0.15%
2065 -1.05% -0.13%
2064 -1.04% -0.12%
2063 -1.05% -0.1%
2062 -1.05% -0.08%
2061 -1.06% -0.07%
2060 -1.02% -0.05%
2059 -1.01% -0.02%
2058 -0.99% -0.004%
2057 -1% 0.01%
2056 -0.97% 0.04%
2055 -0.96% 0.07%
2054 -0.94% 0.1%
2053 -0.91% 0.12%
2052 -0.9% 0.16%
2051 -0.86% 0.19%
2050 -0.87% 0.23%
2049 -0.84% 0.26%
2048 -0.84% 0.3%
2047 -0.85% 0.34%
2046 -0.88% 0.37%
2045 -0.86% 0.4%
2044 -0.9% 0.44%
2043 -0.91% 0.47%
2042 -0.92% 0.5%
2041 -0.95% 0.53%
2040 -1% 0.55%
2039 -1% 0.59%
2038 -1.01% 0.62%
2037 -1.02% 0.64%
2036 -1.04% 0.66%
2035 -1.04% 0.68%
2034 -1.03% 0.7%
2033 -1.02% 0.71%
2032 -1.01% 0.72%
2031 -1.02% 0.75%
2030 -1.01% 0.76%
2029 -0.99% 0.78%
2028 -0.98% 0.79%
2027 -0.97% 0.8%
2026 -1.35% 0.81%
2025 -1.21% 0.82%
2024 -2.26% 0.83%
2023 -2.8% 0.81%
2022 -2.59% 0.76%
2021 -1.49% 0.91%
2020 -1.09% 1.15%
2019 -1.59% 1.22%
2018 -1.74% 1.24%
2017 -1.71% 1.3%
2016 -1.16% 1.35%
2015 -0.76% 1.49%
2014 -0.06% 1.66%
2013 -0.03% 1.9%
2012 -0.01% 1.96%
2011 -0.06% 1.98%
2010 -0.1% 2.07%
2009 -0.13% 1.82%
2008 -0.19% 1.78%
2007 -0.23% 1.75%
2006 -0.28% 1.7%
2005 -0.24% 1.88%
2004 -0.25% 1.96%
2003 -0.28% 2%
2002 -0.23% 2.05%
2001 -0.22% 2.23%
2000 -0.2% 2.41%
1999 -0.16% 2.59%
1998 -0.04% 2.55%
1997 -0.37% 2.38%
1996 -0.2% 2.33%
1995 -0.46% 2.21%
1994 -0.31% 2.2%
1993 -0.17% 2.43%
1992 -0.02% 2.4%
1991 0.12% 2.43%
1990 0.27% 2.59%
1989 0.72% 2.55%
1988 1.12% 2.72%
1987 1.15% 2.67%
1986 1.13% 2.59%
1985 1.07% 2.77%
1984 1.05% 2.93%
1983 1.02% 2.96%
1982 0.99% 2.81%
1981 1.01% 2.64%
1980 0.96% 2.64%
1979 1.01% 2.7%
1978 1.14% 2.72%
1977 1.15% 2.7%
1976 1.15% 2.57%
1975 1.14% 2.3%
1974 1.1% 2.18%
1973 1.04% 2.25%
1972 0.98% 2.31%
1971 0.94% 2.38%
1970 1.21% 2.62%
1969 1.49% 2.87%
1968 1.51% 2.94%
1967 1.56% 2.99%
1966 1.61% 3.04%
1965 1.67% 3.1%
1964 1.79% 3.16%
1963 1.94% 3.2%
1962 2.09% 3.23%
1961 2.2% 3.23%

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 the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Moldova Philippines
Current population
2341166
117991570
Population rank 145/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.42%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
33.1 seconds
One birth every
19.9 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline -152 +2,610
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 113/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -149,315
Net migration rank 164/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -149,315
2024 - -27,088 - -160,373
2023 -7,007 -18,570 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 -6,385 89,154 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 -13,444 -33,405 917,928 -85,185
2020 -7,067 -33,405 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 -3,416 -41,233 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 -961 -36,085 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 1,402 -43,871 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 4,580 -51,642 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 6,049 -59,399 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 7,248 -67,175 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 3,537 -77,571 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 5,581 -81,215 1,979,568 95,702
2011 5,948 -82,271 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 7,456 -84,039 2,030,979 13,556
2009 7,492 -83,546 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 5,210 -79,593 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 3,490 -75,734 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 2,406 -72,061 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 2,005 -68,681 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 1,714 -52,491 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 -322 -46,947 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 -1,249 -45,833 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 -718 -45,043 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 -324 -43,854 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 642 -43,111 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 2,140 -41,975 1,870,371 178,274
1997 4,669 -41,743 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 2,655 -33,369 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 5,534 -31,975 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 9,921 -31,616 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 13,886 -31,526 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 17,373 -30,136 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 21,127 -29,204 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 25,824 -30,053 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 29,638 -29,307 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 35,608 -4,989 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 40,122 -10,796 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 39,463 -8,769 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 38,060 -10,627 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 38,108 -12,732 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 36,076 -10,543 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 32,814 -8,412 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 31,360 -6,452 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 30,053 -3,693 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 28,322 -6,912 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 27,622 3,483 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 27,707 3,245 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 27,801 2,885 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 27,677 2,355 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 27,219 1,785 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 25,967 1,156 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 24,626 481 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 23,359 -61 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 22,314 606 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 21,768 20,561 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 22,005 19,830 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 22,654 19,175 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 23,720 18,601 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 24,916 18,066 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 25,860 17,509 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 29,382 16,816 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 32,082 15,884 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 35,180 14,818 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 36,352 13,697 1,036,017 -155,354

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 the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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