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Population in Moldova compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 9.48 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Moldova vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Sri Lanka
2100 1,175,882 20,270,496
2099 1,186,641 20,383,669
2098 1,197,541 20,498,567
2097 1,208,458 20,611,123
2096 1,219,478 20,723,560
2095 1,230,573 20,834,629
2094 1,241,540 20,943,809
2093 1,252,531 21,052,131
2092 1,263,471 21,158,833
2091 1,274,372 21,263,961
2090 1,285,020 21,371,263
2089 1,295,696 21,475,426
2088 1,306,424 21,577,177
2087 1,317,064 21,677,510
2086 1,327,799 21,777,420
2085 1,338,702 21,876,464
2084 1,349,432 21,970,336
2083 1,360,333 22,062,801
2082 1,371,322 22,151,745
2081 1,382,447 22,240,834
2080 1,393,733 22,326,555
2079 1,405,298 22,411,438
2078 1,417,062 22,489,772
2077 1,429,240 22,565,028
2076 1,441,240 22,637,463
2075 1,453,677 22,707,112
2074 1,466,568 22,778,489
2073 1,479,672 22,844,703
2072 1,493,311 22,905,707
2071 1,507,315 22,964,866
2070 1,522,149 23,022,515
2069 1,537,091 23,076,310
2068 1,552,724 23,129,541
2067 1,568,676 23,184,596
2066 1,584,782 23,234,419
2065 1,601,356 23,285,901
2064 1,618,317 23,331,390
2063 1,635,288 23,372,184
2062 1,652,720 23,409,522
2061 1,670,255 23,441,893
2060 1,688,120 23,474,032
2059 1,705,595 23,502,132
2058 1,722,942 23,528,076
2057 1,740,252 23,550,580
2056 1,757,829 23,570,923
2055 1,775,082 23,582,432
2054 1,792,262 23,591,414
2053 1,809,221 23,601,371
2052 1,825,831 23,605,361
2051 1,842,337 23,606,194
2050 1,858,281 23,603,330
2049 1,874,666 23,597,604
2048 1,890,586 23,587,307
2047 1,906,615 23,570,881
2046 1,922,962 23,547,409
2045 1,939,938 23,515,133
2044 1,956,858 23,483,546
2043 1,974,616 23,446,242
2042 1,992,765 23,404,983
2041 2,011,342 23,357,358
2040 2,030,732 23,306,148
2039 2,051,163 23,248,341
2038 2,071,871 23,187,512
2037 2,093,068 23,120,775
2036 2,114,669 23,053,427
2035 2,136,998 22,981,808
2034 2,159,450 22,906,587
2033 2,182,023 22,826,414
2032 2,204,431 22,742,267
2031 2,227,006 22,655,907
2030 2,250,038 22,564,038
2029 2,272,963 22,470,759
2028 2,295,739 22,370,999
2027 2,318,425 22,266,017
2026 2,341,166 22,155,543
2025 2,373,265 22,039,908
2024 2,402,306 21,916,000
2023 2,457,783 22,037,000
2022 2,528,654 22,181,000
2021 2,595,809 22,156,000
2020 2,635,130 21,919,000
2019 2,664,224 21,803,000
2018 2,707,203 21,670,000
2017 2,755,189 21,453,000
2016 2,803,186 21,209,000
2015 2,835,978 20,970,000
2014 2,857,815 20,778,000
2013 2,859,558 20,585,000
2012 2,860,324 21,169,458
2011 2,860,699 21,009,048
2010 2,862,354 20,879,089
2009 2,865,213 20,756,435
2008 2,868,833 20,629,378
2007 2,874,299 20,492,545
2006 2,880,967 20,352,411
2005 2,888,985 20,216,524
2004 2,896,023 20,087,605
2003 2,903,198 19,951,521
2002 2,911,385 19,805,752
2001 2,918,135 19,600,362
2000 2,924,668 19,293,054
1999 2,930,622 18,944,731
1998 2,935,227 18,596,003
1997 2,936,413 18,248,200
1996 2,947,293 17,905,018
1995 2,953,200 17,564,068
1994 2,966,745 17,275,773
1993 2,975,966 17,025,918
1992 2,980,965 16,739,284
1991 2,981,566 16,475,354
1990 2,977,912 16,352,458
1989 2,970,039 16,248,557
1988 2,948,891 16,078,621
1987 2,916,306 15,916,576
1986 2,883,057 15,731,256
1985 2,850,787 15,544,154
1984 2,820,518 15,441,860
1983 2,791,207 15,388,794
1982 2,763,101 15,286,567
1981 2,735,987 15,099,414
1980 2,708,675 14,847,974
1979 2,683,035 14,579,614
1978 2,656,211 14,310,128
1977 2,626,298 14,049,371
1976 2,596,491 13,796,770
1975 2,566,998 13,548,984
1974 2,538,164 13,305,693
1973 2,510,584 13,060,916
1972 2,484,742 12,809,205
1971 2,460,611 12,551,910
1970 2,437,590 12,287,110
1969 2,408,469 12,013,858
1968 2,373,073 11,736,088
1967 2,337,695 11,457,328
1966 2,301,871 11,183,928
1965 2,265,287 10,916,965
1964 2,228,000 10,653,397
1963 2,188,895 10,395,040
1962 2,147,227 10,143,754
1961 2,103,327 9,899,372
1960 2,058,020 9,661,389

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 Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M 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
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Sri Lanka
2100 -0.91% -0.56%
2099 -0.91% -0.56%
2098 -0.9% -0.55%
2097 -0.9% -0.54%
2096 -0.9% -0.53%
2095 -0.88% -0.52%
2094 -0.88% -0.51%
2093 -0.87% -0.5%
2092 -0.86% -0.49%
2091 -0.83% -0.5%
2090 -0.82% -0.49%
2089 -0.82% -0.47%
2088 -0.81% -0.46%
2087 -0.81% -0.46%
2086 -0.81% -0.45%
2085 -0.8% -0.43%
2084 -0.8% -0.42%
2083 -0.8% -0.4%
2082 -0.8% -0.4%
2081 -0.81% -0.38%
2080 -0.82% -0.38%
2079 -0.83% -0.35%
2078 -0.85% -0.33%
2077 -0.83% -0.32%
2076 -0.86% -0.31%
2075 -0.88% -0.31%
2074 -0.89% -0.29%
2073 -0.91% -0.27%
2072 -0.93% -0.26%
2071 -0.97% -0.25%
2070 -0.97% -0.23%
2069 -1.01% -0.23%
2068 -1.02% -0.24%
2067 -1.02% -0.21%
2066 -1.03% -0.22%
2065 -1.05% -0.19%
2064 -1.04% -0.17%
2063 -1.05% -0.16%
2062 -1.05% -0.14%
2061 -1.06% -0.14%
2060 -1.02% -0.12%
2059 -1.01% -0.11%
2058 -0.99% -0.1%
2057 -1% -0.09%
2056 -0.97% -0.05%
2055 -0.96% -0.04%
2054 -0.94% -0.04%
2053 -0.91% -0.02%
2052 -0.9% -0.004%
2051 -0.86% 0.01%
2050 -0.87% 0.02%
2049 -0.84% 0.04%
2048 -0.84% 0.07%
2047 -0.85% 0.1%
2046 -0.88% 0.14%
2045 -0.86% 0.13%
2044 -0.9% 0.16%
2043 -0.91% 0.18%
2042 -0.92% 0.2%
2041 -0.95% 0.22%
2040 -1% 0.25%
2039 -1% 0.26%
2038 -1.01% 0.29%
2037 -1.02% 0.29%
2036 -1.04% 0.31%
2035 -1.04% 0.33%
2034 -1.03% 0.35%
2033 -1.02% 0.37%
2032 -1.01% 0.38%
2031 -1.02% 0.41%
2030 -1.01% 0.42%
2029 -0.99% 0.45%
2028 -0.98% 0.47%
2027 -0.97% 0.5%
2026 -1.35% 0.52%
2025 -1.21% 0.57%
2024 -2.26% -0.55%
2023 -2.8% -0.65%
2022 -2.59% 0.11%
2021 -1.49% 1.08%
2020 -1.09% 0.53%
2019 -1.59% 0.61%
2018 -1.74% 1.01%
2017 -1.71% 1.15%
2016 -1.16% 1.14%
2015 -0.76% 0.92%
2014 -0.06% 0.94%
2013 -0.03% -2.76%
2012 -0.01% 0.76%
2011 -0.06% 0.62%
2010 -0.1% 0.59%
2009 -0.13% 0.62%
2008 -0.19% 0.67%
2007 -0.23% 0.69%
2006 -0.28% 0.67%
2005 -0.24% 0.64%
2004 -0.25% 0.68%
2003 -0.28% 0.74%
2002 -0.23% 1.05%
2001 -0.22% 1.59%
2000 -0.2% 1.84%
1999 -0.16% 1.88%
1998 -0.04% 1.91%
1997 -0.37% 1.92%
1996 -0.2% 1.94%
1995 -0.46% 1.67%
1994 -0.31% 1.47%
1993 -0.17% 1.71%
1992 -0.02% 1.6%
1991 0.12% 0.75%
1990 0.27% 0.64%
1989 0.72% 1.06%
1988 1.12% 1.02%
1987 1.15% 1.18%
1986 1.13% 1.2%
1985 1.07% 0.66%
1984 1.05% 0.34%
1983 1.02% 0.67%
1982 0.99% 1.24%
1981 1.01% 1.69%
1980 0.96% 1.84%
1979 1.01% 1.88%
1978 1.14% 1.86%
1977 1.15% 1.83%
1976 1.15% 1.83%
1975 1.14% 1.83%
1974 1.1% 1.87%
1973 1.04% 1.97%
1972 0.98% 2.05%
1971 0.94% 2.16%
1970 1.21% 2.27%
1969 1.49% 2.37%
1968 1.51% 2.43%
1967 1.56% 2.44%
1966 1.61% 2.45%
1965 1.67% 2.47%
1964 1.79% 2.49%
1963 1.94% 2.48%
1962 2.09% 2.47%
1961 2.2% 2.46%

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 Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Moldova Sri Lanka
Current population
2341166
22185425
Population rank 145/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.27%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 -332
Annual growth/decline -55,477 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 188/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -30,724
Net migration rank 164/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -30,724
2024 - -27,088 - -27,245
2023 -7,007 -18,570 66,111 -28,011
2022 -6,385 89,154 95,378 -27,435
2021 -13,444 -33,405 121,858 -29,586
2020 -7,067 -33,405 170,968 -29,875
2019 -3,416 -41,233 172,243 -28,426
2018 -961 -36,085 183,610 -28,607
2017 1,402 -43,871 187,993 -22,324
2016 4,580 -51,642 194,232 -18,388
2015 6,049 -59,399 201,815 -29,797
2014 7,248 -67,175 211,541 -33,672
2013 3,537 -77,571 221,021 -37,754
2012 5,581 -81,215 229,138 -41,955
2011 5,948 -82,271 224,461 -90,839
2010 7,456 -84,039 224,325 -98,060
2009 7,492 -83,546 200,175 -81,130
2008 5,210 -79,593 232,225 -97,144
2007 3,490 -75,734 248,287 -109,695
2006 2,406 -72,061 248,706 -107,045
2005 2,005 -68,681 248,683 -118,594
2004 1,714 -52,491 212,527 -84,795
2003 -322 -46,947 252,008 -107,573
2002 -1,249 -45,833 252,840 -105,718
2001 -718 -45,043 244,377 19,273
2000 -324 -43,854 227,060 123,894
1999 642 -43,111 206,876 138,799
1998 2,140 -41,975 201,059 150,724
1997 4,669 -41,743 208,193 135,636
1996 2,655 -33,369 215,290 127,236
1995 5,534 -31,975 221,957 117,416
1994 9,921 -31,616 228,904 8,323
1993 13,886 -31,526 226,257 36,232
1992 17,373 -30,136 222,230 88,542
1991 21,127 -29,204 218,117 -1,047
1990 25,824 -30,053 224,454 -195,736
1989 29,638 -29,307 212,401 -33,305
1988 35,608 -4,989 219,184 -58,415
1987 40,122 -10,796 226,414 -63,105
1986 39,463 -8,769 233,782 -26,460
1985 38,060 -10,627 247,836 -80,950
1984 38,108 -12,732 263,175 -225,450
1983 36,076 -10,543 277,768 -209,362
1982 32,814 -8,412 300,030 -163,987
1981 31,360 -6,452 328,096 -89,824
1980 30,053 -3,693 328,155 -63,541
1979 28,322 -6,912 329,791 -57,683
1978 27,622 3,483 317,055 -50,189
1977 27,707 3,245 300,038 -45,383
1976 27,801 2,885 291,816 -41,258
1975 27,677 2,355 282,496 -37,475
1974 27,219 1,785 275,521 -33,979
1973 25,967 1,156 278,577 -30,582
1972 24,626 481 282,494 -27,071
1971 23,359 -61 281,200 -22,021
1970 22,314 606 286,719 -16,299
1969 21,768 20,561 286,218 -10,152
1968 22,005 19,830 286,642 -7,163
1967 22,654 19,175 284,738 -6,696
1966 23,720 18,601 275,549 -6,794
1965 24,916 18,066 272,422 -7,249
1964 25,860 17,509 269,584 -7,614
1963 29,382 16,816 262,880 -8,118
1962 32,082 15,884 256,719 -8,909
1961 35,180 14,818 251,087 -10,144
1960 36,352 13,697 247,631 -12,610

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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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