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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 30.6 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.89% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Moldova vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Thailand
2100 1,175,882 45,712,111
2099 1,186,641 46,056,854
2098 1,197,541 46,406,925
2097 1,208,458 46,761,683
2096 1,219,478 47,122,446
2095 1,230,573 47,487,866
2094 1,241,540 47,857,414
2093 1,252,531 48,230,566
2092 1,263,471 48,609,149
2091 1,274,372 48,988,448
2090 1,285,020 49,372,024
2089 1,295,696 49,760,635
2088 1,306,424 50,146,313
2087 1,317,064 50,536,233
2086 1,327,799 50,929,394
2085 1,338,702 51,326,092
2084 1,349,432 51,728,619
2083 1,360,333 52,131,789
2082 1,371,322 52,537,598
2081 1,382,447 52,942,608
2080 1,393,733 53,352,029
2079 1,405,298 53,766,821
2078 1,417,062 54,181,891
2077 1,429,240 54,599,508
2076 1,441,240 55,019,721
2075 1,453,677 55,442,571
2074 1,466,568 55,872,412
2073 1,479,672 56,304,891
2072 1,493,311 56,739,842
2071 1,507,315 57,177,118
2070 1,522,149 57,621,370
2069 1,537,091 58,066,637
2068 1,552,724 58,516,959
2067 1,568,676 58,967,738
2066 1,584,782 59,418,676
2065 1,601,356 59,878,082
2064 1,618,317 60,336,709
2063 1,635,288 60,797,201
2062 1,652,720 61,262,000
2061 1,670,255 61,724,999
2060 1,688,120 62,192,387
2059 1,705,595 62,656,203
2058 1,722,942 63,118,413
2057 1,740,252 63,577,864
2056 1,757,829 64,032,675
2055 1,775,082 64,478,337
2054 1,792,262 64,917,436
2053 1,809,221 65,343,383
2052 1,825,831 65,763,356
2051 1,842,337 66,167,939
2050 1,858,281 66,558,274
2049 1,874,666 66,936,876
2048 1,890,586 67,296,897
2047 1,906,615 67,641,907
2046 1,922,962 67,972,603
2045 1,939,938 68,287,399
2044 1,956,858 68,585,177
2043 1,974,616 68,870,333
2042 1,992,765 69,139,548
2041 2,011,342 69,396,419
2040 2,030,732 69,632,464
2039 2,051,163 69,854,146
2038 2,071,871 70,062,543
2037 2,093,068 70,256,027
2036 2,114,669 70,435,348
2035 2,136,998 70,604,705
2034 2,159,450 70,756,791
2033 2,182,023 70,897,217
2032 2,204,431 71,025,384
2031 2,227,006 71,140,609
2030 2,250,038 71,247,320
2029 2,272,963 71,342,891
2028 2,295,739 71,428,869
2027 2,318,425 71,505,168
2026 2,341,166 71,571,743
2025 2,373,265 71,625,629
2024 2,402,306 71,668,011
2023 2,457,783 71,702,435
2022 2,528,654 71,735,329
2021 2,595,809 71,727,332
2020 2,635,130 71,641,484
2019 2,664,224 71,522,271
2018 2,707,203 71,376,079
2017 2,755,189 71,160,187
2016 2,803,186 70,859,841
2015 2,835,978 70,540,795
2014 2,857,815 70,216,367
2013 2,859,558 69,845,114
2012 2,860,324 69,436,098
2011 2,860,699 69,007,208
2010 2,862,354 68,579,447
2009 2,865,213 68,121,080
2008 2,868,833 67,619,830
2007 2,874,299 67,102,394
2006 2,880,967 66,567,687
2005 2,888,985 66,017,420
2004 2,896,023 65,452,047
2003 2,903,198 64,868,166
2002 2,911,385 64,266,437
2001 2,918,135 63,651,141
2000 2,924,668 63,007,815
1999 2,930,622 62,299,043
1998 2,935,227 61,522,630
1997 2,936,413 60,724,584
1996 2,947,293 59,920,064
1995 2,953,200 59,098,232
1994 2,966,745 58,260,854
1993 2,975,966 57,408,198
1992 2,980,965 56,528,834
1991 2,981,566 55,637,434
1990 2,977,912 54,738,329
1989 2,970,039 53,848,956
1988 2,948,891 52,969,595
1987 2,916,306 52,074,105
1986 2,883,057 51,177,834
1985 2,850,787 50,270,753
1984 2,820,518 49,351,708
1983 2,791,207 48,423,309
1982 2,763,101 47,494,577
1981 2,735,987 46,575,855
1980 2,708,675 45,650,022
1979 2,683,035 44,718,434
1978 2,656,211 43,788,976
1977 2,626,298 42,843,974
1976 2,596,491 41,896,504
1975 2,566,998 40,940,005
1974 2,538,164 39,952,891
1973 2,510,584 38,947,787
1972 2,484,742 37,933,929
1971 2,460,611 36,937,387
1970 2,437,590 35,954,408
1969 2,408,469 34,973,782
1968 2,373,073 34,002,560
1967 2,337,695 33,037,801
1966 2,301,871 32,086,071
1965 2,265,287 31,149,337
1964 2,228,000 30,232,141
1963 2,188,895 29,342,322
1962 2,147,227 28,481,040
1961 2,103,327 27,650,334
1960 2,058,020 26,851,747

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 Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 38.4% of the population in Moldova and 23.1% in Thailand.

Population growth rate by year

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Thailand
2100 -0.91% -0.75%
2099 -0.91% -0.75%
2098 -0.9% -0.76%
2097 -0.9% -0.77%
2096 -0.9% -0.77%
2095 -0.88% -0.77%
2094 -0.88% -0.77%
2093 -0.87% -0.78%
2092 -0.86% -0.77%
2091 -0.83% -0.78%
2090 -0.82% -0.78%
2089 -0.82% -0.77%
2088 -0.81% -0.77%
2087 -0.81% -0.77%
2086 -0.81% -0.77%
2085 -0.8% -0.78%
2084 -0.8% -0.77%
2083 -0.8% -0.77%
2082 -0.8% -0.76%
2081 -0.81% -0.77%
2080 -0.82% -0.77%
2079 -0.83% -0.77%
2078 -0.85% -0.76%
2077 -0.83% -0.76%
2076 -0.86% -0.76%
2075 -0.88% -0.77%
2074 -0.89% -0.77%
2073 -0.91% -0.77%
2072 -0.93% -0.76%
2071 -0.97% -0.77%
2070 -0.97% -0.77%
2069 -1.01% -0.77%
2068 -1.02% -0.76%
2067 -1.02% -0.76%
2066 -1.03% -0.77%
2065 -1.05% -0.76%
2064 -1.04% -0.76%
2063 -1.05% -0.76%
2062 -1.05% -0.75%
2061 -1.06% -0.75%
2060 -1.02% -0.74%
2059 -1.01% -0.73%
2058 -0.99% -0.72%
2057 -1% -0.71%
2056 -0.97% -0.69%
2055 -0.96% -0.68%
2054 -0.94% -0.65%
2053 -0.91% -0.64%
2052 -0.9% -0.61%
2051 -0.86% -0.59%
2050 -0.87% -0.57%
2049 -0.84% -0.53%
2048 -0.84% -0.51%
2047 -0.85% -0.49%
2046 -0.88% -0.46%
2045 -0.86% -0.43%
2044 -0.9% -0.41%
2043 -0.91% -0.39%
2042 -0.92% -0.37%
2041 -0.95% -0.34%
2040 -1% -0.32%
2039 -1% -0.3%
2038 -1.01% -0.28%
2037 -1.02% -0.25%
2036 -1.04% -0.24%
2035 -1.04% -0.21%
2034 -1.03% -0.2%
2033 -1.02% -0.18%
2032 -1.01% -0.16%
2031 -1.02% -0.15%
2030 -1.01% -0.13%
2029 -0.99% -0.12%
2028 -0.98% -0.11%
2027 -0.97% -0.09%
2026 -1.35% -0.08%
2025 -1.21% -0.06%
2024 -2.26% -0.05%
2023 -2.8% -0.05%
2022 -2.59% 0.01%
2021 -1.49% 0.12%
2020 -1.09% 0.17%
2019 -1.59% 0.2%
2018 -1.74% 0.3%
2017 -1.71% 0.42%
2016 -1.16% 0.45%
2015 -0.76% 0.46%
2014 -0.06% 0.53%
2013 -0.03% 0.59%
2012 -0.01% 0.62%
2011 -0.06% 0.62%
2010 -0.1% 0.67%
2009 -0.13% 0.74%
2008 -0.19% 0.77%
2007 -0.23% 0.8%
2006 -0.28% 0.83%
2005 -0.24% 0.86%
2004 -0.25% 0.9%
2003 -0.28% 0.94%
2002 -0.23% 0.97%
2001 -0.22% 1.02%
2000 -0.2% 1.14%
1999 -0.16% 1.26%
1998 -0.04% 1.31%
1997 -0.37% 1.34%
1996 -0.2% 1.39%
1995 -0.46% 1.44%
1994 -0.31% 1.49%
1993 -0.17% 1.56%
1992 -0.02% 1.6%
1991 0.12% 1.64%
1990 0.27% 1.65%
1989 0.72% 1.66%
1988 1.12% 1.72%
1987 1.15% 1.75%
1986 1.13% 1.8%
1985 1.07% 1.86%
1984 1.05% 1.92%
1983 1.02% 1.96%
1982 0.99% 1.97%
1981 1.01% 2.03%
1980 0.96% 2.08%
1979 1.01% 2.12%
1978 1.14% 2.21%
1977 1.15% 2.26%
1976 1.15% 2.34%
1975 1.14% 2.47%
1974 1.1% 2.58%
1973 1.04% 2.67%
1972 0.98% 2.7%
1971 0.94% 2.73%
1970 1.21% 2.8%
1969 1.49% 2.86%
1968 1.51% 2.92%
1967 1.56% 2.97%
1966 1.61% 3.01%
1965 1.67% 3.03%
1964 1.79% 3.03%
1963 1.94% 3.02%
1962 2.09% 3%
1961 2.2% 2.97%

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 Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Moldova Thailand
Current population
2341166
71571743
Population rank 145/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.86%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -152 -94
Annual growth/decline -55,477 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 168/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 +27,509
Net migration rank 164/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - 27,509
2024 - -27,088 - 23,321
2023 -7,007 -18,570 -46,105 19,648
2022 -6,385 89,154 -61,046 21,683
2021 -13,444 -33,405 57,382 -2,093
2020 -7,067 -33,405 84,107 32,277
2019 -3,416 -41,233 116,867 5,221
2018 -961 -36,085 159,383 10,984
2017 1,402 -43,871 194,695 66,805
2016 4,580 -51,642 226,255 112,978
2015 6,049 -59,399 266,362 32,500
2014 7,248 -67,175 294,628 55,358
2013 3,537 -77,571 325,059 67,452
2012 5,581 -81,215 351,485 74,033
2011 5,948 -82,271 365,670 66,607
2010 7,456 -84,039 370,466 52,791
2009 7,492 -83,546 382,636 110,883
2008 5,210 -79,593 401,730 107,333
2007 3,490 -75,734 425,362 100,486
2006 2,406 -72,061 441,211 102,362
2005 2,005 -68,681 456,378 100,542
2004 1,714 -52,491 466,542 107,199
2003 -322 -46,947 488,003 105,917
2002 -1,249 -45,833 504,299 105,215
2001 -718 -45,043 524,230 96,817
2000 -324 -43,854 543,884 121,640
1999 642 -43,111 578,073 173,924
1998 2,140 -41,975 617,318 183,471
1997 4,669 -41,743 644,834 150,411
1996 2,655 -33,369 661,397 152,397
1995 5,534 -31,975 682,703 147,226
1994 9,921 -31,616 712,589 132,271
1993 13,886 -31,526 737,696 122,746
1992 17,373 -30,136 754,999 143,318
1991 21,127 -29,204 760,508 124,034
1990 25,824 -30,053 760,808 152,916
1989 29,638 -29,307 774,563 90,497
1988 35,608 -4,989 765,252 128,469
1987 40,122 -10,796 774,498 122,791
1986 39,463 -8,769 783,430 111,820
1985 38,060 -10,627 776,935 141,963
1984 38,108 -12,732 779,856 139,345
1983 36,076 -10,543 794,239 143,393
1982 32,814 -8,412 817,951 101,885
1981 31,360 -6,452 839,297 78,337
1980 30,053 -3,693 845,575 88,478
1979 28,322 -6,912 843,434 85,693
1978 27,622 3,483 847,799 82,011
1977 27,707 3,245 871,232 88,937
1976 27,801 2,885 894,072 40,656
1975 27,677 2,355 911,980 66,306
1974 27,219 1,785 923,151 72,801
1973 25,967 1,156 933,540 80,704
1972 24,626 481 940,420 73,082
1971 23,359 -61 936,215 43,400
1970 22,314 606 937,116 49,221
1969 21,768 20,561 948,314 26,551
1968 22,005 19,830 953,806 13,718
1967 22,654 19,175 944,980 17,005
1966 23,720 18,601 929,469 12,016
1965 24,916 18,066 909,000 22,995
1964 25,860 17,509 885,137 17,249
1963 29,382 16,816 860,728 16,494
1962 32,082 15,884 828,741 16,605
1961 35,180 14,818 801,140 14,968
1960 36,352 13,697 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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