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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 36.7 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Moldova vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Turkey
2100 1,175,882 64,274,243
2099 1,186,641 64,924,706
2098 1,197,541 65,567,989
2097 1,208,458 66,219,045
2096 1,219,478 66,865,890
2095 1,230,573 67,516,190
2094 1,241,540 68,169,346
2093 1,252,531 68,835,313
2092 1,263,471 69,496,264
2091 1,274,372 70,159,325
2090 1,285,020 70,828,304
2089 1,295,696 71,490,133
2088 1,306,424 72,146,464
2087 1,317,064 72,792,552
2086 1,327,799 73,439,558
2085 1,338,702 74,085,313
2084 1,349,432 74,713,882
2083 1,360,333 75,342,464
2082 1,371,322 75,969,760
2081 1,382,447 76,583,769
2080 1,393,733 77,195,480
2079 1,405,298 77,793,711
2078 1,417,062 78,386,293
2077 1,429,240 78,973,194
2076 1,441,240 79,556,991
2075 1,453,677 80,128,010
2074 1,466,568 80,697,544
2073 1,479,672 81,244,619
2072 1,493,311 81,785,452
2071 1,507,315 82,311,503
2070 1,522,149 82,827,402
2069 1,537,091 83,324,862
2068 1,552,724 83,806,741
2067 1,568,676 84,270,976
2066 1,584,782 84,728,547
2065 1,601,356 85,177,268
2064 1,618,317 85,611,517
2063 1,635,288 86,026,471
2062 1,652,720 86,425,827
2061 1,670,255 86,800,591
2060 1,688,120 87,156,663
2059 1,705,595 87,500,101
2058 1,722,942 87,809,920
2057 1,740,252 88,100,397
2056 1,757,829 88,369,840
2055 1,775,082 88,598,739
2054 1,792,262 88,806,632
2053 1,809,221 88,985,609
2052 1,825,831 89,144,425
2051 1,842,337 89,270,515
2050 1,858,281 89,374,730
2049 1,874,666 89,447,182
2048 1,890,586 89,484,074
2047 1,906,615 89,492,406
2046 1,922,962 89,467,391
2045 1,939,938 89,441,098
2044 1,956,858 89,390,601
2043 1,974,616 89,326,342
2042 1,992,765 89,237,658
2041 2,011,342 89,137,199
2040 2,030,732 89,021,820
2039 2,051,163 88,885,792
2038 2,071,871 88,736,121
2037 2,093,068 88,562,197
2036 2,114,669 88,373,007
2035 2,136,998 88,178,595
2034 2,159,450 87,975,336
2033 2,182,023 87,754,631
2032 2,204,431 87,524,158
2031 2,227,006 87,274,280
2030 2,250,038 87,004,538
2029 2,272,963 86,741,614
2028 2,295,739 86,466,107
2027 2,318,425 86,189,693
2026 2,341,166 85,932,926
2025 2,373,265 85,718,588
2024 2,402,306 85,518,661
2023 2,457,783 85,325,965
2022 2,528,654 84,979,913
2021 2,595,809 84,147,318
2020 2,635,130 83,384,680
2019 2,664,224 82,579,440
2018 2,707,203 81,407,204
2017 2,755,189 80,312,698
2016 2,803,186 79,277,962
2015 2,835,978 78,218,479
2014 2,857,815 77,181,884
2013 2,859,558 76,147,624
2012 2,860,324 75,175,827
2011 2,860,699 74,223,629
2010 2,862,354 73,142,150
2009 2,865,213 72,039,206
2008 2,868,833 71,051,678
2007 2,874,299 70,158,112
2006 2,880,967 70,045,349
2005 2,888,985 69,329,557
2004 2,896,023 68,592,617
2003 2,903,198 67,831,730
2002 2,911,385 67,048,795
2001 2,918,135 66,245,128
2000 2,924,668 65,425,961
1999 2,930,622 64,591,923
1998 2,935,227 63,734,383
1997 2,936,413 62,852,966
1996 2,947,293 61,951,134
1995 2,953,200 61,024,503
1994 2,966,745 60,033,836
1993 2,975,966 58,999,167
1992 2,980,965 57,990,118
1991 2,981,566 57,009,887
1990 2,977,912 56,015,628
1989 2,970,039 54,976,723
1988 2,948,891 53,909,626
1987 2,916,306 52,843,670
1986 2,883,057 51,777,772
1985 2,850,787 50,687,115
1984 2,820,518 49,574,069
1983 2,791,207 48,447,410
1982 2,763,101 47,322,096
1981 2,735,987 46,321,190
1980 2,708,675 45,408,815
1979 2,683,035 44,510,429
1978 2,656,211 43,645,306
1977 2,626,298 42,773,298
1976 2,596,491 41,899,984
1975 2,566,998 41,053,126
1974 2,538,164 40,210,234
1973 2,510,584 39,329,533
1972 2,484,742 38,430,221
1971 2,460,611 37,518,611
1970 2,437,590 36,638,465
1969 2,408,469 35,787,774
1968 2,373,073 34,921,684
1967 2,337,695 34,050,421
1966 2,301,871 33,177,672
1965 2,265,287 32,345,220
1964 2,228,000 31,543,072
1963 2,188,895 30,726,841
1962 2,147,227 29,916,147
1961 2,103,327 29,119,238
1960 2,058,020 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Turkey
2100 -0.91% -1%
2099 -0.91% -0.98%
2098 -0.9% -0.98%
2097 -0.9% -0.97%
2096 -0.9% -0.96%
2095 -0.88% -0.96%
2094 -0.88% -0.97%
2093 -0.87% -0.95%
2092 -0.86% -0.95%
2091 -0.83% -0.94%
2090 -0.82% -0.93%
2089 -0.82% -0.91%
2088 -0.81% -0.89%
2087 -0.81% -0.88%
2086 -0.81% -0.87%
2085 -0.8% -0.84%
2084 -0.8% -0.83%
2083 -0.8% -0.83%
2082 -0.8% -0.8%
2081 -0.81% -0.79%
2080 -0.82% -0.77%
2079 -0.83% -0.76%
2078 -0.85% -0.74%
2077 -0.83% -0.73%
2076 -0.86% -0.71%
2075 -0.88% -0.71%
2074 -0.89% -0.67%
2073 -0.91% -0.66%
2072 -0.93% -0.64%
2071 -0.97% -0.62%
2070 -0.97% -0.6%
2069 -1.01% -0.57%
2068 -1.02% -0.55%
2067 -1.02% -0.54%
2066 -1.03% -0.53%
2065 -1.05% -0.51%
2064 -1.04% -0.48%
2063 -1.05% -0.46%
2062 -1.05% -0.43%
2061 -1.06% -0.41%
2060 -1.02% -0.39%
2059 -1.01% -0.35%
2058 -0.99% -0.33%
2057 -1% -0.3%
2056 -0.97% -0.26%
2055 -0.96% -0.23%
2054 -0.94% -0.2%
2053 -0.91% -0.18%
2052 -0.9% -0.14%
2051 -0.86% -0.12%
2050 -0.87% -0.08%
2049 -0.84% -0.04%
2048 -0.84% -0.009%
2047 -0.85% 0.03%
2046 -0.88% 0.03%
2045 -0.86% 0.06%
2044 -0.9% 0.07%
2043 -0.91% 0.1%
2042 -0.92% 0.11%
2041 -0.95% 0.13%
2040 -1% 0.15%
2039 -1% 0.17%
2038 -1.01% 0.2%
2037 -1.02% 0.21%
2036 -1.04% 0.22%
2035 -1.04% 0.23%
2034 -1.03% 0.25%
2033 -1.02% 0.26%
2032 -1.01% 0.29%
2031 -1.02% 0.31%
2030 -1.01% 0.3%
2029 -0.99% 0.32%
2028 -0.98% 0.32%
2027 -0.97% 0.3%
2026 -1.35% 0.25%
2025 -1.21% 0.23%
2024 -2.26% 0.23%
2023 -2.8% 0.41%
2022 -2.59% 0.99%
2021 -1.49% 0.91%
2020 -1.09% 0.98%
2019 -1.59% 1.44%
2018 -1.74% 1.36%
2017 -1.71% 1.31%
2016 -1.16% 1.35%
2015 -0.76% 1.34%
2014 -0.06% 1.36%
2013 -0.03% 1.29%
2012 -0.01% 1.28%
2011 -0.06% 1.48%
2010 -0.1% 1.53%
2009 -0.13% 1.39%
2008 -0.19% 1.27%
2007 -0.23% 0.16%
2006 -0.28% 1.03%
2005 -0.24% 1.07%
2004 -0.25% 1.12%
2003 -0.28% 1.17%
2002 -0.23% 1.21%
2001 -0.22% 1.25%
2000 -0.2% 1.29%
1999 -0.16% 1.35%
1998 -0.04% 1.4%
1997 -0.37% 1.46%
1996 -0.2% 1.52%
1995 -0.46% 1.65%
1994 -0.31% 1.75%
1993 -0.17% 1.74%
1992 -0.02% 1.72%
1991 0.12% 1.77%
1990 0.27% 1.89%
1989 0.72% 1.98%
1988 1.12% 2.02%
1987 1.15% 2.06%
1986 1.13% 2.15%
1985 1.07% 2.25%
1984 1.05% 2.33%
1983 1.02% 2.38%
1982 0.99% 2.16%
1981 1.01% 2.01%
1980 0.96% 2.02%
1979 1.01% 1.98%
1978 1.14% 2.04%
1977 1.15% 2.08%
1976 1.15% 2.06%
1975 1.14% 2.1%
1974 1.1% 2.24%
1973 1.04% 2.34%
1972 0.98% 2.43%
1971 0.94% 2.4%
1970 1.21% 2.38%
1969 1.49% 2.48%
1968 1.51% 2.56%
1967 1.56% 2.63%
1966 1.61% 2.57%
1965 1.67% 2.54%
1964 1.79% 2.66%
1963 1.94% 2.71%
1962 2.09% 2.74%
1961 2.2% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Moldova Turkey
Current population
2341166
86002379
Population rank 145/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.04%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
15.7 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -152 +528
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 154/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 -258,205
Net migration rank 164/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - -258,205
2024 - -27,088 - -275,952
2023 -7,007 -18,570 426,630 -318,070
2022 -6,385 89,154 535,373 -301,544
2021 -13,444 -33,405 521,713 20,283
2020 -7,067 -33,405 608,708 37,934
2019 -3,416 -41,233 751,472 -15,690
2018 -961 -36,085 830,353 187,570
2017 1,402 -43,871 875,408 659,846
2016 4,580 -51,642 895,841 352,063
2015 6,049 -59,399 930,799 1,063,140
2014 7,248 -67,175 957,055 1,033,384
2013 3,537 -77,571 921,386 438,618
2012 5,581 -81,215 917,145 258,623
2011 5,948 -82,271 875,839 68,849
2010 7,456 -84,039 892,334 55,532
2009 7,492 -83,546 900,491 24,276
2008 5,210 -79,593 868,749 47,915
2007 3,490 -75,734 876,626 -186,402
2006 2,406 -72,061 897,351 -190,194
2005 2,005 -68,681 898,650 -174,177
2004 1,714 -52,491 896,025 -146,574
2003 -322 -46,947 893,683 -121,383
2002 -1,249 -45,833 922,927 -129,444
2001 -718 -45,043 980,560 -166,759
2000 -324 -43,854 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 642 -43,111 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 2,140 -41,975 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 4,669 -41,743 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 2,655 -33,369 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 5,534 -31,975 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 9,921 -31,616 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 13,886 -31,526 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 17,373 -30,136 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 21,127 -29,204 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 25,824 -30,053 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 29,638 -29,307 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 35,608 -4,989 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 40,122 -10,796 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 39,463 -8,769 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 38,060 -10,627 1,098,846 8,960
1984 38,108 -12,732 1,096,529 21,787
1983 36,076 -10,543 1,095,106 39,871
1982 32,814 -8,412 1,091,863 23,728
1981 31,360 -6,452 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 30,053 -3,693 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 28,322 -6,912 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 27,622 3,483 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 27,707 3,245 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 27,801 2,885 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 27,677 2,355 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 27,219 1,785 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 25,967 1,156 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 24,626 481 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 23,359 -61 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 22,314 606 991,950 -150,924
1969 21,768 20,561 970,958 -110,578
1968 22,005 19,830 950,778 -78,973
1967 22,654 19,175 936,727 -65,993
1966 23,720 18,601 925,790 -50,999
1965 24,916 18,066 904,016 -113,911
1964 25,860 17,509 884,152 -69,978
1963 29,382 16,816 862,626 -44,317
1962 32,082 15,884 837,473 -34,353
1961 35,180 14,818 816,911 -26,187
1960 36,352 13,697 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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