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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Moldova was 2,402,306 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Moldova's population is 2,341,166 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 3.32 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Moldova is ranked the 145th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.03% for Moldova vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Moldova has had an average growth rate of -1.57% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Moldova has decreased from 2.88M people to 2.34M (18.7% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Moldova vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Moldova
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Moldova Turkmenistan
2100 1,175,882 10,046,945
2099 1,186,641 10,075,740
2098 1,197,541 10,103,319
2097 1,208,458 10,129,577
2096 1,219,478 10,154,338
2095 1,230,573 10,178,163
2094 1,241,540 10,200,371
2093 1,252,531 10,221,349
2092 1,263,471 10,240,959
2091 1,274,372 10,259,026
2090 1,285,020 10,276,261
2089 1,295,696 10,291,819
2088 1,306,424 10,306,303
2087 1,317,064 10,319,501
2086 1,327,799 10,331,090
2085 1,338,702 10,341,183
2084 1,349,432 10,349,710
2083 1,360,333 10,356,602
2082 1,371,322 10,362,422
2081 1,382,447 10,366,587
2080 1,393,733 10,369,293
2079 1,405,298 10,370,130
2078 1,417,062 10,369,013
2077 1,429,240 10,366,366
2076 1,441,240 10,361,975
2075 1,453,677 10,355,755
2074 1,466,568 10,348,384
2073 1,479,672 10,339,415
2072 1,493,311 10,328,653
2071 1,507,315 10,316,618
2070 1,522,149 10,303,565
2069 1,537,091 10,289,578
2068 1,552,724 10,274,625
2067 1,568,676 10,258,518
2066 1,584,782 10,241,362
2065 1,601,356 10,223,420
2064 1,618,317 10,204,034
2063 1,635,288 10,183,241
2062 1,652,720 10,160,903
2061 1,670,255 10,136,928
2060 1,688,120 10,111,369
2059 1,705,595 10,083,631
2058 1,722,942 10,052,905
2057 1,740,252 10,019,547
2056 1,757,829 9,983,379
2055 1,775,082 9,943,931
2054 1,792,262 9,901,473
2053 1,809,221 9,854,931
2052 1,825,831 9,804,909
2051 1,842,337 9,751,221
2050 1,858,281 9,693,713
2049 1,874,666 9,632,600
2048 1,890,586 9,567,946
2047 1,906,615 9,500,139
2046 1,922,962 9,429,355
2045 1,939,938 9,356,194
2044 1,956,858 9,280,988
2043 1,974,616 9,204,466
2042 1,992,765 9,126,898
2041 2,011,342 9,048,356
2040 2,030,732 8,969,478
2039 2,051,163 8,890,225
2038 2,071,871 8,810,850
2037 2,093,068 8,731,367
2036 2,114,669 8,651,719
2035 2,136,998 8,572,231
2034 2,159,450 8,492,483
2033 2,182,023 8,412,113
2032 2,204,431 8,330,912
2031 2,227,006 8,248,129
2030 2,250,038 8,163,024
2029 2,272,963 8,070,023
2028 2,295,739 7,969,080
2027 2,318,425 7,860,774
2026 2,341,166 7,745,331
2025 2,373,265 7,623,184
2024 2,402,306 7,494,498
2023 2,457,783 7,364,438
2022 2,528,654 7,230,193
2021 2,595,809 7,092,043
2020 2,635,130 6,949,912
2019 2,664,224 6,803,944
2018 2,707,203 6,655,524
2017 2,755,189 6,507,061
2016 2,803,186 6,360,041
2015 2,835,978 6,215,770
2014 2,857,815 6,075,283
2013 2,859,558 5,939,341
2012 2,860,324 5,808,546
2011 2,860,699 5,683,417
2010 2,862,354 5,564,356
2009 2,865,213 5,451,592
2008 2,868,833 5,345,029
2007 2,874,299 5,244,046
2006 2,880,967 5,147,105
2005 2,888,985 5,052,257
2004 2,896,023 4,958,093
2003 2,903,198 4,863,865
2002 2,911,385 4,769,465
2001 2,918,135 4,675,409
2000 2,924,668 4,582,677
1999 2,930,622 4,492,170
1998 2,935,227 4,410,507
1997 2,936,413 4,336,730
1996 2,947,293 4,263,819
1995 2,953,200 4,191,203
1994 2,966,745 4,116,662
1993 2,975,966 4,032,407
1992 2,980,965 3,944,689
1991 2,981,566 3,855,894
1990 2,977,912 3,760,562
1989 2,970,039 3,662,459
1988 2,948,891 3,559,363
1987 2,916,306 3,452,731
1986 2,883,057 3,347,809
1985 2,850,787 3,247,534
1984 2,820,518 3,154,079
1983 2,791,207 3,067,534
1982 2,763,101 2,985,557
1981 2,735,987 2,907,187
1980 2,708,675 2,832,203
1979 2,683,035 2,760,358
1978 2,656,211 2,691,088
1977 2,626,298 2,623,948
1976 2,596,491 2,558,521
1975 2,566,998 2,494,570
1974 2,538,164 2,432,028
1973 2,510,584 2,370,919
1972 2,484,742 2,311,430
1971 2,460,611 2,253,119
1970 2,437,590 2,195,616
1969 2,408,469 2,139,024
1968 2,373,073 2,083,069
1967 2,337,695 2,027,403
1966 2,301,871 1,971,737
1965 2,265,287 1,915,916
1964 2,228,000 1,859,997
1963 2,188,895 1,804,272
1962 2,147,227 1,749,214
1961 2,103,327 1,695,400
1960 2,058,020 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Moldova decreased by 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Moldova lost 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Moldova was ranked 134th most populous country in 2006 and is 145th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Moldova Turkmenistan
2100 -0.91% -0.29%
2099 -0.91% -0.27%
2098 -0.9% -0.26%
2097 -0.9% -0.24%
2096 -0.9% -0.23%
2095 -0.88% -0.22%
2094 -0.88% -0.21%
2093 -0.87% -0.19%
2092 -0.86% -0.18%
2091 -0.83% -0.17%
2090 -0.82% -0.15%
2089 -0.82% -0.14%
2088 -0.81% -0.13%
2087 -0.81% -0.11%
2086 -0.81% -0.1%
2085 -0.8% -0.08%
2084 -0.8% -0.07%
2083 -0.8% -0.06%
2082 -0.8% -0.04%
2081 -0.81% -0.03%
2080 -0.82% -0.008%
2079 -0.83% 0.01%
2078 -0.85% 0.03%
2077 -0.83% 0.04%
2076 -0.86% 0.06%
2075 -0.88% 0.07%
2074 -0.89% 0.09%
2073 -0.91% 0.1%
2072 -0.93% 0.12%
2071 -0.97% 0.13%
2070 -0.97% 0.14%
2069 -1.01% 0.15%
2068 -1.02% 0.16%
2067 -1.02% 0.17%
2066 -1.03% 0.18%
2065 -1.05% 0.19%
2064 -1.04% 0.2%
2063 -1.05% 0.22%
2062 -1.05% 0.24%
2061 -1.06% 0.25%
2060 -1.02% 0.28%
2059 -1.01% 0.31%
2058 -0.99% 0.33%
2057 -1% 0.36%
2056 -0.97% 0.4%
2055 -0.96% 0.43%
2054 -0.94% 0.47%
2053 -0.91% 0.51%
2052 -0.9% 0.55%
2051 -0.86% 0.59%
2050 -0.87% 0.63%
2049 -0.84% 0.68%
2048 -0.84% 0.71%
2047 -0.85% 0.75%
2046 -0.88% 0.78%
2045 -0.86% 0.81%
2044 -0.9% 0.83%
2043 -0.91% 0.85%
2042 -0.92% 0.87%
2041 -0.95% 0.88%
2040 -1% 0.89%
2039 -1% 0.9%
2038 -1.01% 0.91%
2037 -1.02% 0.92%
2036 -1.04% 0.93%
2035 -1.04% 0.94%
2034 -1.03% 0.96%
2033 -1.02% 0.97%
2032 -1.01% 1%
2031 -1.02% 1.04%
2030 -1.01% 1.15%
2029 -0.99% 1.27%
2028 -0.98% 1.38%
2027 -0.97% 1.49%
2026 -1.35% 1.6%
2025 -1.21% 1.72%
2024 -2.26% 1.77%
2023 -2.8% 1.86%
2022 -2.59% 1.95%
2021 -1.49% 2.05%
2020 -1.09% 2.15%
2019 -1.59% 2.23%
2018 -1.74% 2.28%
2017 -1.71% 2.31%
2016 -1.16% 2.32%
2015 -0.76% 2.31%
2014 -0.06% 2.29%
2013 -0.03% 2.25%
2012 -0.01% 2.2%
2011 -0.06% 2.14%
2010 -0.1% 2.07%
2009 -0.13% 1.99%
2008 -0.19% 1.93%
2007 -0.23% 1.88%
2006 -0.28% 1.88%
2005 -0.24% 1.9%
2004 -0.25% 1.94%
2003 -0.28% 1.98%
2002 -0.23% 2.01%
2001 -0.22% 2.02%
2000 -0.2% 2.01%
1999 -0.16% 1.85%
1998 -0.04% 1.7%
1997 -0.37% 1.71%
1996 -0.2% 1.73%
1995 -0.46% 1.81%
1994 -0.31% 2.09%
1993 -0.17% 2.22%
1992 -0.02% 2.3%
1991 0.12% 2.54%
1990 0.27% 2.68%
1989 0.72% 2.9%
1988 1.12% 3.09%
1987 1.15% 3.13%
1986 1.13% 3.09%
1985 1.07% 2.96%
1984 1.05% 2.82%
1983 1.02% 2.75%
1982 0.99% 2.7%
1981 1.01% 2.65%
1980 0.96% 2.6%
1979 1.01% 2.57%
1978 1.14% 2.56%
1977 1.15% 2.56%
1976 1.15% 2.56%
1975 1.14% 2.57%
1974 1.1% 2.58%
1973 1.04% 2.57%
1972 0.98% 2.59%
1971 0.94% 2.62%
1970 1.21% 2.65%
1969 1.49% 2.69%
1968 1.51% 2.75%
1967 1.56% 2.82%
1966 1.61% 2.91%
1965 1.67% 3.01%
1964 1.79% 3.09%
1963 1.94% 3.15%
1962 2.09% 3.17%
1961 2.2% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Moldova Turkmenistan
Current population
2341166
7776557
Population rank 145/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.09%
One net population change
9.47 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
19.9 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
15.7 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -152 +356
Annual growth/decline -55,477 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate -2.26% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 196/197 61/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -29,766 +13,268
Net migration rank 164/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 188,207 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 116/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 85/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Moldova
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Moldova Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,766 - 13,268
2024 - -27,088 - 14,646
2023 -7,007 -18,570 117,529 15,005
2022 -6,385 89,154 121,814 14,141
2021 -13,444 -33,405 122,721 17,617
2020 -7,067 -33,405 124,014 19,913
2019 -3,416 -41,233 128,275 19,735
2018 -961 -36,085 129,537 19,293
2017 1,402 -43,871 131,417 16,678
2016 4,580 -51,642 132,581 13,365
2015 6,049 -59,399 132,663 9,936
2014 7,248 -67,175 129,677 8,696
2013 3,537 -77,571 126,217 7,287
2012 5,581 -81,215 120,957 7,125
2011 5,948 -82,271 115,197 6,992
2010 7,456 -84,039 109,318 6,621
2009 7,492 -83,546 102,931 6,656
2008 5,210 -79,593 96,815 6,734
2007 3,490 -75,734 92,038 6,388
2006 2,406 -72,061 87,840 7,613
2005 2,005 -68,681 83,968 10,263
2004 1,714 -52,491 79,850 14,242
2003 -322 -46,947 76,737 17,625
2002 -1,249 -45,833 75,639 18,803
2001 -718 -45,043 76,682 16,982
2000 -324 -43,854 76,875 14,925
1999 642 -43,111 76,362 12,859
1998 2,140 -41,975 77,342 -3,239
1997 4,669 -41,743 79,045 -5,600
1996 2,655 -33,369 80,996 -8,627
1995 5,534 -31,975 86,289 -13,423
1994 9,921 -31,616 89,319 -13,094
1993 13,886 -31,526 92,596 -312
1992 17,373 -30,136 96,668 -13,517
1991 21,127 -29,204 99,297 -4,864
1990 25,824 -30,053 101,099 -4,864
1989 29,638 -29,307 103,553 -3,576
1988 35,608 -4,989 104,802 1,408
1987 40,122 -10,796 103,885 3,161
1986 39,463 -8,769 100,930 1,878
1985 38,060 -10,627 95,890 1,861
1984 38,108 -12,732 90,591 -1,427
1983 36,076 -10,543 85,183 -1,264
1982 32,814 -8,412 80,989 -961
1981 31,360 -6,452 77,829 -1,102
1980 30,053 -3,693 74,394 -1,152
1979 28,322 -6,912 71,135 -677
1978 27,622 3,483 68,437 -350
1977 27,707 3,245 66,318 -132
1976 27,801 2,885 64,513 160
1975 27,677 2,355 62,681 550
1974 27,219 1,785 60,925 924
1973 25,967 1,156 59,169 1,194
1972 24,626 481 57,326 1,293
1971 23,359 -61 56,666 1,348
1970 22,314 606 55,617 1,376
1969 21,768 20,561 54,791 1,397
1968 22,005 19,830 54,324 1,401
1967 22,654 19,175 54,209 1,397
1966 23,720 18,601 54,353 1,377
1965 24,916 18,066 54,558 1,366
1964 25,860 17,509 54,574 1,340
1963 29,382 16,816 54,203 1,332
1962 32,082 15,884 53,248 1,337
1961 35,180 14,818 51,659 1,372
1960 36,352 13,697 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 188,207 residents or 6.2% of the population were not native-born in Moldova, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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