Which has higher population, total, Gabon or Moldova?

Gabon, at 2.59 million against 2.36 million in Moldova as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Moldova?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Moldova: Population, total

Gabon

2.59 million

in 2025

Moldova

2.36 million

in 2025

Gabon rank

142nd

Moldova rank

145th

Population, total over time

Gabon
Moldova

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 2.59 million against 2.36 million in Moldova, a difference of 232,600.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Moldova ahead.

Gabon ranks 142nd and Moldova ranks 145th of 218 countries.

Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1960s	544,475	2.24 million	1.70 million	Moldova
1970s	658,127	2.56 million	1.90 million	Moldova
1980s	848,163	2.84 million	1.99 million	Moldova
1990s	1.11 million	2.96 million	1.85 million	Moldova
2000s	1.45 million	2.89 million	1.44 million	Moldova
2010s	2.00 million	2.81 million	804,809	Moldova
2020s	2.46 million	2.50 million	38,888	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Gabon or Moldova?: Gabon, at 2.59 million against 2.36 million in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Gabon and Moldova?: 232,600, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Moldova?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Moldova rank globally for population, total?: Gabon ranks 142nd and Moldova ranks 145th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.