Moldova
Population 2026
2,961,261
Overview
- Yearly change
- -1.16%
- Density
- 90 per km²
- Land area
- 32,930 km²
- Capital
- Chisinau
- Currency
- Leu (MDL)
- Official languages
- RO, RU, GAG, TR
- Urban population
- 43.7%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 29,9622026
- Deaths
- 42,1432026
- Birth rate
- 10.6per 1,000
- Death rate
- 13.8per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.73
- Life expectancy
- 71.3At birth, years
- Median age
- 39.1
- Net migration
- -29,766
Age distribution
- 0–1419.5%
- 15–6463.6%
- 65+16.9%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $20.4B
- GDP per capita
- $8.6K
- GDP growth
- +2.4%
- Inflation
- 7.8%
- Unemployment
- 1.5%
- Exports
- $6.5B
- Imports
- $12.4B
- Tourism receipts
- 11.0%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture7.4%
- Industry16.9%
- Manufacturing7.4%
- Services61.5%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture50.5%
- Industry12.6%
- Services36.9%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChisinauChișinău Municipality | 635,9942025 |
| 2 | TiraspolTransnistria | 157,0002026 |
| 3 | BălţiBălţi | 125,0002026 |
| 4 | BenderBender Municipality | 110,1752026 |
| 5 | RîbniţaTransnistria | 55,4552020 |
| 6 | CahulCahul | 34,4922026 |
| 7 | UngheniUngheni | 34,4222026 |
| 8 | SorocaSoroca District | 27,4232026 |
| 9 | DurleştiChișinău Municipality | 26,3082025 |
| 10 | OrheiOrhei | 24,9182026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,961,261 | 30.0K | 42.1K |
| 2020 | 3,069,135 | 37.1K | 45.3K |
| 2010 | 3,631,990 | 53.7K | 44.2K |
| 2000 | 4,234,969 | 49.6K | 50.1K |
| 1990 | 4,451,150 | 82.7K | 44.1K |
| 1980 | 4,048,713 | 86.7K | 41.8K |
| 1970 | 3,643,522 | 72.5K | 39.2K |
| 1960 | 3,076,172 | 88.8K | 34.4K |
| 1950 | 2,528,365 | 79.4K | 37.5K |