Transnistria ("Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic", Pridnestrovie) is not under control of the central government.
Regions
The population of the regions of Moldova according to latest census results.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1979-09-17 | Population Census (C) 1989-01-12 | Population Census (C) 2004-10-05 | Population Census (Ca) 2014-05-12 | Population Census (Cpa) 2024-04-08 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centru | CEN | Reg | 10,648 | 1,044,695 | 1,073,338 | 1,021,618 | 848,104 | 667,496 | 1064800 | ||
| Chișinău | CHI | Mun | 563 | 589,140 | 770,948 | 712,218 | 616,440 | 719,687 | 56300 | → | |
| Găgăuzia | GAG | ADist | Comrat | 1,832 | 152,850 | 163,533 | 155,646 | 121,794 | 103,161 | 183200 | → |
| Nord | NOR | Reg | 10,014 | 1,053,466 | 1,092,872 | 969,299 | 789,413 | 604,706 | 1001400 | ||
| Sud | SUD | Reg | 7,244 | 531,900 | 556,974 | 524,551 | 413,454 | 306,135 | 724400 | ||
| Transnistria (incl. Tighina/Bendery) | TRA | Terr | Tiraspol | 3,510 | 578,000 | 680,871 | 555,347 | 478,000 | 455,700 | 351000 | → |
| Moldova | MDA | Rep | Chișinău | 33,843 | 3,949,576 | 4,337,592 | 3,938,679 | 3,267,000 | 2,857,000 | → |
- The 2014 and 2024 census results refer to the resident population.
- According the results of the 2015 census, Transnistria has a population of 475,007 in October 2015 excluding 366 counted persons residing permanently abroad.
- Departamentul Statistica si Sociologie al Republicii Moldova and other sources.
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (Ca) 2014-05-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chișinău | CHI | 532,513 |
| 2 | Tiraspol | TRA | 133,807 |
| 3 | Bălți | NOR | 97,930 |
| 4 | Tighina | TRA | 91,882 |
| 5 | Rîbnița | TRA | 47,949 |
| 6 | Ungheni | CEN | 30,804 |
| 7 | Cahul | SUD | 28,763 |
| 8 | Dubăsari | TRA | 25,060 |
Contents: Cities & Urban Settlements
The population of all Moldavian cities and urban settlements according to latest census results.
| Name | Adm. | Native | Population Census (C) 1979-09-17 | Population Census (C) 1989-01-12 | Population Census (C) 2004-10-05 | Population Census (Ca) 2014-05-12 | Area | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anenii Noi | CEN | 7,000 | 9,954 | 8,358 | 8,100 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Bălți (Bel'cy) | NOR | 123,068 | 158,517 | 122,669 | 97,930 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Basarabeasca | SUD | 12,959 | 14,517 | 11,192 | 8,471 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Biruința | NOR | ... | 4,668 | 3,093 | 2,625 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Briceni | NOR | ... | 11,500 | 8,765 | 7,314 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Bucovăț | CEN | ... | 1,535 | 1,313 | 1,250 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Cahul | SUD | 32,695 | 42,904 | 35,488 | 28,763 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Căinari | SUD | ... | 4,211 | 4,184 | 3,550 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Călărași | CEN | 16,032 | 18,326 | 14,516 | 10,708 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Camenca (Kamenka) | TRA | Каменка | ... | 13,689 | 10,323 | 8,871 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Cantemir | SUD | 4,225 | 5,320 | 3,872 | 3,429 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Căușeni | SUD | ... | 20,761 | 17,757 | 15,939 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Ceadîr-Lunga | GAG | ... | 23,161 | 19,401 | 16,605 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Chișinău (Kišin'ov) | CHI | 503,000 | 667,082 | 589,445 | 532,513 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Cimișlia | SUD | 13,340 | 16,509 | 12,858 | 10,479 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Codru | CHI | ... | 11,716 | 14,277 | 15,934 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Comrat | GAG | ... | 25,822 | 23,327 | 20,113 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Cornești | CEN | ... | 3,013 | 2,781 | 2,024 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Costești | NOR | ... | 2,861 | 2,247 | 2,028 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Crasnoe (Krasnoe) | TRA | Красное | ... | 4,087 | 2,981 | 2,610 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Cricova | CHI | ... | 7,164 | 9,878 | 10,669 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Criuleni | CEN | 7,138 | 9,452 | 7,138 | 5,672 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Cupcini | NOR | ... | 9,507 | 7,441 | 5,718 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Dnestrovsk (Dnestrovsc) | TRA | Днестровск | ... | 14,876 | 12,382 | 10,436 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Dondușeni | NOR | 9,084 | 11,398 | 9,801 | 7,101 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Drochia | NOR | 15,355 | 21,298 | 16,606 | 13,150 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Dubăsari (Dubossary) | TRA | Дубоссары | ... | 35,806 | 23,650 | 25,060 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Durlești | CHI | ... | 17,807 | 15,395 | 17,210 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Edineț | NOR | ... | 19,586 | 15,624 | 13,943 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Fălești | NOR | 9,770 | 14,043 | 14,931 | 11,288 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Florești | NOR | ... | 18,228 | 13,164 | 11,998 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Frunză | NOR | ... | 1,964 | 1,476 | 790 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Ghindești | NOR | ... | 2,024 | 1,841 | 1,649 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Glodeni | NOR | 10,179 | 13,180 | 10,465 | 8,386 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Grigoriopol (Grigoriopol') | TRA | Григориополь | ... | 11,712 | 10,252 | 9,381 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Hîncești | CEN | 16,317 | 19,235 | 15,281 | 12,491 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Ialoveni | CEN | 8,083 | 12,846 | 15,041 | 12,515 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Iargara | SUD | ... | 5,542 | 4,384 | 3,907 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Leova | SUD | ... | 12,203 | 10,027 | 7,443 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Lipcani | NOR | ... | 7,475 | 5,465 | 4,685 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Maiac (Majak) | TRA | Маяк | ... | 1,539 | 1,221 | 1,060 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Mărculești | NOR | ... | 2,348 | 2,081 | 1,396 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Nisporeni | CEN | 13,137 | 15,663 | 12,105 | 10,063 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Ocnița | NOR | ... | 11,455 | 9,325 | 7,254 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Orhei | CEN | 30,260 | 31,843 | 25,641 | 21,065 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Otaci | NOR | ... | 8,158 | 8,469 | 6,043 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Pervomaisc (Pervomajsk) | TRA | Первомайск | ... | 7,199 | 4,434 | 3,553 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Rezina | CEN | 8,314 | 14,476 | 10,196 | 8,405 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Rîbnița (Rybnica) | TRA | Рыбница | ... | 61,352 | 53,648 | 47,949 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Rîșcani | NOR | ... | 17,650 | 11,104 | 8,453 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Sîngera | CHI | ... | 6,832 | 7,354 | 6,197 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Sîngerei | NOR | ... | 15,023 | 12,667 | 11,834 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Slobozia (Slobodzeja) | TRA | Слободзея | ... | 19,040 | 16,062 | 14,618 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Șoldănești | NOR | ... | 7,578 | 6,304 | 5,883 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Soroca | NOR | 31,831 | 42,297 | 28,362 | 22,196 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Ștefan Vodă | SUD | 6,540 | 9,869 | 7,768 | 7,078 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Strășeni | CEN | ... | 20,119 | 18,320 | 17,684 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Taraclia | SUD | 11,417 | 14,726 | 13,756 | 12,355 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Telenești | CEN | 7,159 | 9,322 | 6,855 | 5,852 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Tighina (Bendery) | TRA | Бендеры | 101,000 | 129,969 | 97,027 | 91,882 | 0 | → | |||||||||||
| Tiraspol (Tiraspol') | TRA | Тирасполь | 139,000 | 181,862 | 144,199 | 133,807 | 0 | → | |||||||||||
| Tvardița | SUD | ... | ... | 5,882 | 5,420 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Ungheni | CEN | ... | 37,788 | 32,530 | 30,804 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Vadul lui Vodă | CHI | ... | 5,181 | 4,559 | 4,651 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Vatra | CHI | ... | 3,676 | 3,296 | 3,457 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
| Vulcănești | GAG | ... | 18,230 | 15,462 | 11,948 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||
- The 2014 figure for Chișinău corresponds to the estimated population; 339,097 persons were enumerated.
- (1989) demoscope.ru.
(2004, 2014) Departamentul Statistica si Sociologie al Republicii Moldova.
(2004 Transnistria) pop-stat.mashke.org.
(2014 Transnistria) estimates by State Statistics Service of Pridnestrovie.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
| Gender (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 1,131,362 |
| Females | 1,269,823 |
| Age Groups (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 460,668 |
| 15-64 years | 1,503,289 |
| 65+ years | 437,229 |
| Urbanization (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 1,287,515 |
| Urban | 1,113,670 |