Moldova: Chișinău City

Contents: Chișinău

City

589,445 Population [2004] – census

567,038 Population [2024] – census

122.1km² Area

4,644/km² Density [2024]

Contents: Sectors

The population of the sectors of Chişinău city by census years.

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Name	Status	Population Census 1979-09-17	Population Census 1989-01-12	Population Census 2004-10-05	Population Census 2024-04-08
Botanica	Sector	146,944	194,203	156,633	144,824	→
Buiucani	Sector	97,630	129,337	107,744	100,985	→
Centru	Sector	78,204	102,952	90,494	87,230	→
Ciocana	Sector	54,792	74,698	101,834	105,680	→
Rîșcani	Sector	120,543	160,224	132,740	128,319	→
Chișinău	City	498,113	661,414	589,445	567,038

Source: Departamentul Statistica si Sociologie al Republicii Moldova, pop-stat.mashke.org.

Explanation: The area figures are calculated by geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2024)
Males	261,122
Females	305,916

Age Groups (C 2024)
0-14 years	109,469
15-64 years	375,230
65+ years	82,339

Age Distribution (C 2024)
0-9 years	75,104
10-19 years	71,318
20-29 years	69,300
30-39 years	96,561
40-49 years	80,349
50-59 years	58,887
60-69 years	64,465
70-79 years	38,975
80+ years	12,079

Ethnic Group (C 2024)
Moldovans	399,844
Romanians	69,857
Ukrainians	35,715
Russians	39,960
Gagauz	5,051
Bulgarians	5,934
Romani	650
Other ethnic groups	8,276

Mother Tongue (C 2024)
Moldovan	149,169
Romanian	260,989
Ukrainian	16,021
Russian	131,001
Gagauz	2,575
Bulgarian	2,284
Romani	497
Other language	3,840

Religion (C 2024)
Orthodox	520,334
Other religion	15,617
No religion	23,690