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 (Ca) 2024-04-08 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centru | CEN | Reg | 10,632 | 1,044,695 | 1,073,338 | 1,021,618 | 848,104 | 670,088 | 1063200 | → | |
| Chișinău | CHI | Mun | 572 | 589,140 | 770,948 | 712,218 | 616,440 | 720,128 | 57200 | → | |
| Găgăuzia | GAG | ADist | Comrat | 1,848 | 152,850 | 163,533 | 155,646 | 121,794 | 103,668 | 184800 | → |
| Nord | NOR | Reg | 10,013 | 1,053,466 | 1,092,872 | 969,299 | 789,413 | 608,651 | 1001300 | → | |
| Sud | SUD | Reg | 7,254 | 531,900 | 556,974 | 524,551 | 413,454 | 306,672 | 725400 | → | |
| 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 | 2,865,000 | → |
- The census results since 2004 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) 2024-04-08 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chișinău | CHI | 567,038 |
| 2 | Tiraspol | TRA | 130,000 |
| 3 | Bălți | NOR | 90,954 |
| 4 | Tighina | TRA | 87,000 |
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 | Population Census (Ca) 2024-04-08 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anenii Noi | CEN | 7,179 | 9,954 | 8,358 | 7,309 | 6,610 | 477 | → | |
| Bălți (Bel'cy) | NOR | 125,069 | 158,517 | 122,669 | 96,045 | 90,954 | 4146 | → | |
| Basarabeasca | SUD | 13,083 | 14,517 | 11,192 | 8,099 | 6,291 | 1075 | → | |
| Biruința | NOR | 2,823 | 4,668 | 3,093 | 2,475 | 2,203 | 240 | → | |
| Briceni | NOR | 7,680 | 11,500 | 8,765 | 7,055 | 5,785 | 503 | → | |
| Bucovăț | CEN | 1,399 | 1,535 | 1,313 | 1,138 | 970 | 278 | → | |
| Cahul | SUD | 33,109 | 42,904 | 35,488 | 27,434 | 21,326 | 1355 | → | |
| Căinari | SUD | ... | 4,211 | 4,184 | 3,212 | 1,993 | 444 | → | |
| Călărași | CEN | 16,207 | 18,326 | 14,516 | 9,921 | 9,413 | 868 | → | |
| Camenca (Kamenka) | TRA | Каменка | 13,303 | 13,689 | 10,323 | 8,871 | ... | 934 | |
| Cantemir | SUD | 2,276 | 5,320 | 3,872 | 3,133 | 2,655 | 248 | → | |
| Căușeni | SUD | 17,390 | 20,761 | 17,757 | 14,419 | 13,458 | 1634 | → | |
| Ceadîr-Lunga | GAG | 21,949 | 23,161 | 19,401 | 16,135 | 14,285 | 1209 | → | |
| Chișinău (Kišin'ov) | CHI | 502,770 | 667,082 | 589,445 | 493,638 | 567,038 | 12298 | → | |
| Cimișlia | SUD | 13,959 | 16,509 | 12,858 | 9,118 | 7,918 | 2209 | → | |
| Codru | CHI | 10,446 | 11,716 | 14,277 | 14,771 | 18,310 | 680 | → | |
| Comrat | GAG | 23,652 | 25,822 | 23,327 | 19,543 | 19,120 | 1868 | → | |
| Cornești | CEN | 2,492 | 3,013 | 2,781 | 1,877 | 1,390 | 241 | → | |
| Costești | NOR | 2,735 | 2,861 | 2,247 | 1,964 | 1,950 | 214 | → | |
| Crasnoe (Krasnoe) | TRA | Красное | 3,972 | 4,087 | 2,981 | 2,610 | ... | 209 | |
| Cricova | CHI | 5,490 | 7,164 | 9,878 | 9,890 | 9,536 | 393 | → | |
| Criuleni | CEN | 7,608 | 9,452 | 7,138 | 5,272 | 5,044 | 414 | → | |
| Cupcini | NOR | 8,242 | 9,507 | 7,441 | 5,507 | 5,500 | 853 | → | |
| Dnestrovsk (Dnestrovsc) | TRA | Днестровск | 11,097 | 14,876 | 12,382 | 10,436 | ... | 141 | |
| Dondușeni | NOR | 9,256 | 11,398 | 9,801 | 6,791 | 5,987 | 801 | → | |
| Drochia | NOR | 15,280 | 21,298 | 16,606 | 12,666 | 12,939 | 1197 | → | |
| Dubăsari (Dubossary) | TRA | Дубоссары | 27,542 | 35,806 | 23,650 | 25,060 | ... | 0 | |
| Durlești | CHI | ... | 17,807 | 15,395 | 15,954 | 26,308 | 1473 | → | |
| Edineț | NOR | 16,733 | 19,586 | 15,624 | 13,430 | 11,200 | 1028 | → | |
| Fălești | NOR | 10,715 | 14,043 | 14,931 | 10,963 | 11,328 | 717 | → | |
| Florești | NOR | 14,329 | 18,228 | 13,164 | 11,487 | 10,925 | 1067 | → | |
| Frunză | NOR | 2,101 | 1,964 | 1,476 | 734 | 581 | 47 | → | |
| Ghindești | NOR | 2,057 | 2,024 | 1,841 | 1,579 | 1,251 | 192 | → | |
| Glodeni | NOR | 10,366 | 13,180 | 10,465 | 8,043 | 7,075 | 601 | → | |
| Grigoriopol (Grigoriopol') | TRA | Григориополь | 9,573 | 11,712 | 10,252 | 9,381 | ... | 0 | |
| Hîncești | CEN | 16,677 | 19,235 | 15,281 | 11,716 | 11,391 | 1167 | → | |
| Ialoveni | CEN | 8,240 | 12,846 | 15,041 | 11,845 | 14,665 | 855 | → | |
| Iargara | SUD | 5,188 | 5,542 | 4,384 | 3,573 | 2,498 | 500 | → | |
| Leova | SUD | 11,185 | 12,203 | 10,027 | 6,807 | 6,394 | 786 | → | |
| Lipcani | NOR | 7,445 | 7,475 | 5,465 | 4,519 | 3,569 | 1108 | → | |
| Maiac (Majak) | TRA | Маяк | 1,377 | 1,539 | 1,221 | 1,060 | ... | 90 | |
| Mărculești | NOR | 2,193 | 2,348 | 2,081 | 1,337 | 1,049 | 144 | → | |
| Nisporeni | CEN | 13,489 | 15,663 | 12,105 | 9,071 | 9,140 | 1161 | → | |
| Ocnița | NOR | 7,947 | 11,455 | 9,325 | 6,738 | 5,187 | 581 | → | |
| Orhei | CEN | 31,207 | 31,843 | 25,641 | 20,101 | 22,183 | 2032 | → | |
| Otaci | NOR | 6,914 | 8,158 | 8,469 | 5,613 | 3,598 | 350 | → | |
| Pervomaisc (Pervomajsk) | TRA | Первомайск | 3,557 | 7,199 | 4,434 | 3,553 | ... | 0 | |
| Rezina | CEN | 9,041 | 14,476 | 10,196 | 8,138 | 7,586 | 492 | → | |
| Rîbnița (Rybnica) | TRA | Рыбница | 41,795 | 61,352 | 53,648 | 47,949 | ... | 2676 | |
| Rîșcani | NOR | 14,318 | 17,650 | 11,104 | 8,185 | 7,700 | 837 | → | |
| Sîngera | CHI | ... | 6,832 | 7,354 | 5,745 | 6,950 | 715 | → | |
| Sîngerei | NOR | 12,363 | 15,023 | 12,667 | 11,158 | 9,550 | 1148 | → | |
| Slobozia (Slobodzeja) | TRA | Слободзея | 16,433 | 19,040 | 16,062 | 14,618 | ... | 0 | |
| Șoldănești | NOR | ... | 7,578 | 6,304 | 5,526 | 4,797 | 702 | → | |
| Soroca | NOR | 30,365 | 42,297 | 28,362 | 21,260 | 21,135 | 1278 | → | |
| Ștefan Vodă | SUD | 6,724 | 9,869 | 7,768 | 6,622 | 5,436 | 387 | → | |
| Strășeni | CEN | 15,307 | 20,119 | 18,320 | 16,102 | 13,750 | 1223 | → | |
| Taraclia | SUD | 11,717 | 14,726 | 13,756 | 11,746 | 10,021 | 1115 | → | |
| Telenești | CEN | 7,381 | 9,322 | 6,855 | 5,308 | 4,695 | 576 | → | |
| Tighina (Bendery) | TRA | Бендеры | 101,292 | 129,969 | 97,027 | 91,882 | 87,000 | 2121 | → |
| Tiraspol (Tiraspol') | TRA | Тирасполь | 138,698 | 183,958 | 145,687 | 133,807 | 130,000 | 5223 | → |
| Tvardița | SUD | ... | ... | 5,882 | 5,153 | 3,503 | 575 | → | |
| Ungheni | CEN | 25,792 | 37,788 | 32,530 | 28,561 | 26,457 | 1630 | → | |
| Vadul lui Vodă | CHI | 4,676 | 5,181 | 4,559 | 4,311 | 5,200 | 278 | → | |
| Vatra | CHI | 3,368 | 3,676 | 3,296 | 3,205 | 3,391 | 129 | → | |
| Vulcănești | GAG | 15,493 | 18,230 | 15,462 | 11,609 | 10,754 | 1054 | → |
- The 2014 figures have been revised to align with the population definition used in the 2024 census.
- (1979) (1989) pop-stat.mashke.org.
(2004) (2014) (2024) Departamentul Statistica si Sociologie al Republicii Moldova.
(2004 Transnistria) pop-stat.mashke.org.
(2014 Transnistria) estimates by State Statistics Service of Pridnestrovie.