Key demographics
- Population
- 2.4M
- Density
- 71.2/km²
- HDI
- 0.785 (High)
- Gini index (2018)
- 25.7
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 71.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.73
- Urban population (2025)
- 43.7%
- Literacy rate (2014)
- 99.4%
- Labor force (2025)
- 74.4%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 2.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 57.2%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 43.7%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 10.6 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 13.8 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 46.9%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.73
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 15.1 /1000
- Slum population (2018)
- 6.5%
- Tourism (2020)
- 29.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Romanian | Română |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 97.4% |
| Other | 0.3% |
| No religion | 1.5% |
| Unanswered | 0.8% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Moldovans | 76.7% |
| Romanians | 8.0% |
| Ukrainians | 5.1% |
| Gagauz | 4.0% |
| Russians | 3.4% |
| Bulgarians | 1.6% |
| Others | 1.1% |
- Demonym (male)
- Moldovan
- Demonym (female)
- Moldovan
- National anthem
- Limba noastră
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 71.3 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 61.2 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 6.7% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 15.1/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 71/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 5.5/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 4.02/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 6.32/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $452
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 27.5%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2014)
- 99.4%
- Education spending (2023)
- 6.6% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 439
- Internet users (2024)
- 77.4%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 120.1/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 29.6/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 13,318/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 29.6
Geography and practical
- Area
- 33,847 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Eastern Europe
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+02:00
- Calling codes
- +373
- Postal code
- MD-####
- TLD
- .md
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Moldova is composed of three equal vertical bands of blue, yellow and red, with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band.
- National anthem
- Limba noastră
- National holiday
- Independence Day