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🇲🇩 Moldova

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3MDA
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2MD
UN M49 numeric498
IOC codeMDA
Official nameRepublic of Moldova
Native name(s)ron: official: Republica Moldova; common: Moldova
Alt spellingsMD, Moldova, Republic of, Republic of Moldova, Republica Moldova
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionEurope
SubregionEastern Europe
UN regional groupEastern European Group
CapitalChișinău
Area (km²)33,846
Lat / Lng47.0000, 29.0000
LandlockedYes
Borders (ISO3)ROU, UKR
Top-level domain.md
Calling coderoot: +3; suffixes: 73

Demographics

Population (World Bank)2,360,527 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)71.332 (2024)
Languagesron: Moldavian
Demonymseng: f: Moldovan; m: Moldovan; fra: f: Moldave; m: Moldave
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)20,351,796,275.294 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)8,621.717 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)1.505 (2025)
CurrenciesMDL: name: Moldovan leu; symbol: L

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
19502,528,360
19512,572,745
19522,619,778
19532,669,505
19542,721,546
19552,775,557
19562,831,238
19572,887,995
19582,944,561
19593,007,367
19603,076,166
19613,143,887
19623,209,505
19633,271,788
19643,330,238
19653,385,972
19663,440,655
19673,494,202
19683,547,082
19693,599,990
19703,643,517
19713,677,927
19723,713,997
19733,752,623
19743,793,847
19753,836,946
19763,881,030
19773,925,583
19783,970,294
19794,010,389
19804,048,713
19814,089,538
19824,130,065
19834,172,076
19844,215,888
19854,261,131
19864,309,366
19874,359,064
19884,407,769
19894,439,380
19904,451,148
19914,456,609
19924,455,711
19934,448,239
19944,434,456
19954,414,211
19964,387,655
19974,355,538
19984,318,715
19994,278,216
20004,234,967
20014,189,770
20024,142,930
20034,095,419
20044,046,669
20053,988,669
20063,921,316
20073,851,396
20083,779,504
20093,706,210
20103,631,992
20113,557,266
20123,482,626
20133,408,738
20143,342,709
20153,287,164
20163,237,794
20173,193,497
20183,153,773
20193,112,562
20203,069,131
20213,023,778
20223,039,985
20233,067,070

Full raw record (JSON)

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