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Moldova Population and Percentage
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, The provisional number of the population with regular residence on January 1, 2023, was 2,512,800 (2.5 million) people, down by 2.0% compared to the beginning of the previous year.
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| Moldova | 2023 Population |
| Total Population | 2,512,800 |
| Global Rank | 131 |
| Land Area | 32,891 sq. km (12,699 sq. mi) |
| Area Rank | 135 |
| Pop. Density | 123 people/sq. km |
| Capital City | Chișinău |
| Fertility Rate* of Moldova | 1.26 |
| Infant mortality rate ** in Moldova | 10.6 |
| Median Age in Moldova | 37.6 Years |
| Life Expectancy in Moldova | 72.30 years |
| Urban Population of Moldova | 42.7% |
*Fertility rate, average number of children born to women during their reproductive years.
**Infant mortality rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children under one year of age.
Religion in Moldova
Moldova is a Christian-majority country and 91.8% of people follow Christianity. 90% of the population belongs to the Moldovan Orthodox Church, and around 2.0% of the population is Protestant. Non-Christian faiths account for 0.3%, and the remaining 27% are classified as unaffiliated, which can mean agnostic, atheist, or “nothing in particular.”
Religion percentage in Moldova
| Religion | Percentage |
| Christianity | 91.8% |
| – Eastern Orthodoxy | – 90.1% |
| – Other Christian | – 1.7% |
| No religion | 5.5% |
| Unspecified | 2.4% |
| Other | 0.30% |
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Top Cities in Moldova by Population
| # | City | Population |
| 1 | Chișinău | 6,44,204 |
| 2 | Tiraspol | 1,29,500 |
| 3 | Bălți | 1,02,457 |
| 4 | Bender | 91,000 |
| 5 | Rîbnița | 46,000 |
| 6 | Ungheni | 30,804 |
| 7 | Cahul | 30,018 |
| 8 | Soroca | 22,196 |
| 9 | Orhei | 21,065 |
| 10 | Dubăsari | 25,700 |