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Moldova

Republic of Moldova · Republica Moldova

Capital
Chișinău
Population
2.36 million 2025
Area
33,846 km²
Neighbours
2
Locator map of MoldovaMOLDOVAChișinăuUKRAINEROMANIARUSSIABlack Sea0100 km
Moldova hatched, Chișinău marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 47.0°N 28.4°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Landlocked in Eastern Europe, Moldova has two land neighbours: Romania and Ukraine. Its area of 33,846 km² puts it 135th in the world and 32nd of 45 in Europe.

Its population was 2.36 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 52nd-smallest of the 194 countries with data. That works out at 70 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 43.7% in 2025. The population shrank by 1.75% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$8,622 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 89th of 191 and 43rd of 44 in Europe. Life expectancy at birth was 71.3 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 337 km, between 45.5°N and 48.5°N. Chișinău's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,960 km from New Zealand, the nearest land.

How it compares Europe: 45 countries

MeasureFigureWorldEurope
Population2,360,5272025, World Bank143rd of 19430th of 44
Area33,846 km²world-countries135th of 19532nd of 45
GDPUS$20.4 billion2025, World Bank, current US$132nd of 19138th of 44
GDP per capitaUS$8,6222025, World Bank, current US$89th of 19143rd of 44
Population density70 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries115th of 19430th of 44
Life expectancy71.3 years2024, World Bank122nd of 19444th of 44
Urban population43.7%2025, World Bank144th of 19443rd of 44
Forest area11.3% of land2024, World Bank153rd of 19440th of 44
Population growth-1.75% a year2025, World Bank193rd of 19444th of 44
Internet users77.4%2024, World Bank104th of 18844th of 44
Fertility rate1.73 births per woman2024, World Bank116th of 1943rd of 44
Land neighbours2world-countries; among the 195112th of 19530th of 45
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaGuinea-Bissau, Belgium and Lesotho

Closest in populationLesotho, Albania and Guinea-Bissau

Neighbours 2 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Romania357 km
    Chișinău to Bucharest, capital to capital
  • Ukraine400 km
    Chișinău to Kyiv, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Chișinău
47.01°N 28.86°E
Northernmost latitude
48.48°N
Southernmost latitude
45.45°N
Westernmost longitude
26.62°E
Easternmost longitude
30.13°E
North to south
about 337 km
Antipode of Chișinău
47.01°S 151.14°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,960 km from the nearest land (New Zealand)