Moldova — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Moldova had an estimated population of 3,902,448 in 2005, with 44 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Moldova today — population now 2,961,253, against 3,902,448 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 3,902,448 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 3,988,669 | 2,961,253 | -26% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chisinau | 731,941 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chişinău | Chişinău | 635,994 | 635,994 now |
| 2 | Tiraspolʿ | Tiraspol | 161,930 | 157,000 now |
| 3 | Bălţi | Bălţi | 118,690 | 125,000 now |
| 4 | Tighina | Tighina | 110,175 | — |
| 5 | Rîbniţa | Rîbniţa | 55,455 | 55,455 now |
| 6 | Cahul | Cahul | 34,492 | 34,492 now |
| 7 | Ungheni | Ungheni | 34,422 | 34,422 now |
| 8 | Soroca | Soroca | 27,423 | 27,423 now |
| 9 | Orhei | Orhei | 24,918 | 24,918 now |
| 10 | Dubăsari | Dubăsari municipiu | 23,254 | 23,254 now |
| 11 | Comrat | Găgăuzia | 22,911 | 22,911 now |
| 12 | Edineţ | Edineţ | 22,872 | 22,872 now |
| 13 | Căuşeni | Căuşeni | 21,690 | 21,690 now |
| 14 | Ciadîr Lunga | Găgăuzia | 19,579 | — |
| 15 | Străşeni | Străşeni | 19,225 | 19,225 now |
| 16 | Ocniţa | Ocniţa | 19,165 | 9,325 now |
| 17 | Floreşti | Floreşti | 16,759 | 16,759 now |
| 18 | Drochia | Drochia | 16,080 | 16,080 now |
| 19 | Sîngerei | Sîngerei | 15,479 | 14,600 now |
| 20 | Slobozia | Slobozia | 15,356 | 15,356 now |
| 21 | Ialoveni | Ialoveni | 14,915 | 14,915 now |
| 22 | Hînceşti | Hînceşti | 14,805 | 16,900 now |
| 23 | Făleşti | Făleşti | 14,377 | 14,377 now |
| 24 | Vulcăneşti | Găgăuzia | 14,352 | 14,352 now |
| 25 | Leova | Leova | 14,301 | 14,301 now |
| 26 | Briceni | Briceni | 14,132 | 14,132 now |
| 27 | Călăraşi | Călăraşi | 14,066 | 14,066 now |
| 28 | Taraclia | Taraclia | 13,512 | 13,512 now |
| 29 | Rîşcani | Rîşcani | 12,893 | 12,893 now |
| 30 | Cimişlia | Cimişlia | 12,464 | 12,464 now |
| 31 | Nisporeni | Nisporeni | 11,718 | 11,718 now |
| 32 | Camenca | Camenca | 11,072 | 11,072 now |
| 33 | Basarabeasca | Basarabeasca | 10,809 | 10,809 now |
| 34 | Dnestrovsc | Slobozia | 10,426 | 10,426 now |
| 35 | Glodeni | Glodeni | 10,146 | 10,146 now |
| 36 | Rezina | Rezina | 9,806 | 9,806 now |
| 37 | Grigoriopol | Grigoriopol | 9,456 | — |
| 38 | Donduşeni | Donduşeni | 9,435 | 9,435 now |
| 39 | Anenii Noi | Anenii Noi | 8,250 | 8,250 now |
| 40 | Olaneşti | Ştefan Vodă | 7,630 | — |
| 41 | Criuleni | Criuleni | 6,932 | — |
| 42 | Teleneşti | Teleneşti | 6,633 | — |
| 43 | Şoldăneşti | Şoldăneşti | 6,160 | — |
| 44 | Cantemir | Cantemir | 3,829 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chişinău | 687,063 |
| 2 | Tiraspol | 163,597 |
| 3 | Găgăuzia | 153,079 |
| 4 | Bălţi | 123,462 |
| 5 | Hînceşti | 117,522 |
| 6 | Cahul | 116,069 |
| 7 | Tighina | 112,990 |
| 8 | Orhei | 111,225 |
| 9 | Ungheni | 108,097 |
| 10 | Ialoveni | 96,436 |
| 11 | Slobozia | 92,421 |
| 12 | Soroca | 91,909 |
| 13 | Căuşeni | 90,369 |
| 14 | Făleşti | 87,838 |
| 15 | Floreşti | 86,531 |
| 16 | Sîngerei | 85,657 |
| 17 | Străşeni | 85,614 |
| 18 | Drochia | 85,360 |
| 19 | Anenii Noi | 80,787 |
| 20 | Edineţ | 79,448 |
| 21 | Rîbniţa | 77,084 |
| 22 | Briceni | 75,978 |
| 23 | Călăraşi | 73,151 |
| 24 | Criuleni | 70,186 |
| 25 | Ştefan Vodă | 70,036 |
| 26 | Teleneşti | 68,461 |
| 27 | Rîşcani | 66,927 |
| 28 | Camenca | 64,304 |
| 29 | Nisporeni | 63,159 |
| 30 | Cimişlia | 60,046 |
| 31 | Glodeni | 59,701 |
| 32 | Cantemir | 58,937 |
| 33 | Ocniţa | 55,353 |
| 34 | Leova | 49,735 |
| 35 | Rezina | 46,493 |
| 36 | Donduşeni | 44,648 |
| 37 | Taraclia | 42,282 |
| 38 | Grigoriopol | 42,097 |
| 39 | Şoldăneşti | 41,284 |
| 40 | Căinari | 33,470 |
| 41 | Dubăsari raion | 32,647 |
| 42 | Basarabeasca | 27,741 |
| 43 | Dubăsari municipiu | 23,254 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.