Moldova: cities by population
Moldova has a population of 2,961,253 (UN estimate, 2026), with Chisinau as its capital. The 50 largest of its 94 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
-30%
since 2000 (4,234,967)
-21%
projected by 2050 (2,351,809)
90
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Moldova
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chisinau | Chișinău Municipality | 635,994 |
| 2 | Tiraspol | Transnistria | 157,000 |
| 3 | Bălţi | Bălţi | 125,000 |
| 4 | Bender | Bender Municipality | 110,175 |
| 5 | Rîbniţa | Transnistria | 55,455 |
| 6 | Cahul | Cahul | 34,492 |
| 7 | Ungheni | Ungheni | 34,422 |
| 8 | Soroca | Soroca District | 27,423 |
| 9 | Durleşti | Chișinău Municipality | 26,308 |
| 10 | Orhei | Orhei | 24,918 |
| 11 | Dubăsari | Transnistria | 23,254 |
| 12 | Comrat | Gagauzia | 22,911 |
| 13 | Edineţ | Raionul Edineţ | 22,872 |
| 14 | Ceadîr-Lunga | Gagauzia | 22,700 |
| 15 | Căuşeni | Căuşeni | 21,690 |
| 16 | Strășeni | Strășeni | 19,225 |
| 17 | Hînceşti | Hînceşti | 16,900 |
| 18 | Floreşti | Floreşti | 16,759 |
| 19 | Drochia | Drochia | 16,080 |
| 20 | Codru | Chișinău Municipality | 15,934 |
| 21 | Bilicenii Vechi | Sîngerei | 15,479 |
| 22 | Slobozia | Transnistria | 15,356 |
| 23 | Ialoveni | Ialoveni | 14,915 |
| 24 | Sîngerei | Sîngerei | 14,600 |
| 25 | Fălești | Fălești | 14,377 |
| 26 | Vulcăneşti | Gagauzia | 14,352 |
| 27 | Leova | Leova | 14,301 |
| 28 | Briceni | Donduşeni | 14,132 |
| 29 | Călăraşi | Călăraşi | 14,066 |
| 30 | Taraclia | Taraclia | 13,512 |
| 31 | Congaz | Gagauzia | 13,406 |
| 32 | Rîşcani | Rîşcani | 12,893 |
| 33 | Cimişlia | Cimişlia | 12,464 |
| 34 | Nisporeni | Nisporeni | 11,718 |
| 35 | Camenca | Transnistria | 11,072 |
| 36 | Basarabeasca | Basarabeasca | 10,809 |
| 37 | Dnestrovsc | Transnistria | 10,426 |
| 38 | Glodeni | Glodeni | 10,146 |
| 39 | Dancu | Hînceşti | 10,000 |
| 40 | Briceni | Briceni | 9,900 |
| 41 | Rezina | Rezina | 9,806 |
| 42 | Hryhoriopol | Transnistria | 9,456 |
| 43 | Donduşeni | Donduşeni | 9,435 |
| 44 | Ocniţa | Raionul Ocniţa | 9,325 |
| 45 | Mîndreşti | Teleneşti | 9,280 |
| 46 | Chiţcani | Căuşeni | 9,000 |
| 47 | Otaci | Raionul Ocniţa | 8,400 |
| 48 | Anenii Noi | Anenii Noi | 8,250 |
| 49 | Ştefan Vodă | Stefan-Voda | 7,700 |
| 50 | Cricova | Chișinău Municipality | 7,400 |
Twenty years earlier: Moldova in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 3,902,448.
Common questions
What is the population of Moldova?
Moldova has a population of 2,961,253, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 2,351,809 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Moldova?
Chisinau.