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Moldova

Moldova / MD

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Moldova in numbers.

Area33,850 kmยฒWorld # 136 โ†’Population2.4MWorld # 145 โ†’Population density69.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 132 โ†’Life expectancy71.3 yearsWorld # 142 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 8,622World # 108 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Moldova across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area33,850 kmยฒWorld # 136 / 2023 โ†’Population2.4MWorld # 145 / 2025 โ†’Population density69.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 132 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,991World # 9 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-1.8%World # 213 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.7World # 124 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 146 / 2024 โ†’Death rate13.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 5 / 2024 โ†’Median age37.8 yearsWorld # 77 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+16.9%World # 57 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1419.5%World # 126 / 2025 โ†’Urban population43.7%World # 164 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-29.8KWorld # 183 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-12.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 206 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share6.2%World # 103 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy71.3 yearsWorld # 142 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy61.2 yearsWorld # 112 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 31 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate28.8%World # 34 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 8,622World # 108 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 20.4BWorld # 135 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 19,996World # 107 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.4%World # 134 / 2025 โ†’Inflation7.8%World # 35 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment1.5%World # 177 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment4.2%World # 165 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,989 hours/yearWorld # 63 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)26.8World # 151 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)6.6%World # 18 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people649.9 per million peopleWorld # 73 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.2%World # 102 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people27.1 per million peopleWorld # 50 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,504 kcal/dayWorld # 159 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person33.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 127 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production1.2M tWorld # 47 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area11.7%World # 153 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person2,412 kWh/personWorld # 79 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.8 tWorld # 137 / 2024 โ†’Internet use77.4%World # 115 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions120.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 90 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 93 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate7.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 149 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.6%World # 144 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament39.6%World # 31 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals29KWorld # 189 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 354MWorld # 109 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2014 / 92.7%Main languageRomanianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryCrops and oils2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal2,009 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightRomanianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyMoldovan LeuMDLDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsPrincipality of Moldavia