The final results of the population slightly diverge from the previously announced – plus 8 thousand inhabitants. They were “found” thanks to reconciliations with administrative sources in the post-census period, explained Oleg Kara, Director General of the NBS, at today’s presentation of the results of the 2024 census campaign.
Urbanization of the country is going on at an accelerated pace. The share of the urban population amounted to 46.4 per cent, up by 7.9 p.p. compared to the indicator of the 2014 census (38.5 per cent). The Chisinau municipality had 29.9% of the population, compared to 22.1% in 2014, or by 7.8 p.p. more.
Although the share of urban population is constantly growing, Moldova remains almost the most rural country in Europe. In terms of gender, the number of women was 1,271.9 thousand, or 52.8% of the country’s population (compared to 52.0% in the 2014 RPL). The number of men was 1,137.3 thousand, or 47.2% of the country’s population (compared to 48.0% in the 2014 RPL).
According to the 1959-2024 censuses, the population dynamics has multidirectional trends. A continuous increase in the 1959, 1970, 1979 and 1989 censuses and a continuous decrease in the 2004, 2014 and 2024 censuses. Meanwhile, the maximum number of 3.6 million was recorded in the 1989 census. According to the data on the number of the population with permanent residence, on January 1, 2025, official statistics calls the figure 2,381.3 thousand people.
Read more about the geographical distribution of the population
by structural units in Friday’s issue of Logos Press.
