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General Information

Region		Eastern Europe
Population (000, 2019)		4 043^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2019)		123.1^a
Capital city		Chisinau
Capital city pop. (000, 2019)		504.3
UN membership date		2-Mar-92
Surface area (km2)		33 846^b
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		92^a
National currency		Moldovan Leu (MDL)
Exchange rate (per US$)		17.1^c

Economic indicators

	2005	2010	2019
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	2 988	5 812	8 128^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2010 prices)	7.5	7.1	4.5^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	718.7	1 422.9	2 006.4^b
Economy: Agriculture^d (% of Gross Value Added)	19.1	14.1	14.3^b
Economy: Industry^d (% of Gross Value Added)	22.3	20	20.9^b
Economy: Services and other activity^d (% of GVA)	58.6	65.9	64.8^b
Employment: Agriculture^e (% of employed)	40.6	27.5	31.8
Employment: Industry^e (% of employed)	16	18.6	17.2
Employment: Services^e (% employed)	43.3	53.8	51
Unemployment (% of labour force)	7.3	7.4	4.3^e
Labour force participation^e (female/male pop. %)	46.3 / 50.8	38.6 / 45.2	38.4 / 45.4
CPI: Consumer Price Index^f,g (2010=100)	...	100	159^c
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	100	93	111^h
Index of industrial productionⁱ (2005=100)	100	82	94^j
International trade: Exports (million current US$)	1 091	1 541	3 114^e,c
International trade: Imports (million current US$)	2 292	3 855	6 216^e,c
International trade: Balance (million current US$)	- 1 201	- 2 314	- 3 103^c
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-226	-481	- 1 187^c

Social indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Population growth rate^a,k (average annual %)	-0.2	-0.4	-0.1^l
Urban population^a (% of total population)	42.8	42.6	42.7
Urban population growth rate^a,k (average annual %)	-1	-0.4	-0.2^l
Fertility rate, total^a,k (live births per woman)	1.2	1.3	1.3^l
Life expectancy at birth^a,k (females/males, years)	71.6 / 63.6	72.1 / 64.4	75.2 / 66.7^l
Population age distribution^a (0-14/60+ years old, %)	18.5 / 13.6	16.5 / 14.1	15.9 / 18.4
International migrant stock^a (000/% of total pop.)	174.0 / 4.2	157.7 / 3.9	140.0 / 3.5^b
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	1.8^m	2.3^m	5^c
Infant mortality rate^a,k (per 1 000 live births)	18.8	15.6	14.2^l
Health: Current expenditureⁿ (% of GDP)	9.6	12.2	9^h
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	...	2.4	3.2^l
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	7.2	9.1	6.7^b
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio^e (f/m per 100 pop.)	97.2 / 98.6	93.3 / 93.7	91.1 / 91.4^b
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio^e (f/m per 100 pop.)	90.0 / 86.2	89.0 / 87.0	86.5 / 87.1^b
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio^e (f/m per 100 pop.)	42.9 / 29.5	43.7 / 32.7	46.7 / 35.7^b
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	7.1	6.5	3.2^o
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	15.8	23.8	22.8

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	14.6	32.3^e	76.1^e,b
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	0.4	0.4	0.3^h
Threatened species (number)	27^p	27	33
Forested area (% of land area)	11	11.8	12.6^e,h
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	4.9 / 1.3	4.9 / 1.2	4.9 / 1.2^o
Energy production, primaryⁿ (Petajoules)	4	8	33^h
Energy supply per capitaⁿ (Gigajoules)	24	20	26^h
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^g (000)	67	64	145^b
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	23.6	23.6	23.6^c
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	5.07	7.51	2.79^b

Footnotes

a		Including the Transnistria region.
b		2017
c		2018
d		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
e		Estimate.
f		Data refer to 8 cities only.
g		Excluding the left side of the river Nistru and the municipality of Bender.
h		2016
i		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 3.
j		2013
k		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
l		2015
m		Data as at the end of December.
n		Excluding the Transnistria region.
o		2014
p		2004