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General Information

Region		Eastern Europe
Population (000, 2020)		4 034^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2020)		122.8^a
Capital city		Chisinau
Capital city pop. (000, 2020)		504.3^c
UN membership date		02-Mar-92
Surface area (km2)		33 846^b
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		91.9^a
National currency		Moldovan Leu (MDL)
Exchange rate (per US$)		17.2^c

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2020
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	6 975	7 745	11 309^d
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	7.1	-0.3	2.8^d
GDP per capita (current US$)	1 707.0	1 902.7	2 791.0^d
Economy: Agriculture^e (% of Gross Value Added)	13	13.2	11.8^d
Economy: Industry^e,f (% of Gross Value Added)	23.7	26	26.6^d
Economy: Services and other activity^e,g,h (% of GVA)	54.1	58	57.8^d
Employment in agriculture (% of employed)	27.5	34.2	35.4ⁱ
Employment in industry (% of employed)	18.7	17.8	17.1ⁱ
Employment in services (% employed)	53.8	48	47.5ⁱ
Unemploymentⁱ (% of labour force)	7.4	3.7	5.4
Labour force participation rateⁱ (female/male pop. %)	38.6 / 45.2	41.3 / 47.3	40.0 / 45.8
CPI: Consumer Price Index^j,k (2010=100)	100	136	166^c
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	93	95	111^l
International trade: exports (million current US$)	1 541	1 967	2 779^c
International trade: imports (million current US$)	3 855	3 987	5 842^c
International trade: balance (million current US$)	- 2 314	- 2 020	- 3 063^c
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-481	-463	- 1 159^c

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2020
Population growth rate^a,m (average annual %)	-0.4	-0.1	-0.2
Urban population^a (% of total population)	42.6	42.5	42.7^c
Urban population growth rate^a,m (average annual %)	-0.4	-0.2	...
Fertility rate, total^a,m (live births per woman)	1.3	1.3	1.3
Life expectancy at birth^a,m (females/males, years)	72.1 / 64.4	75.2 / 66.7	75.9 / 67.4
Population age distribution^a (0-14/60+ years old, %)	16.5 / 14.1	15.8 / 16.5	15.9 / 18.9
International migrant stock^a (000/% of total pop.)	129.5 / 3.2	106.4 / 2.6	104.7 / 2.6^c
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	2.3ⁿ	6.8	4.2^c
Infant mortality rate^a,m (per 1 000 live births)	15.6	14.2	12.4
Health: Current expenditure^o (% of GDP)	10.1	8.6	7^b
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	2.4	2.5	3.2^b
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	9.1	7.5^p	6.7^b
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratioⁱ (f/m per 100 pop.)	93.3 / 93.7	91.9 / 92.9	90.6 / 90.6^d
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratioⁱ (f/m per 100 pop.)	89.0 / 87.0	86.5 / 85.8	86.5 / 87.3^d
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratioⁱ (f/m per 100 pop.)	43.7 / 32.7	47.4 / 35.3	45.7 / 34.2^d
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	6.5	4.6	4.1^d
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	23.8	20.8	24.8^q

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2020
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	32.3ⁱ	69	76.1^i,b
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	0.4	0.3	0.3^d
Threatened species (number)	27	29	33
Forested areaⁱ (% of land area)	11.8	12.4	12.4^b
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	7.9 / 2.2	7.6 / 2.1	7.5 / 2.1^b
Energy production, primary^o (Petajoules)	8	31	37^b
Energy supply per capita^o (Gigajoules)	20	25	28^b
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^k (000)	64	94	160^d
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	0	0	0^c
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)	75.2 / ...	76.6 / ...	77.9 / ...^b
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	6.32	3.81	1.94^d

Footnotes

a		Including the Transnistria region.
b		2017
c		2019
d		2018
e		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
f		Excludes publishing activities. Includes irrigation and canals.
g		Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
h		Excludes computer and related activities and radio/TV activities.
i		Estimate.
j		Data refer to 8 cities only.
k		Excluding the left side of the river Nistru and the municipality of Bender.
l		2016
m		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
n		Data as at the end of December.
o		Excluding the Transnistria region.
p		2014
q		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.