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🌆 Largest Cities in Moldova

Cities of Moldova with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people22 entries🇲🇩 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 1,460,347 (22 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
ChisinauChișinău Municipality
635,994
2
TiraspolTransnistria
157,000
3
BălţiBălţi
125,000
4
BenderBender Municipality
110,175
5
RîbniţaTransnistria
55,455
6
CahulCahul
34,492
7
UngheniUngheni
34,422
8
SorocaSoroca District
27,423
9
DurleştiChișinău Municipality
26,308
10
OrheiOrhei
24,918
11
DubăsariTransnistria
23,254
12
ComratGagauzia
22,911
13
EdineţRaionul Edineţ
22,872
14
Ceadîr-LungaGagauzia
22,700
15
CăuşeniCăuşeni
21,690
16
StrășeniStrășeni
19,225
17
HînceştiHînceşti
16,900
18
FloreştiFloreşti
16,759
19
DrochiaDrochia
16,080
20
CodruChișinău Municipality
15,934
21
Bilicenii VechiSîngerei
15,479
22
SloboziaTransnistria
15,356

Highlights

Within Moldova, Chisinau ranks first in 2026 with 635,994, followed by Tiraspol (157,000) and Bălţi (125,000).

Chisinau is 4.1 times higher than Tiraspol, the runner-up.

Across 22 entries, values run from 635,994 (Chisinau) to 15,356 (Slobozia), with a median of 23,083.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.