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Chisinau

Chisinau Municipality · Moldova
City population
635,994
#1
in Moldova
#1
in Chisinau Municipality
#875
worldwide
Chisinau
47.009, 28.859
City population
635,994
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Moldova
#1
of 22 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#875
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Moldova
26.9%
of the national population

About Chisinau

At 24 m elevation, the national capital holds 635,994 people and accounts for 26.9% of Moldova's population. Five cities sit within 37 km: Codru (15,934), Durleşti (26,308), Strășeni (19,225), Hînceşti (16,900), and Dubăsari (23,254).

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Moldova
#1of 22
LargestSmallest
Position in Chisinau Municipality
#1of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Moldova
Region
Chisinau Municipality
Rank in region
#1of 3
Capital
National capital
Elevation
24 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Chisinau
Coordinates
47.009, 28.859
Record updated
2025-06-12
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 22 in Moldova

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

24KMStrășeni19K people28KMHînceşti17K people37KMDubăsari23K people42KMOrhei25K people51KMBender110K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Chisinau636K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Chisinau compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Chisinau636K

Chisinau Population FAQ

What is the population of Chisinau?

Chisinau has a city population of 635,994. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Chisinau?

Chisinau is in Chisinau Municipality, Moldova. Its coordinates are 47.009, 28.859.

How big is Chisinau compared with other cities in Moldova?

It is the 1st largest of the 22 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Moldova, holding 26.9% of the national population.

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