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Languages
Moldova — 34 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Romanian; (Moldovan official), Russian |
| 1993 | Moldovan (official); note - virtually the same as the Romanian language, Russian |
| 1994 | Moldovan (official; virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 1995 | Moldovan (official; virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 1996 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 1997 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 1998 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 1999 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2000 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2001 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2002 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian (official), Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2003 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2004 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2005 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2006 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2007 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2008 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2009 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2010 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2011 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2012 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2013 | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| 2014 | Moldovan 58.8% (official; virtually the same as the Romanian language), Romanian 16.4%, Russian 16%, Ukrainian 3.8%, Gagauz 3.1% (a Turkish language), Bulgarian 1.1%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% note: percentages represent lanugage usually spoken (2004 est.) |
| 2015 | Moldovan 58.8% (official; virtually the same as the Romanian language), Romanian 16.4%, Russian 16%, Ukrainian 3.8%, Gagauz 3.1% (a Turkish language), Bulgarian 1.1%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% | note: percentages represent lanugage usually spoken (2004 est.) |
| 2016 | Moldovan 58.8% (official; virtually the same as the Romanian language), Romanian 16.4%, Russian 16%, Ukrainian 3.8%, Gagauz 3.1% (a Turkish language), Bulgarian 1.1%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% | note: represents lanugage usually spoken (2004 est.) |
| 2017 | Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% identify their mother tongue as Moldovan, which is virtually the same as Romanian; 23.5% identify Romanian as their mother tongue), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3%, other 0.2% (2014 est.) | note: data represent mother tongue |
| 2018 | Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% identify their mother tongue as Moldovan, which is virtually the same as Romanian; 23.5% identify Romanian as their mother tongue), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3%, other 0.2% (2014 est.) | note: data represent mother tongue |
| 2019 | Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% identify their mother tongue as Moldovan, which is virtually the same as Romanian; 23.5% identify Romanian as their mother tongue), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3%, other 0.2% (2014 est.) | note: data represent mother tongue |
| 2020 | Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% identify their mother tongue as Moldovan, which is virtually the same as Romanian; 23.5% identify Romanian as their mother tongue), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3%, other 0.2% (2014 est.) | note: data represent mother tongue |
| 2021 | Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% identify their mother tongue as Moldovan, which is virtually the same as Romanian; 23.5% identify Romanian as their mother tongue), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3%, other 0.2% (2014 est.); note - data represent mother tongue major-language sample(s): Cartea informativa a lumii, sursa indispensabila pentru informatii de baza. (Moldovan/Romanian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for ba |
| 2022 | Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% identify their mother tongue as Moldovan, which is virtually the same as Romanian; 23.5% identify Romanian as their mother tongue), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3%, other 0.2% (2014 est.); note - data represent mother tongue major-language sample(s): Cartea informativa a lumii, sursa indispensabila pentru informatii de baza. (Moldovan/Romanian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for ba |
| 2023 | Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% identify their mother tongue as Moldovan, which is virtually the same as Romanian; 23.5% identify Romanian as their mother tongue), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3%, other 0.2% (2014 est.); note - data represent mother tongue; as of March 2023, Romanian replaced Moldovan as the name of Moldova's official language major-language sample(s): Cartea informativa a lumii, sursa indispensabila pentru in |
| 2024 | Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% Moldovan; 23.5% Romanian), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3%, other 0.2% (2014) major-language sample(s): Cartea informativa a lumii, sursa indispensabila pentru informatii de baza. (Moldovan/Romanian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. note: data represent mother tongue; as of March 2023, "Romanian" replaced "Moldovan" as the name of Moldova's official language |
| 2025 | Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% Moldovan; 23.5% Romanian), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3%, other 0.2% (2014) major-language sample(s): Cartea informativa a lumii, sursa indispensabila pentru informatii de baza. (Moldovan/Romanian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. note: data represent mother tongue; as of March 2023, "Romanian" replaced "Moldovan" as the name of Moldova's official language |