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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