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Moldovans

Also known as Moldovan people

Moldovans, sometimes referred to as Moldavians (, , ), are an ethnic group native to Moldova, who mostly speak the Romanian language, also referred to locally as Moldovan. Moldovans form significant communities in Romania, Italy, Ukraine and Russia.

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Moldovans are an ethnic group primarily from Moldova who speak Romanian (often called Moldovan locally) and share cultural ties to that region. They form important diaspora communities in several neighboring and European countries, including Romania, Italy, Ukraine, and Russia.

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Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Moldovans
Ethnic group.native_name: Moldoveni
Ethnic group.native_name_lang: ro
Ethnic group.image: 260x260px
Ethnic group.image_caption: Map of the Moldovan diaspora
Ethnic group.total: 2.9 million
Ethnic group.popplace:   2,023,069(including 135,957 in Transnistria)
Ethnic group.tablehdr: Other countries
Ethnic group.pop1: 285,000
Ethnic group.pop2: 258,619
Ethnic group.pop3: 188,923
Ethnic group.pop4: 100,000–139,000
Ethnic group.pop5: 77,509
Ethnic group.pop6: 37,338
Ethnic group.pop7: 26,300–160,000
Ethnic group.pop8: 17,426
Ethnic group.pop9: 14,245
Ethnic group.pop10: 13,586

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: moldoveancă
Population: 3350000

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Commons category: Moldovans

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History
Identity politics in the Republic of Moldova
Intellectuals of Bessarabia and the Romanian identity
Demographics
Regional identity in Romania
Religion in Moldova
See also
References
Sources
Further reading

There is an ongoing controversy in Moldova over whether Moldovans constitute an ethnic group separate from Romanians or not. 77.18% and 7.9% of the Moldovan population declared Moldovan and Romanian ethnicity respectively in the 2024 Moldovan census, with 49.2% declaring their mother language to be Moldovan and 31.3% declaring it to be Romanian. According to opinion polls, around one third of Moldova's population supports unification with Romania.