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Flag of MoldovaWhat Language Do They Speak in Moldova?

The official language of Moldova is Romanian. In total about 5 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Romanian (63%), Ukrainian (14%) and Bulgarian (9%).

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Official language
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Living languages · #137
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages

Official languages of Moldova

Official

Romanian

română

63% of the population · Indo-European

Most spoken languages in Moldova

Romanian Official
63%
Gagauz
3%
Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).

Languages commonly listed for Moldova

BulgarianaGagauziRomanianRussianUkrainian

Languages of neighbouring countries

Flag of UkraineUkrainian
Flag of RomaniaRomanian

All languages of Moldova (5)

LanguageSpeakers hereFamilyStatus
Romanian2,267,703 · 63%Indo-EuropeanOfficial
Ukrainian503,934 · 14%Indo-EuropeanThreatened
Bulgarian338,355 · 9%Indo-EuropeanSafe
Gagauz118,784 · 3%TurkicThreatened
Russian107,985 · 3%Indo-EuropeanSafe

Frequently asked questions

What language do they speak in Moldova?

The official language of Moldova is Romanian. In total about 5 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Romanian (63%), Ukrainian (14%) and Bulgarian (9%).

What is the official language of Moldova?

Romanian.

Is English spoken in Moldova?

English is not widely spoken in Moldova — learn a few words of Romanian before you go.

How many languages are spoken in Moldova?

About 5 living languages — #137 in the world for linguistic diversity. 2 of them are endangered.

Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).