Moldovans in Romania

Citizens of the Republic of Moldova in Romania

Not to be confused with the Romanian citizens native of the regions of Western Moldavia and Southern Bukovina.

Ethnic group

Moldovans in Romania
Moldoveni în RomâniaTotal population

285,000 (mid-2020)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Region of Western Moldavia and large urban areas
Languages
Romanian
Religion
Mainly Eastern Orthodox

Moldovans in Romania include the people born in the Republic of Moldova living in Romania and their descendants. The largest group of immigrants in Romania are from Moldova. Owing to the former period of union between most of Moldova and Romania, many Moldovans are eligible for Romanian citizenship on the basis of Romanian descent. Many immigrants from the Republic of Moldova prefer to settle in the Romanian counties from the region of Western Moldavia as the culture there is more similar to that of their home country.[2] There are also significant Moldovan communities in the largest cities of Romania, such as Bucharest and Constanta (Wallachia) as well as Cluj-Napoca (Transylvania) and Timișoara (Banat).[3][4]

## See also

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* Moldova portal
* Romania portal

* Moldova–Romania relations
* Moldovan diaspora
* Ethnic groups in Romania

## References

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1. ^ "Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country of O.. | migrationpolicy.org".
2. ^ Iosip, Florinela (21 November 2018). "De unde vin cei mai mulți imigranți și ce fac ei în România". Adevărul (in Romanian).
3. ^ "Locuitorii străini ai Capitalei: peste 30.000 de migranţi, înregistraţi în Bucureşti". Mediafax.ro.
4. ^ Press, Impact (April 11, 2018). "Cati cetateni straini sunt rezidenti in judetul Timis? Politistii de la Imigrari au avut mult de lucru in primul trimestru din 2018".

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Ethnic groups in Romania

Dominant group|

Romanians (16,792,868)

Officially recognised minorities|

* Hungarians (1,227,623)
* Romani (621,573)
* Ukrainians (50,920)
* Germans (36,042)
* Turks (27,698)
* Lipovans (23,487)
* Tatars (divided into Crimean Tatars and Nogais) (20,282)
* Serbs (18,076)
* Slovaks (13,654)
* Bulgarians (7,336)
* Croats (5,408)
* Greeks (3,668)
* Jews (3,271)
* Italians (3,203)
* Poles (2,543)
* Czechs (2,477)
* Armenians (1,361)
* Macedonians (1,264)
* Albanians (520)
* Rusyns (262)

Non-recognized minorities|

* Aromanians (26,500)
* Hutsuls* (self-declared, 3,890)
* Csángós* (self-declared, 1,536)
* Megleno-Romanians (1,200–2,000)
* Székelys* (self-declared, 532)
* Krashovani* (self-declared, 207)
* Slovenes (175)
* Gagauz (5)

Historical ethnic groups|

* Circassians (approximately 10,000 in the mid-19th century)
* Dobrujan Arabs (145 in 1850)

Immigrant groups|

* Citizens of the Republic of Moldova (177,000)
* Arabs (5,000)
* Chinese (2,243)
* Africans (700)
* Iranians (610)
* Bangladeshis (100)

* * = Subgroups of officially recognized ethnicities that are not treated by the Romanian authorities as separate minorities.

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Moldovan diaspora

Worldwide|

* Romania
* Russia
* Ukraine
* United States
* Canada

Related|

* Demographics
* Foreign relations
* Romanian diaspora (template)
* Immigration to Romania

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