Balance of internal migration /net internal migration (with change of domicile/temporary residence), on a given date (e.g., January 1, year t), represents the difference between the number of people arriving in a locality and the number of people leaving that locality.
Balance of international migration (net international migration) represents the difference between the flow of immigrants and the flow of emigrants, in the reference period (year t).
Emigrants - people who emigrate abroad for a period of at least 12 months. Emigration is the action by which a person who previously had usual residence on the territory of the Republic of Moldova ceases to have usual residence on the territory of the country for a period of at least 12 months.
Immigrants - people immigrating to the Republic of Moldova for a period of at least 12 months. Immigration is the action by which a person establishes his or her usual residence in the territory of a state for a period of at least 12 months, after having previously had his or her usual residence in another state.
Migration - the territorial exchange of persons, accompanied by a change of place of residence.
Permutation within the country is internal migration, and outside it - international migration.
Starting from 2014, the international migratory movement is calculated based on the data of the General Inspectorate of the Border Police regarding the crossing of the state border by natural persons.
Repatriate – the citizen of the Republic of Moldova and/or the person who was born in the Republic of Moldova and its descendants, as well as the person who previously lived permanently on the territory of the country and has the right to establish permanent residence on the territory of the Republic of Moldova under the conditions of the law.