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Statistical publication "Agricultural activity of small agricultural producers in the Republic of Moldova in 2024" posted on the website

The publication is based on the results of sample statistical survey of the agricultural activity of small agricultural producers and is a synthesis of the main statistical indicators on the situation of small producers in the Republic of Moldova - households and farms, which use agricultural lands with an area of less than 10 ha.

The statistical pocket-book "Moldova in figures, edition 2025", posted on the website

National Bureau of Statistics presents a new edition of the statistical  publication "Moldova in figures". This edition comes with updated and improved content and design, in order to facilitate understanding of statistical data by the general public and to increase their use and usefulness.

The quarterly publication „Social-economic situation of the municipality Chisinau in January-March 2025" posted on the website

National Bureau for Statistics informs that the „Social-economic situation of the municipality Chisinau in January-March 2025" has been posted on the website (available in Romanian version).

A delegation from the State of Qatar visited the NBS to strengthen bilateral cooperation

The delegation of the State of Qatar headed by Mr. Mohamed Jassim Al Buainain – Director of the Department of Social and Environmental Statistics of the National Statistics Center (NSC) visited the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), where a meeting with the NBS management team was held to discuss about key directions of future bilateral cooperation in the field of statistics.

Strong commitment to innovation in statistics reaffirmed at the Moldova Digital Summit 2025

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reaffirmed its commitment to promoting digital transformation, at the Moldova Digital Summit 2025 - a nationally and regionally significant event held under the high patronage of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, from 5 to 7 June. The event brought together representatives from the Government, the private sector, education and science - the most important actors in society who are directly engaged in accelerating the digital transformation of the Republic of Moldova.

Experimental statistics developed by the NBS to support the analysis of poverty in the Republic of Moldova

Considering the complexity of poverty, a wide range of indicators is used internationally to analyze it. Thus, poverty can be measured based on monetary aggregates, such as consumer spending or income, but also using non-monetary indicators and multidimensional approaches.

Republic of Moldova ranks 17th out of 198 countries and 3rd in Eastern Europe in Open Data Inventory

According to the latest Open Data Inventory (ODIN) 2024/25 assessment by Open Data Watch organization, the Republic of Moldova ranked 17th globally out of 198 countries and 3rd in Eastern Europe in terms of coverage and openness of official statistical data. Moldova received an overall score of 79 out of 100, an improvement of 3 points compared to the previous edition.

The experience of the Republic of Moldova in promoting the value of official statistics presented at the High-Level Seminar organised for European Neighbourhood Policy East and Central Asia Countries

The delegation of the National Bureau of Statistics led by Oleg Cara, Director General of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), participated in the 2025 High Level Seminar (HLS) on statistical cooperation for the countries of the European Neighbourhood Policy East and Central Asia Countries (ENP-East and CAC), on the theme „Official statistics in a changing world: value, efficiency and readiness for the future of statistics”.

Statistical data "Republic of Moldova versus European Union" on the occasion of Europe Day

On the occasion of Europe Day, the day of peace and unity in Europe, celebrated annually on May 9, the National Bureau of Statistics presents the statistical data "Republic of Moldova (RM) versus European Union (EU-27)".

The NBS and UNFPA Moldova strengthen their partnership for the modernisation of national statistics

On May 5th, a meeting took place at the NBS with representatives of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Moldova - Dr. Karina A. Nersesyan, Country Representative, Natalia Plugaru, Deputy Country Representative and Igor Condrat, Programme Analyst on Census.

The experience of the Republic of Moldova in measuring multidimensional poverty, presented at an international Webinar

Oleg Cara, the General Director of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), participated on April 30th at the international Webinar titled „Leveraging the Transformative Power of Official Multidimensional Poverty Statistics for Social Development”, organized by the Global network for the study of Multidimensional Poverty - Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN), whose activity is facilitated by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).

Prospects for expanding cooperation with Sweden in the field of statistics discussed with the Embassy of Sweden in Chisinau

On Wednesday, 30 April, a meeting took place at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) with the representative of the Embassy of Sweden in Chisinau, Mr. Thomas Alveteg, First Secretary, Deputy Head of Cooperation Inclusive Economic Development Department. The visit was organised in the framework of the common interest of the NBS and Statistics Sweden regarding a new bilateral technical assistance project in the field of statistics.

An international expert mission on the final results preparation for 2024 Population and Housing Census data dissemination, took place at the National Bureau of Statistics

From April 14 to April 18, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) hosted the expert mission on the final results preparation for 2024 Population and Housing Census (PHC) data dissemination according to the international, in particular EU standards, with the professional expertise of international expert Diana Beltadze.

The National Bureau of Statistics collaborates with Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia in a new statistical research on Global Value Chains

Discussions with European Commission representatives on extending NBS cooperation through the TAIEX instrument

On 8 April 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) had a joint meeting with the representatives of the European Commission: Ms Michelle Delgado van Demen – Team Leader, Internal Market and Economic Growth, Directorate-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighbourhood and Mr Jan Demidovits Mekelainen – programme officer, Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova.

The National Bureau of Statistics conducts training sessions for the staff involved in household data collection for the survey "Children’s Activities"

The National Bureau of Statistics conducts training sessions for the staff involved in household data collection for the survey "Children’s Activities".

Experts from National Institute of Statistics of Romania share their experience with NBS colleagues on the implementation of the road freight survey in line with EU standards

Between 1-3 April, experts from the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) of Romania, Ms. Andreea Patulea and Ms. Alida Țurcanu, carried out a working mission at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Eurostat and NBS experts discuss activities within the International Comparison Program (ICP)

During 27–28 March 2025, the expert from the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat), Mr. Martin Somov, visited the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in the context of the Republic of Moldova’s participation in the International Comparison Program (ICP).

A delegation from the Republic of Tajikistan on a study visit to the National Bureau of Statistics

On March 27, 2025, a high-level delegation from the Republic of Tajikistan was on a study visit to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The delegation, composed of representatives of public authorities from Tajikistan, local working groups, civil society organisations and members of the International Organisation for Migration team from Tajikistan and the Republic of Moldova, was interested in learning from Moldova’s experience in the field of statistics.

The quarterly publication „Social-economic situation of the municipality Chisinau in 2024" posted on the website

The publication contains quarterly statistical information which presents the economic, social and demographic situation of the municipality Chisinau. The publication contains statistical indicators regarding demographic situation, labour market, health, tourism, crimes, agriculture, industry, investments in fixed assets, construction and transport.