| # | Ethnicity | Mold. census | % Mold | Transnistrian census | % Tran | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Moldovans | 2,564,849 | 75,8% | 177,156 | 31,9% | 2,742,005 | 69,6% |
| 2. | Ukrainians | 282,406 | 8,3% | 159,940 | 28,8% | 442,346 | 11,2% |
| 3. | Russians | 201,218 | 5,9% | 168,270 | 30,3% | 369,488 | 9,4% |
| 4. | Gagauzians | 147,500 | 4,4% | 11,107 | 2,0% | 158,607 | 4,0% |
| 5. | Romanians | 73,276 | 2,2% | NA | NA | 73,276 | 1,9% |
| 6. | Bulgarians | 65,662 | 1,9% | 11,107 | 2,0% | 76,769 | 1,9% |
| 7. | Others | 48,421 | 1,4% | 27,767 | 5,0% | 76,188 | 1,9% |
| 8. | TOTAL | 3,383,332 | 100% | 555,347 | 100% | 3,938,679 | 100% |