Moldova
Capital: Chisinau · Upper middle income · Pop. 2.4 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Moldova, 75.82% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 580,878 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Moldova has about 641 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year — below the ~1,000 m³ threshold widely used to define water scarcity. It withdraws the equivalent of 52% of those internal resources annually (medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 7% of Moldova's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Moldova have safe drinking water?
75.82% of Moldova's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 580,878 people do not.
Does Moldova have enough freshwater?
Moldova has roughly 641 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 52% of it annually (medium stress).