History of The Jews in Bessarabia - Demographics

Demographics

According to the 1930 Romanian Census, Jews were distributed in Bessarabia as follows:

• Hotin County: Hotin, 5,781, Briceni-Târg, 5,354, Edineţi-Târg, 5,341, Lipcani-Târg 4,693, Secureni-Târg, 4,200, Suliţa-Târg 4,152, Clişcăuţi 452, Edineţi-Sat, 398, other localities 5,614. Total: 35,985
• Soroca County: Soroca, 5,417, Zguriţa, 2,541, Briceva, 2,431, Otaci-Târg 2,781, Mărculeşti-Colonie, 2,319, Vadu-Raşcu, 1,958, Vârtejeni-Colonie, 1,834, Căpreşti-Colonie, 1,815, Dumbrăveni, 1,198, Floreştii-Noi 372, Cotiujenii Mari 367, Dondoşani-Gară, 277, Liublin-Colonie 274, Târnova, 236, Ocniţa-Gară, 200, other localities 5,171. Total: 29,191
• Bălţi County: Bălţi, 14,229, Făleşti, 3,263, Răşcani-Târg 2,055, Ungheni-Târg, 1,368, Valea-lui-Vlad, 1,281, Sculeni-Târg, 1,204, Pârliţa-Târg, 1,064, Alexandreni-Târg, 1,018, Corneşti-Târg 338, Glodeni, 212, other localities 5,663. Total: 31,695
• Orhei County:
• Lăpuşna County:
• Tighina County:
• Cahul County: Leova, 2,324, Cahul, 803, Baimaclia, 509, other localities 798. Total: 4,434
• Ismail County: Chilia-Nouă, 1,952, Ismail, 1,623, Bolgrad, 1,215, Reni, 1,170, other localities 346. Total: 6,306
• Cetatea Albă County: Cetatea Albă 4,239, Tarutino, 1,546, Tatar-Bunar, 1,194, Bairamcea, 805, Volintiri 420, Arciz, 342, Sărata, 316, other localities 2,528. Total: 11,390

According to the 2004 Census, there are 4,000 Jews in the Bessarabian part of Moldova (excluding Transnistria), including:

• 2,649 in Chişinău,
• 411 in Bălţi,
• 385 in Tighina (Bender),
• 548 in other localities under Chişinău control, and
• 7 in suburbs of Tighina (Bender) under Tiraspol control.

There were also 867 Jews in Transnistria, including

• 573 in Tiraspol,
• 166 in Rîbniţa, and
• 128 in other localities.