Businesses in Soroca

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Soroca

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	27
Cafes	19
Restaurants	18
Pharmacies and drug stores	17
Car repair	16
Education	15
Grocery stores and supermarkets	12
Banks	11
Churches	11
Corporate management	10
Beauty salons	10

Soroca Facts

Area	7.7 km²
Population	20,883
Male Population	10,251 (49.1%)
Female Population	10,632 (50.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+13.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+0.8%
Median Age	35.2 years (Male: 33.5, Female: 36.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$7,779 (2022)
Area Codes	230
Neighborhoods	Cartier Bujerovca, Cartier Soroca Nouă, Zastînca, Soroca Nouă
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	48.15659, 28.28489
Postal Codes	3004, 3005, 3006

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Soroca Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	18,478	22,285	20,722	19,080	20,883	21,755	20,882
Population Density	2,403.6 / km²	2,898.9 / km²	2,695.5 / km²	2,482 / km²	2,716.5 / km²	2,829.9 / km²	2,716.4 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Soroca Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 0.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Soroca	+13%	-6.3%	+0.8%
Soroca District	—	—	—
Moldova	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Soroca Median Age

Median Age: 35.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Soroca	35.2 yrs	36.8 yrs	33.5 yrs
Soroca District	35.4 yrs	37.1 yrs	33.6 yrs
Moldova	32 yrs	33.7 yrs	30.4 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Soroca Population Density

Population Density: 2,717 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Soroca	20,883	7.7 km²	2,717 / km²
Soroca District	106,297	1,039.8 km²	102 / km²
Moldova	4.1 million	33,819.5 km²	120 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Soroca Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1200 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Soroca

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Soroca

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Soroca

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Soroca

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Soroca Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$7,428	$3,682	$3,877	$5,524	$5,617	$5,791	$8,207	$7,779
Total GDP	$218.1M	$106.5M	$105.1M	$137.7M	$130.1M	$126.2M	$170M	$153.8M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Soroca CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Soroca	10,518 tn	0.5 tn	1,368.2 tons/km²
Soroca District	73,782 tn	0.69 tn	71 tons/km²
Moldova	2,519,947 tn	0.62 tn	74.5 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Soroca CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	10,518 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.5 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,368.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/2/08	3:29 AM	3.2	48.8 km	30,000 m	Ukraine-Moldova border region	usgs.gov
4/2/88	7:15 AM	3.9	64 km	10,000 m	Ukraine-Moldova border region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Soroca

Soroca (Russian: Сороки Soroki, Ukrainian: Сороки Soroky, Polish: Soroki, Yiddish: סאָראָקע‎ Soroke) is a Moldovan city in Eastern Europe situated on the Dniester river about 160 km north of Chișinău. It is the administrative center of the Soroca Dis..

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