This article examines the problem of social stratification in Moldova. Acco-rding to different estimations, Moldova continues to be the poorest country in Europe. In 2010, the GDP per capita was 3088 dollars by purchasing power parity. Evaluation of the real state of poverty is a difficulty. This is due to the fact that the data of different organizations are obtained by different methods; as a result the estimations also differ. This paper represents the poverty levels in Moldova through different methods - assessment of income by quintiles, sub-jective perception of poverty. It also provides an estimation of the presence of the middle class in the society (income, subjective perception, and on the mar-kers). Despite the fact that the official data of Ministry of Economy show a suc-cessful reduction of poverty to an acceptable 20% rate, the NBS data on inco-me show a completely different estimate - about 60% below the absolute poverty line and about 80% below the poverty level (approximately equal to the threshold of $ 4,30 per day). Relatively clear is the situation with the rich class. They represent approximately 1-2% of the population. Regarding the middle class, the estimation is between 1% according to objective data (income) and 7% according to subjective data. It is also confirmed by data obtained by us on the markers - 3-7%. Due to its small size, it cannot be called a class. Thus, Moldova is the country of poor and rich, without middle class. At least, for now.