 As of the 2014 Moldovan Census, it had a population of 4,281, of whom 3,807 are Moldovans, 368 Romanians, 27 Russians, 12 Ukrainians, and 67 other/undeclared.The dominant language is Romanian.Zaim is well known in Moldova as the home village of Alexei Mateevici, a famous Bessarabian poet and national activist.