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| Demographics of Moldova | |
|---|---|
 Moldova population pyramid in 2020 | |
| Population |  2,423,300[1] (01.01.2024, excluding Transnistria) |
| Density | 85.6 (excluding Transnistria) (2021) |
| Growth rate | −0.3 (2016) |
| Birth rate | 10.5 births/1,000 population (2016) |
| Death rate | 10.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016) |
| Life expectancy | 73.21 years (2017) |
| • male | 69.35 years (2017) |
| • female | 76.96 years (2017) |
| Fertility rate | 1.57 children born/woman (2018) |
| Infant mortality rate | 9.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017) |
| Net migration rate | +0.0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012) |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 16.4% (male 301,150/female 284,400) |
| 15–64 years | 73.6% (male 1,277,900/female 1,341,650) |
| 65 and over | 10.0% (male 133,060/female 222,270) |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 0.91 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
| At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| 15–64 years | 0.94 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.59 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Moldovans |
| Major ethnic | Moldovans 75.1%[2] |
| Minor ethnic | Romanians 7.0%, Ukrainians 6.6%, Gagauz 4.6%, Russians 4.1%, Bulgarians 1.9% |
| Language | |
| Official | Romanian language |
| Spoken | Romanian, Russian, Gagauz |
Demographic features of the population of Republic of Moldova include distribution, ethnicity, languages, religious affiliation and other statistical data.
Overview of the demographic statistics
According to the 2014 Moldovan Census, 2,789,205 people resided in the areas controlled by the central government of Republic of Moldova. Another 209,030 were non-resident citizens living abroad, for a total of 2,998,235.[3]
According to the 2015 census in Transnistria, 475,007 people lived in the breakaway Transnistria, including the city of Bender, and the other localities de facto controlled by Transnistrian authorities.[4] Thus, the total population of the country in 2014 amounted to 3,473,242.
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| Median age | |
|---|---|
| total | 34.3 years (2008 est.) (up from 32.22 years in 2005) |
| male | 32.4 years (up from 30.14 years in 2005) |
| female | 36.4 years (up from 34.27 years in 2005) |
| Literacy rate | |
| total | 96% (1989); 99.1% (2003); 99.1% (2005) |
| male | 99% (1989); 99.6% (2003); 99.7% (2005) |
| female | 94% (1989); 98.7% (2003); 98.6% (2005) |
| definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
| Unemployment rate | |
| 8% (official), 40% (real) | |
| Source: The World Factbook, CIA;[5] UN[6],[7] | |
Urban–rural distribution of population
According to the 2014 census, 1,144,428 residents or 38,2% live in cities while 1,853,807 are rural residents. The largest cities under the control of the constitutional authorities are Chișinău with 644,204 (with 590,631 actual urban dwellers) and Bălți with 102,457 (97,930 urban dwellers). The autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia has 134,535, out of which 48,666 or 36,2% are urban dwellers. Ungheni is the third largest city with 32,828, followed by Cahul with 28,763, Soroca with 22,196 and Orhei with 21,065.[8]
By district (2004 census)
| no | type | name | population | urban | rural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| population | % | cities | population | % | communes | ||||
| 1 | municipality | Chișinău | 712,218 | 644,204 | 90.45% | 7 | 68,014 | 9.55% | 12 |
| 2 | municipality | Bălți | 127,561 | 122,669 | 96.16% | 1 | 4,892 | 3.84% | 2 |
| 3 | auton.territ.unit | Găgăuzia | 155,646 | 58,190 | 37.39% | 3 | 97,456 | 62.61% | 23 |
| 4 | district | Anenii Noi | 81,710 | 8,358 | 10.23% | 1 | 73,352 | 89.77% | 25 |
| 5 | district | Basarabeasca | 28,978 | 11,192 | 38.62% | 1 | 17,786 | 61.38% | 6 |
| 6 | district | Briceni | 78,027 | 14,230 | 18.24% | 2 | 63,797 | 81.76% | 26 |
| 7 | district | Cahul | 119,231 | 35,488 | 29.76% | 1 | 83,743 | 70.24% | 36 |
| 8 | district | Cantemir | 60,001 | 3,872 | 6.45% | 1 | 56,129 | 93.55% | 26 |
| 9 | district | Călărași | 75,075 | 14,516 | 19.34% | 1 | 60,559 | 80.66% | 27 |
| 10 | district | Căușeni | 90,612 | 21,941 | 24.21% | 2 | 68,671 | 75.79% | 25 (out of 28) |
| 11 | district | Cimișlia | 60,925 | 12,858 | 21.10% | 1 | 48,067 | 78.90% | 22 |
| 12 | district | Criuleni | 72,254 | 7,138 | 9.88% | 1 | 65,116 | 90.12% | 24 |
| 13 | district | Dondușeni | 46,442 | 9,801 | 21.10% | 1 | 36,641 | 78.90% | 21 |
| 14 | district | Drochia | 87,092 | 16,606 | 19.07% | 1 | 70,486 | 80.93% | 27 |
| 15 | district | Dubăsari | 43,015 | – | – | – | 34,015 | 100% | 11 |
| 16 | district | Edineț | 81,390 | 23,065 | % | 2 | 58,325 | % | 30 |
| 17 | district | Fălești | 90,320 | 14,931 | % | 1 | 75,389 | % | 32 |
| 18 | district | Florești | 89,389 | 17,086 | % | 3 | 17,086 | % | 37 |
| 19 | district | Glodeni | 60,975 | 10,465 | % | 1 | 50,510 | % | 18 |
| 20 | district | Hîncești | 119,762 | 15,281 | % | 1 | 104,481 | % | 38 |
| 21 | district | Ialoveni | 97,704 | 15,041 | % | 1 | 82,663 | % | 24 |
| 22 | district | Leova | 51,056 | 14,411 | % | 2 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Ethnic_groups_in_Moldova|||