Overview of The Demographic Statistics
Demographics of Moldova | |
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Population: | 3,559,500 |
Density: | 120.0 |
Growth rate: | −0.002 |
Birth rate: | 11.4 births/1,000 population |
Death rate: | 12.3 deaths/1,000 population |
Life expectancy: | 69.11 years |
–male: | 65.00 years |
–female: | 73.41 years |
Fertility rate: | 1.31 children born/woman |
Infant mortality rate: | 11.7 deaths/1,000 live births Male: 13.8 deaths/1,000 live births Female: 9.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate: | −1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
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-over: | 10.0% (male 133,060/female 222,270) |
Sex ratio | |
Total: | 0.91 male(s)/female |
At birth: | 1.06 male(s)/female |
Under 15: | 1.06 male(s)/female |
15-64 years: | 0.94 male(s)/female |
65-over: | 0.59 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality: | Moldovan(s) |
Major ethnic: | Moldovans 75.8% |
Minor ethnic: | Ukrainians 8.4%, Russians 5.8%, Gagauz 4.4%, Bulgarians 1.9% |
Language | |
Official: | Romanian |
Spoken: | Moldovan/Romanian, Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
According to the 2004 Moldovan Census, 3,383,332 people lived in the areas controlled by the central government of Moldova. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, 555,347 people lived in the breakaway Transnistria, including the city of Bender, and the other localities de facto controlled by Transnistrian authorities. Thus, the total population of the country in 2004 amounted to 3,938,679.
Median age | |
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–total | 34.3 years |
–male | 32.4 years |
–female | 36.4 years |
Literacy rate | |
–total | 96% ; 99.1% ; 99.1% |
–male | 99% ; 99.6% ; 99.7% |
–female | 94% ; 98.7% ; 98.6% |
–definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
Unemployment rate | |
8% (official), 40% (real) | |
Source: The World Factbook, CIA; UN, |
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