Demographics of Moldova
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Demographic features of the population of Republic of Moldova include distribution, ethnicity, languages, religious affiliation and other statistical data.
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Demographics of Moldova | |
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Population | 2,512,800[1] (01.01.2023, 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 |
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