Moldova: People & Society#
| Population | 3,510,485 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Moldovan(s) adjective: Moldovan |
| Ethnic groups | Moldovan 75.8%, Ukrainian 8.4%, Russian 5.9%, Gagauz 4.4%, Romanian 2.2%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 1%, unspecified 0.4% (2004 est.) note: internal disputes with ethnic Slavs in the Transnistrian region |
| Languages | Moldovan 58.8% (official; virtually the same as the Romanian language), Romanian 16.4%, Russian 16%, Ukrainian 3.8%, Gagauz 3.1% (a Turkish language), Bulgarian 1.1%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2004 est.) note: represents language usually spoken |
| Religions | Orthodox 93.3%, Baptist 1%, other Christian 1.2%, other 0.9%, atheist 0.4%, none 1%, unspecified 2.2% (2004 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 18.03% (male 326,244/female 306,543) 15-24 years: 12.87% (male 233,694/female 218,189) 25-54 years: 43.55% (male 768,933/female 760,002) 55-64 years: 13.36% (male 214,852/female 254,224) 65 years and over: 12.19% (male 165,811/female 261,993) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 34.6% youth dependency ratio: 21.2% elderly dependency ratio: 13.4% potential support ratio: 7.5% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 36.3 years male: 34.5 years female: 38.3 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -1.04% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 12.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -9.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, the largest being in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti |
| Urbanization | urban population: 45% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: -0.73% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | CHISINAU (capital) 725,000 (2015) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.85 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 24 (2013 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 23 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 12.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 14.1 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 70.7 years male: 66.9 years female: 74.8 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.56 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 67.8% (2005) |
| Health expenditures | 10.3% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 2.98 physicians/1,000 population (2013) |
| Hospital bed density | 6.2 beds/1,000 population (2012) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 96.9% of population rural: 81.4% of population total: 88.4% of population unimproved: urban: 3.1% of population rural: 18.6% of population total: 11.6% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 87.8% of population rural: 67.1% of population total: 76.4% of population unimproved: urban: 12.2% of population rural: 32.9% of population total: 23.6% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.64% (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 18,000 (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 800 (2015 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 15.7% (2014) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 2.2% (2012) |
| Education expenditures | 7.5% of GDP (2014) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.4% male: 99.7% female: 99.1% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2013) |
| Child labor - children ages 5-14 | total number: 72,364 percentage: 16% (2009 est.) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 9.8% male: 9.6% female: 10.2% (2014 est.) |