Moldova People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
3,287,326 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Moldovan(s)
adjective: Moldovan
Ethnic groups
Moldovan 75.1%, Romanian 7%, Ukrainian 6.6%, Gagauz 4.6%, Russian 4.1%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 0.8% (2014 est.)
Languages
Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% identify their mother tongue as Moldovan, which is virtually the same as Romanian; 23.5% identify Romanian as their mother tongue), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3%, other 0.2% (2014 est.); note - data represent mother tongue
major-language sample(s):
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Religions
Orthodox 90.1%, other Christian 2.6%, other 0.1%, agnostic
Age structure
0-14 years: 18.31% (male 317,243/female 298,673)
15-24 years: 11.27% (male 196,874/female 182,456)
25-54 years: 43.13% (male 738,103/female 712,892)
55-64 years: 13.26% (male 205,693/female 240,555)
65 years and over: 14.03% (male 186,949/female 285,058) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 39.6
youth dependency ratio: 29.7
elderly dependency ratio: 20.4
potential support ratio: 4.9 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 37.7 years
male: 36.2 years
female: 39.5 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
-1.12% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
10.19 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
12.47 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-8.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 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: 43.4% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.09% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
491,000 CHISINAU (capital) (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.86 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.46 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
25.2 years (2019 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 11.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.44 years
male: 68.6 years
female: 76.52 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.59 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
56% (2020)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 98.9% of population
rural: 87% of population
total: 92.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population
rural: 13% of population
total: 7.9% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
6.4% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
3.1 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Hospital bed density
5.7 beds/1,000 population (2014)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 99% of population
rural: 83.1% of population
total: 89.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 1% of population
rural: 16.9% of population
total: 10.1% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.8% (2021 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
18.9% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 7.45 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 1.53 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 3.57 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 2.25 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.1 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 29% (2020 est.)
male: 51.7% (2020 est.)
female: 6.2% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
2.2% (2012)
Education expenditures
6.4% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.1% (2015)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2021)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 9.2%
male: 9%
female: 9.6% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Moldova on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Moldova 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Moldova 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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