|
Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population
|
0.4
|
|
[176th of 185]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years
|
20 %
|
|
[171st of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years
|
20.2 |
|
[170th of 226]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females
|
341,785 |
|
[138th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total
|
16.3% |
|
[190th of 227]
|
|
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males
|
361,000 |
|
[138th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years
|
69.5 |
|
[26th of 226]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years
|
69.7 %
|
|
[28th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females
|
1,622,620 |
|
[114th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total
|
72.9% |
|
[8th of 227]
|
|
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males
|
1,528,080 |
|
[118th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 65 years and over
|
10.3 %
|
|
[65th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females
|
296,517 |
|
[88th of 225]
|
|
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total
|
10.9% |
|
[61st of 227]
|
|
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males
|
174,448 |
|
[98th of 225]
|
|
Birth rate
|
11.01 births/1,000 population |
|
[178th of 226]
|
|
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of rural
|
98 |
|
[5th of 52]
|
|
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of total
|
98 |
|
[5th of 56]
|
|
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of urban
|
98 |
|
[6th of 52]
|
|
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of female
|
28 |
|
[16th of 46]
|
|
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of male
|
29 |
|
[16th of 46]
|
|
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of poorest 20%
|
41 |
|
[12th of 43]
|
|
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of richest 20%
|
13 |
|
[25th of 43]
|
|
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of rural
|
35 |
|
[14th of 42]
|
|
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of total
|
28 |
|
[17th of 46]
|
|
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of urban
|
18 |
|
[17th of 42]
|
|
CPIA social protection rating
|
3.5
|
|
[31st of 75]
|
|
Death rate
|
10.8 deaths/1,000 population |
|
[53rd of 226]
|
|
Education expenditures
|
7.6 % of GDP |
|
[6th of 55]
|
Ethnic groups Moldovan/Romanian 78.2%, Ukrainian 8.4%, Russian 5.8%, Gagauz 4.4%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 1.3%; note: internal disputes with ethnic Slavs in the Transnistrian region |
Ethnic groups > A note internal disputes with ethnic Slavs in the Transnistrian region |
|
Female population > Age 10-14
|
155,085
|
|
[125th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total
|
3.47
|
|
[168th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 15-19
|
198,537
|
|
[113rd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total
|
4.44
|
|
[129th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 20-24
|
205,247
|
|
[114th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total
|
4.6
|
|
[82nd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 25-29
|
180,797
|
|
[114th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total
|
4.05
|
|
[73rd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 30-34
|
170,762
|
|
[116th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total
|
3.82
|
|
[60th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 35-39
|
140,750
|
|
[123rd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total
|
3.15
|
|
[138th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 40-44
|
158,459
|
|
[109th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total
|
3.55
|
|
[77th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 45-49
|
182,197
|
|
[93rd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total
|
4.08
|
|
[18th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 50-54
|
160,347
|
|
[95th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total
|
3.59
|
|
[25th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 55-59
|
134,520
|
|
[93rd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total
|
3.01
|
|
[46th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 60-64
|
81,873
|
|
[104th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total
|
1.83
|
|
[73rd of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 65-69
|
99,459
|
|
[85th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total
|
2.23
|
|
[41st of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 70-74
|
76,962
|
|
[87th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total
|
1.72
|
|
[48th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 75-79
|
62,104
|
|
[78th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total
|
1.39
|
|
[50th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 80-84
|
35,803
|
|
[90th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total
|
0.8
|
|
[80th of 224]
|
|
Female population > Age 85-89
|
15,748
|
|
[44th of 66]
|
|
Female population > Age 85-89 > % of the total
|
0.35
|
|
[51st of 66]
|
|
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Capital
|
Chişinău |
|
|
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Number of ethnic Greeks 3,000 (est.) (Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: ) – 4,000 (est.) |
|
Jewish population > By country > Jews > % Jewish
|
0.7 %
|
|
[7th of 97]
|
|
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews
|
31,187
|
|
[19th of 102]
|
|
Jewish population > Largest Jewish populations > Top 50 countries by Jewish population > Jews
|
31,187
|
|
[19th of 50]
|
|
Male population > Age 10-14
|
160,541
|
|
[126th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total
|
3.59
|
|
[168th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 15-19
|
204,988
|
|
[113rd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total
|
4.59
|
|
[130th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 20-24
|
209,139
|
|
[114th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total
|
4.68
|
|
[88th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 25-29
|
180,646
|
|
[115th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total
|
4.04
|
|
[97th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 30-34
|
168,850
|
|
[118th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total
|
3.78
|
|
[84th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 35-39
|
133,048
|
|
[125th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total
|
2.98
|
|
[159th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 40-44
|
136,957
|
|
[117th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total
|
3.07
|
|
[125th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 45-49
|
158,259
|
|
[98th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total
|
3.54
|
|
[59th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 50-54
|
136,843
|
|
[95th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total
|
3.06
|
|
[69th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 55-59
|
110,042
|
|
[97th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total
|
2.46
|
|
[69th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 60-64
|
59,306
|
|
[109th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total
|
1.33
|
|
[99th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 65-69
|
67,024
|
|
[97th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total
|
1.5
|
|
[69th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 70-74
|
48,034
|
|
[96th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total
|
1.08
|
|
[72nd of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 75-79
|
34,145
|
|
[95th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total
|
0.76
|
|
[68th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 80-84
|
15,191
|
|
[107th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total
|
0.34
|
|
[108th of 224]
|
|
Male population > Age 85-89
|
6,062
|
|
[43rd of 66]
|
|
Male population > Age 85-89 > % of the total
|
0.14
|
|
[51st of 66]
|
|
Median age > Female
|
36.4 years |
|
[61st of 224]
|
|
Median age > Male
|
32.4 years |
|
[72nd of 224]
|
|
Median age > Total
|
34.3 years |
|
[67th of 224]
|
|
Nationality > Adjective
|
Moldovan |
|
|
|
Nationality > Noun
|
Moldovan(s) |
|
|
|
Percentage living in rural areas.
|
54% |
|
[68th of 193]
|
|
Percentage living in urban areas
|
46% |
|
[129th of 199]
|
|
Population
|
4,324,450 |
|
[122nd of 242]
|
|
Population > CIA Factbook
|
4,324,450 |
|
[122nd of 240]
|
|
Population ages 0-14 > % of total
|
18.3 %
|
|
[150th of 185]
|
|
Population ages 15-64 > % of total
|
71.59 %
|
|
[8th of 185]
|
|
Population ages 65 and above > % of total
|
10.11 %
|
|
[52nd of 185]
|
Population decline > By specific countries > Main reason for decrease declining births and life expectancy (environmental causality?) |
|
Population decline > By specific countries > Population in million
|
4
|
|
[10th of 14]
|
|
Population decline > By specific countries > Rate of natural decrease in percent
|
0.2
|
|
[8th of 14]
|
|
Population decline > By specific countries > Year
|
2006 |
|
|
Population decline > Main reason for decrease declining births and life expectancy |
|
Population decline > Rate of natural decrease in percent
|
0.2 |
|
[11th of 18]
|
|
Population growth > annual %
|
-0.29 annual %
|
|
[185th of 195]
|
|
Population growth rate
|
-0.092% |
|
[215th of 235]
|
|
Population in 2015
|
4,114 |
|
[125th of 225]
|
|
Population, female > % of total
|
52.2 %
|
|
[15th of 190]
|
|
Projected population growth
|
-0.47% |
|
[113rd of 141]
|
|
Righteous Among the Nations > Count
|
71
|
|
[19th of 43]
|
|
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates
|
26 Jan 1993 a |
|
|
|
Romani population
|
20,000 - 25,000 |
|
|
|
Rural population
|
2,241,663
|
|
[103rd of 193]
|
|
Rural population (per capita)
|
0.533
per capita |
|
[72nd of 194]
|
|
Rural population growth > annual %
|
-0.51 annual %
|
|
[154th of 193]
|
|
Sex ratio > 15-64 years
|
0.93 |
|
[203rd of 223]
|
|
Sex ratio > 15-64 years
|
0.94 male(s)/female |
|
[196th of 224]
|
|
Sex ratio > 65 years and over
|
0.59 male(s)/female |
|
[208th of 223]
|
|
Sex ratio > At birth
|
1.06 male(s)/female |
|
[56th of 223]
|
|
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65
|
0.93
|
|
[197th of 215]
|
|
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth
|
1.05
|
|
[129th of 215]
|
|
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65
|
0.59
|
|
[203rd of 215]
|
|
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total
|
0.91
|
|
[204th of 215]
|
|
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15
|
1.04
|
|
[126th of 215]
|
|
Sex ratio > Total population
|
0.91 male(s)/female |
|
[207th of 224]
|
|
Sex ratio > Under 15 years
|
1.06 male(s)/female |
|
[48th of 224]
|
|
Total fertility rate
|
1.26 children born/woman |
|
[209th of 225]
|
|
Total Population
|
4,466,706 |
|
[120th of 227]
|
|
Total population > Age 10-14
|
315,626
|
|
[126th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total
|
7.07
|
|
[169th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 15-19
|
403,525
|
|
[114th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total
|
9.03
|
|
[130th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 20-24
|
414,386
|
|
[114th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total
|
9.28
|
|
[85th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 25-29
|
361,443
|
|
[114th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total
|
8.09
|
|
[83rd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 30-34
|
339,612
|
|
[117th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total
|
7.6
|
|
[69th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 35-39
|
273,798
|
|
[123rd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total
|
6.13
|
|
[145th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 40-44
|
295,416
|
|
[112nd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total
|
6.61
|
|
[103rd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 45-49
|
340,456
|
|
[97th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total
|
7.62
|
|
[33rd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 50-54
|
297,190
|
|
[96th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total
|
6.65
|
|
[43rd of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 55-59
|
244,562
|
|
[94th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total
|
5.48
|
|
[60th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 60-64
|
141,179
|
|
[106th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total
|
3.16
|
|
[84th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 65-69
|
166,483
|
|
[89th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total
|
3.73
|
|
[54th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 70-74
|
124,996
|
|
[90th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total
|
2.8
|
|
[60th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 75-79
|
96,249
|
|
[86th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total
|
2.15
|
|
[60th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 80-84
|
50,994
|
|
[96th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total
|
1.14
|
|
[88th of 224]
|
|
Total population > Age 85-89
|
21,810
|
|
[44th of 66]
|
|
Total population > Age 85-89 > % of the total
|
0.49
|
|
[51st of 66]
|
|
Total Population > Female
|
2,342,499 |
|
[116th of 227]
|
|
Total Population > Male
|
2,124,207 |
|
[121st of 227]
|
|
Urban population
|
1,964,084
|
|
[122nd of 195]
|
|
Urban population (per capita)
|
0.467
per capita |
|
[123rd of 196]
|
|
Urban population growth > annual %
|
-0.03 annual %
|
|
[185th of 195]
|
|
Urbanization
|
41 |
|
[141st of 204]
|
|
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males
|
99 |
|
[38th of 144]
|
|
Women > Antenatal care coverage %
|
99 |
|
[12th of 133]
|
|
Women > Contraceptive prevalence %
|
62 |
|
[53rd of 170]
|
|
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males
|
111 |
|
[16th of 173]
|
|
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported
|
44 |
|
[96th of 154]
|
|
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted
|
36 |
|
[118th of 166]
|
|
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery %
|
99 |
|
[36th of 172]
|