| Population | 3,323,875 (July 2021 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): Cartea informativa a lumii, sursa indispensabila pentru informatii de baza. (Moldovan/Romanian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Religions | Orthodox 90.1%, other Christian 2.6%, other 0.1%, agnostic <.1%, atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.9% (2014 est.) |
| 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: 22.2 elderly dependency ratio: 17.4 potential support ratio: 5.7 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 37.7 years male: 36.2 years female: 39.5 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -1.1% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.45 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 12.46 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -8.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 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% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.09% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 494,000 CHISINAU (capital) (2021) |
| 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: 0.66 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 25.2 years (2019 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 11.83 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 72.16 years male: 68.3 years female: 76.26 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.58 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 56% (2020) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 98.5% of population rural: 84.6% of population total: 90.5% of population unimproved: urban: 1.5% of population rural: 15.4% of population total: 9.5% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 6.6% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3.21 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 5.8 beds/1,000 population (2013) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 98.3% of population rural: 78.9% of population total: 87.2% of population unimproved: urban: 1.7% of population rural: 21.1% of population total: 12.8% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.8% (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 14,000 (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <500 (2020 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 18.9% (2016) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 2.2% (2012) |
| Education expenditures | 5.4% of GDP (2018) |
| 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: 11 years male: 11 years female: 12 years (2019) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
