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Overview of The Demographic Statistics

Demographics of Moldova

Population:	3,559,500
Density:	120.0
Growth rate:	−0.002
Birth rate:	11.4 births/1,000 population
Death rate:	12.3 deaths/1,000 population
Life expectancy:	69.11 years
–male:	65.00 years
–female:	73.41 years
Fertility rate:	1.31 children born/woman
Infant mortality rate:	11.7 deaths/1,000 live births Male: 13.8 deaths/1,000 live births Female: 9.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate:	−1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population
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-over:	10.0% (male 133,060/female 222,270)
Sex ratio
Total:	0.91 male(s)/female
At birth:	1.06 male(s)/female
Under 15:	1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:	0.94 male(s)/female
65-over:	0.59 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality:	Moldovan(s)
Major ethnic:	Moldovans 75.8%
Minor ethnic:	Ukrainians 8.4%, Russians 5.8%, Gagauz 4.4%, Bulgarians 1.9%
Language
Official:	Romanian
Spoken:	Moldovan/Romanian, Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)

According to the 2004 Moldovan Census, 3,383,332 people lived in the areas controlled by the central government of Moldova. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, 555,347 people lived in the breakaway Transnistria, including the city of Bender, and the other localities de facto controlled by Transnistrian authorities. Thus, the total population of the country in 2004 amounted to 3,938,679.

Median age
–total	34.3 years
–male	32.4 years
–female	36.4 years
Literacy rate
–total	96% ; 99.1% ; 99.1%
–male	99% ; 99.6% ; 99.7%
–female	94% ; 98.7% ; 98.6%
–definition	age 15 and over can read and write
Unemployment rate
8% (official), 40% (real)
Source: The World Factbook, CIA; UN,