Demographics of Moldova

Population in millions, 1950 – January 2009. (Note: Data after 1997 doesn't include regions under the control of Transnistria).
Population	3,559,500 (2012)
Density	120.0
Growth rate	−0.0 (2012)
Birth rate	11.1 births/1,000 population (2012)
Death rate	11.1 deaths/1,000 population (2012)
Life expectancy	70.99 years (2012)
• male	67.08 years (2012)
• female	74.86 years (2012)
Fertility rate	1.28 children born/woman (2012)
Infant mortality rate	9.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2012) Male: 13.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2010) Female: 9.5 deaths/1,000 live births(2010)
Net migration rate	+0.0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012)
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 and over	10.0% (male 133,060/female 222,270)
Total	0.91 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
At birth	1.06 male(s)/female
Under 15	1.06 male(s)/female
15–64 years	0.94 male(s)/female
65 and over	0.59 male(s)/female
Nationality	Moldovan(s)
Major ethnic	Moldovans 75.8%
Minor ethnic	Ukrainians 8.4%, Russians 5.8%, Gagauz 4.4%, Bulgarians 1.9%
Official	Moldovan
Spoken	Moldovan/Romanian, Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Moldova, including distribution, ethnicity, languages, religious affiliation and other statistical data.

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.

Note: ¹The breakaway Transnistrian authorities count as rural the population of the towns of Crasnoe, Maiac, and Tiraspolul Nou. Since their exact population isn't available, so does this table.

Note:
¹ The breakaway Transnistrian authorities have counties as urban only the population of the town of Grigoriopol, while that of the town of Maiac was counted as rural.
² The breakaway Transnistrian authorities have counties as urban only the population of the towns of Slobozia and Dnestrovsc, while those of the towns of Crasnoe and Tiraspolul Nou were counted as rural.

(e)= estimate

Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):

Moldovans are the largest ethnic group in Moldova. According to the combined data of the census in the government controlled area and the census in Transnistria in 2004 they account for 69.6% of the country's population. The proportion of Ukrainians and Russians decreased considerably in comparison to the last Soviet census in 1989: from 13.8% to 11.2% and from 13.0% to 9.4% respectively. This is mostly due to emigration. Ukrainians mostly live in the east (Transnistria) and the north, while Russians mostly live in urban areas: 27% of all Russians live in Chişinău, 18% live in Tiraspol, 11% in Bender and 6% in Bălţi. The Gagauz people are the fourth-largest ethnic group (3.8% in 2004). Most of them live in the south of Moldova in the autonomous region of Gagauzia.