Demographics of Moldova
| Demographics of Moldova | |
|---|---|
Moldova population pyramid in 2020 | |
| Population | 2,423,287 (01.01.2024, excluding Transnistria) |
| Density | 79.8 (excluding Transnistria) (2024) |
| Growth rate | −2.8 (2024) |
| Birth rate | 9.8 births/1,000 population (2023) |
| Death rate | 13.7 deaths/1,000 population (2023) |
| Life expectancy | 71.9 years (2023) |
| • male | 67.5 years (2023) |
| • female | 76.4 years (2023) |
| Fertility rate | 1.61 children born/woman (2023) |
| Infant mortality rate | 13.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2023) |
| Net migration rate | -24.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022) |
| 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 and over | 10.0% (male 133,060/female 222,270) |
| Sex ratio | |
| 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 | |
| Major ethnic | Indigenous population self-identified as Moldovans or Romanians (85.1%) (2024) |
| Minor ethnic | Ukrainians (4.9%), Gagauz (4.2%), Russians (3.2%), Bulgarians (1.6%), Romanis (0,4%), other groups (0.5%) (2024) |
| Language | |
| Official | Romanian |
| Spoken | Romanian and other minority languages |
Demographic features of the population of Republic of Moldova include distribution, ethnicity, languages, religious affiliation and other statistical data.