Demographics of Moldova

Demographics of Moldova
Moldova population pyramid in 2020
Population	2,423,300[1] (01.01.2024, excluding Transnistria)
Density	85.6 (excluding Transnistria) (2021)
Growth rate	−0.3 (2016)
Birth rate	10.5 births/1,000 population (2016)
Death rate	10.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016)
Life expectancy	73.21 years (2017)
• male	69.35 years (2017)
• female	76.96 years (2017)
Fertility rate	1.57 children born/woman (2018)
Infant mortality rate	9.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017)
Net migration rate	+0.0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012)
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
Nationality	Moldovans
Major ethnic	Moldovans 75.1%[2]
Minor ethnic	Romanians 7.0%, Ukrainians 6.6%, Gagauz 4.6%, Russians 4.1%, Bulgarians 1.9%
Language
Official	Romanian language
Spoken	Romanian, Russian, Gagauz

Demographic features of the population of Republic of Moldova include distribution, ethnicity, languages, religious affiliation and other statistical data.