Moldova vs. Romania
Demographics
| Moldova | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,323,875 (July 2021 est.) | 21,230,362 (July 2021 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.) | 0-14 years: 14.12% (male 1,545,196/female 1,463,700) 15-24 years: 10.31% (male 1,126,997/female 1,068,817) 25-54 years: 46.26% (male 4,993,886/female 4,860,408) 55-64 years: 11.73% (male 1,176,814/female 1,322,048) 65 years and over: 17.58% (male 1,516,472/female 2,228,555) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 37.7 years male: 36.2 years female: 39.5 years (2020 est.) | total: 42.5 years male: 41 years female: 44 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -1.1% (2021 est.) | -0.38% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.45 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 8.39 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 12.46 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 11.99 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -8.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| 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.) | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 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.) | total: 9.41 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.82 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.91 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 population: 76.3 years male: 72.88 years female: 79.94 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.58 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.38 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.8% (2020 est.) | 0.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Moldovan(s) adjective: Moldovan | noun: Romanian(s) adjective: Romanian |
| Ethnic groups | Moldovan 75.1%, Romanian 7%, Ukrainian 6.6%, Gagauz 4.6%, Russian 4.1%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 0.8% (2014 est.) | Romanian 83.4%, Hungarian 6.1%, Romani 3.1%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.2%, other 0.7%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.) note: Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5-11% of Romania's population |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 14,000 (2020 est.) | 19,000 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Religions | Orthodox 90.1%, other Christian 2.6%, other 0.1%, agnostic <.1%, atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.9% (2014 est.) | Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 81.9%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformed and Pentecostal) 6.4%, Roman Catholic 4.3%, other (includes Muslim) 0.9%, none or atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.3% (2011 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <500 (2020 est.) | <500 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| 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. | Romanian (official) 85.4%, Hungarian 6.3%, Romani 1.2%, other 1%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.) major-language sample(s): Cartea informativa a lumii, sursa indispensabila pentru informatii de baza. (Romanian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.4% male: 99.7% female: 99.1% (2015) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.1% female: 98.6% (2018) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 12 years (2019) | total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 5.4% of GDP (2018) | 3.1% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 43% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.09% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 54.3% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: -0.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| 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.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| 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.) | improved: urban: 95.3% of population rural: 71.5% of population total: 84.3% of population unimproved: urban: 4.7% of population rural: 28.5% of population total: 15.7% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 494,000 CHISINAU (capital) (2021) | 1.794 million BUCHAREST (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 6.6% (2018) | 5.6% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3.21 physicians/1,000 population (2017) | 2.98 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 5.8 beds/1,000 population (2013) | 6.9 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 18.9% (2016) | 22.5% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 25.2 years (2019 est.) | 26.9 years (2019 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.) | total dependency ratio: 53.3 youth dependency ratio: 23.8 elderly dependency ratio: 29.5 potential support ratio: 3.4 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
