Population4,320,748 (July 2009 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 15.9% (male 353,495/female 334,592) Median agetotal: 34.6 years Population growth rate-0.079% (2009 est.) Birth rate11.12 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) Death rate10.78 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) Net migration rate-1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 42% of total population (2008) Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 13.13 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 70.8 years Total fertility rate1.27 children born/woman (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.4% (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS8,900 (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 100 (2007 est.) Nationalitynoun: Moldovan(s) Ethnic groupsMoldovan/Romanian 78.2%, Ukrainian 8.4%, Russian 5.8%, Gagauz 4.4%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 1.3% (2004 census) ReligionsEastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000) LanguagesMoldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 12 years Education expenditures7.6% of GDP (2006) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |