Moldovan People, Moldova People
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Population: 4,455,421 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 20.2% (male 459,452/female 442,725) 15-64 years: 69.5% (male 1,489,813/female 1,606,202) 65 years and over: 10.3% (male 169,038/female 288,191) (2005 est.)
Median age: Total: 32.22 years male: 30.14 years female: 34.27 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.22% (2005 est.)
Death rate: 12.79 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio: At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate: Total: 40.42 deaths/1,000 live births male: 43.11 deaths/1,000 live births female: 37.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 65.18 years male: 61.12 years female: 69.43 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.81 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 5,500 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 300 (2001 est.)
Nationality: Noun: Moldovan(s) adjective: Moldovan
Ethnic groups: Moldovan/Romanian 64.5%, Ukrainian 13.8%, Russian 13%, Jewish 1.5%, Bulgarian 2%, Gagauz and other 5.2% (1989 est.) note: internal disputes with ethnic Slavs in the Transnistrian region
Religions: Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
Languages: Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.1% male: 99.6% female: 98.7% (2003 est.)
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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