The number of Moldova’s population, which was calculated on the basis of birth and death data, constituted 3.572 million people without taking into consideration Transnistria – almost 13 thousand less than a year ago.

According to National Bureau for Statistics, the reasons for the population number decrease are the negative demographic indicators and migration abroad.

The majority of the population lives in the rural areas – 2.1 million. The most densely populated raions are the Orhei raion – 125.9 thousand people (-1.4 thousand), Cahul – 123.8 thousand (- 0.3 thousand), Hincesti – 123.5 thousand. The most insignificant umber of people lives in Besarabca – 29.4 thousand. The Chisinau population number constitutes – 785.1 thousand (+4.8 thousand) people, that of Balti – 148.1 thousand (+1 thousand) people.

The total death rate of the Moldovan population in January-September 2007 constituted 31.61 thousand people – by 3.2 thousand more than the birth rate.

According to the census of 2004 the population of the Republic of Moldova constituted 3.388 million people. According to the All Union census of 1989 the population of Republic of Moldova accounted for 4.3 million people, including 700 thousand – on the Dniester left bank.  // Infotag



Publication date: 18 February 2008   

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