Moldova - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Moldova. Landlocked; has many types of sedimentary rocks and minerals, including sand, gravel, gypsum, and limestone. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, with the largest in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti
People and Society
In Moldova, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Moldovan 75.1%, Romanian 7%, Ukrainian 6.6%, Gagauz 4.6%, Russian 4.1%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 0.8% (2014 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | -0.57% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.35 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 14.06 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 5.7 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.27 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.61 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Moldovan | Moldovan(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 14.8% (male 266,493/female 266,166) |
| 15-64 years | 70.2% (male 1,225,535/female 1,300,640) |
| 65 years and over | 15% (2024 est.) (male 206,221/female 334,473) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 43 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 20.8 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 22.2 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 4.5 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 40.4 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 38.6 years |
| Female | 41.3 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 43.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.09% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 488,000 CHISINAU (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.07 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 0.94 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.62 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.89 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 13.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 16 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 11.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 70.1 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 66.1 years |
| Female | 74.4 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 97.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 87.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 92% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 2.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 12.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 98.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 82.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 89.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 1.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 17.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 10.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 7.45 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 1.53 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 3.57 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 2.25 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.1 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 28.7% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 54.2% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 6.4% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
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