Resident population of Moldova has decreased by more than 10% over 8 years.
According to preliminary data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the population with permanent residence in Moldova as of January 1, 2021 was 2 million 597.1 thousand people, which is 46.8 thousand people (1.8%) less than at the beginning 2020. At the same time, compared to January 1, 2014, the permanent population of the country decreased by 272.1 thousand people (-10.5%). The population decline was caused by both migration processes (-36.8 thousand) and natural population decline (-9.9 thousand). It is reported that 52.3% of the population of Moldova are women (1 million 357.2 thousand), men - 47.7% (1 million 239.9 thousand). About 8.1% of the population are citizens aged 30-34 years (-0.1 percentage points per year), 7.7% - aged 35-39 years (-0.2 percentage points). The smallest proportion of the population is aged 85 and over (0.8% of the total resident population). The share of the working-age population (15-64 years old) decreased by 0.4 percentage points over the year - to 66.7%, amounting to 1 million 733.5 thousand people. The statistics indicate a continuation of the aging trend of the population. Thus, the share of elderly people is 14.9% - 387.2 thousand people (-1.7 percentage points per year). The aging rate is 22.5 people over 60 years old per 100 inhabitants. For comparison, a year earlier this figure was 21.7 people / 100 thousand inhabitants. // 14.07.2021 – InfoMarket
