Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 34.5
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 21.2
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 13.4
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 7.5 (2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 36.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 34.9 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 38.6 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 70

Population growth rate:
-1.05% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 227
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
11.5 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 171
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
12.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-9.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Population distribution:
pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, the largest being in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti

Urbanization:
urban population: 45.2% of total population (2017)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: -0.36% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major urban areas - population:
CHISINAU (capital) 725,000 (2015)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 0.85 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Mother's mean age at first birth:
24 years (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio:
23 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: Maternal mortality ratio country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 12 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 13.7 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 10.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 123

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 67.1 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 75.1 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 155
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]

Total fertility rate:
1.57 children born/woman (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 187
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
59.5% (2012)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
10.3% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
2.54 physicians/1,000 population (2014)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
6.2 beds/1,000 population (2012)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: urban: 96.9% of population rural: 81.4% of population total: 88.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 3.1% of population rural: 18.6% of population total: 11.6% of population (2015 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved: urban: 87.8% of population rural: 67.1% of population total: 76.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 12.2% of population rural: 32.9% of population total: 23.6% of population (2015 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.6% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
15,000 (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
<500 (2016 est.)
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
18.9% (2016)
country comparison to the world: 115
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
2.2% (2012)
country comparison to the world: 111
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
7.5% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 10

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 99.7%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 99.1% (2015 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 12 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total country ranks ]
male: 11 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male country ranks ]
female: 12 years (2015)
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female country ranks ]

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 12.8%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 12.4%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 13.5% (2015 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 102