Demographic situation in the Republic of Moldova in 2016
National Bureau of Statistics informs that, in 2016 the evolution of the demographic processes is characterized by a decrease of the main demographic indicators compared to 2015.
Evolution of the main demographic indicators in 2013-2016
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 in% to 2014 | 2016 in % to 2015 | |
Number of population at the end of the year, thou. | 3 557,6 | 3 555,2 | 3 553,1 | 3 550,9 | 99,9 | 99,9 |
Live-births | 37 871 | 38 616 | 38 610 | 37 394 | 100,0 | 96,9 |
Deaths | 38 060 | 39 494 | 39 906 | 38 489 | 101,0 | 96,4 |
of which, children under 1 year | 359 | 372 | 375 | 353 | 100,8 | 94,1 |
Natural decrease | 189 | 878 | 1 296 | 1 095 | 147,6 | 84,5 |
Total fertility rate | 1,24 | 1,26 | 1,30 | 1,28 | 103,2 | 98,5 |
Number of marriages | 24 449 | 25 624 | 24 709 | 21 992 | 96,4 | 89,0 |
Number of divorces | 10 775 | 11 130 | 11 199 | 10 605 | 100,6 | 94,7 |
Data is NOT recalculated based on Population and Housing Census data (RPL) from 2014.
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