Editing Demographics of Moldova (section)

==Vital statistics==

===[[Bessarabia Governorate]] (1900–1914)===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
!
! width="70pt"|Average population 
! width="70pt"|Live births
! width="70pt"|Deaths
! width="70pt"|Natural change
! width="70pt"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Crude death rate (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Natural change (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Crude migration rate (per 1000
|-
| 1900
|2,037,000
|83,306||48,480||34,826
|40.9||23.8||17.1
|
|-
| 1901
|2,073,000
|87,797||46,296||41,501
|42.3||22.3||20.0
| -2.3
|-
| 1902
|2,113,000
|96,641||55,423||41,218
|45.7||26.2||19.5
| -0.2
|-
| 1903
|2,154,000
|94,936||53,236||41,700
|44.1||24.7||19.4
| 0
|-
| 1904
|2,194,000
|99,265||55,436||43,829
|45.3||25.3||20.0
| -1.4
|-
| 1905
|2,237,000
|80,085||62,387||17,698
|35.8||27.9||7.9
| 11.7
|-
| 1906
|2,267,000
|95,090||55,638||39,452
|41.9||24.5||17.4
| -4.0
|-
| 1907
|2,303,000
|107,195||59,964||47,231
|46.5||26.0||20.5
| -4.6
|-
| 1908
|2,345,000
|96,088||54,772||41,316
|41.0||23.4||17.6
| 0.6
|-
| 1909
|2,395,000
|105,681||62,498||43,183
|44.1||26.1||18.0
| 3.3
|-
| 1910
|2,441,000
|101,544||77,356||24,188
|41.6||31.7||9.9
| 9.3
|-
| 1911
|2,488,000
|97,864||74,093||23,771
|39.3||29.8||9.6
| 9.7
|-
| 1912
|2,540,000
|102,654||77,431||25,223
|40.4||30.5||9.9
| 11.0
|-
| 1913
|2,602,000
|102,397||77,745||24,652
|39.4||29.9||9.5
| 14.9
|-
| 1914
|2,625,000
|100,871||79,202||21,669
|38.4||30.2||8.3
| 0.5
|}

===After WW II, total area===
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm |title=Demographic Yearbook |website=[[United Nations Statistics Division]] |access-date=19 February 2011 |archive-date=27 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227194033/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm |url-status=live }}{{nonspecific|date=May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.statistica.md/pageview.php?l=ro&idc=334&id=2339| title = Statistica Moldovei| access-date = 19 February 2011| archive-date = 3 October 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151003215204/http://www.statistica.md/pageview.php?l=ro&idc=334&id=2339| url-status = dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
!
! width="70pt"|Average population 
! width="70pt"|Live births
! width="70pt"|Deaths
! width="70pt"|Natural change
! width="70pt"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Crude death rate (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Natural change (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Crude migration rate (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Total fertility rate
! width="70pt"|Urban Fertility 
! width="70pt"|Rural Fertility 
|-
| 1945
|2,028,000(e)
|42,795||78,797|| style="color: red" |−36,002
|21.1||38.9||style="color: red" |−17.8
| 
|-
| 1946
|2,254,000(e)
|64,462||64,371|| 91
|28.6||28.5||0.1
| 111.3
|-
| 1947
|2,188,000(e)
|57,555||165,049|| style="color: red" |−107,494
|26.3||75.5||style="color: red" |−49.2
| 19.9
|-
| 1948
|2,126,000(e)
|73,123||35,846||37,277
|34.4||16.9||17.5
| 19.9
|-
| 1949
|2,236,000(e)
|94,180||30,407||63,773
|42.1||13.6||28.5
| 23.2
|-
| 1950
|2,341,000
|91,137||26,363||64,774
|38.9||11.3||27.7
| 19.3
|-
| 1951
|2,381,000
|91,645||25,957||65,688
|38.5||10.9||27.6
| -10.5
|-
| 1952
|2,432,000
|80,918||30,968||49,950
|33.3||12.7||20.5
| 0.9
|-
| 1953
|2,491,000
|79,041||23,257||55,784
|31.7||9.3||22.4
| 1.9
|-
| 1954
|2,557,000
|83,607||24,077||59,530
|32.7||9.4||23.3
| 3.2
|-
| 1955
|2,627,000
|79,772||21,864||57,908
|30.4||8.3||22.0
| 5.4
|-
| 1956
|2,701,000
|81,372||20,109||61,263
|30.1||7.4||22.7
| 5.5
|-
| 1957
|2,777,000
|85,743||21,114||64,629
|30.9||7.6||23.3
| 4.8
|-
| 1958
|2,853,000
|87,502||18,741||68,761
|30.7||6.6||24.1
| 3.3
| style="color: blue" | 3.54
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1959
|2,929,000
|92,176||21,467||70,709
|31.5||7.3||24.1
| 2.5
| style="color: blue" | 3.64
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1960
|3,003,000
|87,910||19,290||68,620
|29.3||6.4||22.9
| 2.4
| style="color: blue" | 3.41
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1961
| 3,073,000
| 86,683
| 19,590
| 67,093
| 28.2
| 6.4
| 21.8
| 1.5
| style="color: blue" | 3.20
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1962
| 3,141,000
| 80,494
| 21,365
| 59,129
| 25.6
| 6.8
| 18.8
| 3.3
| style="color: blue" | 3.00
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1963
| 3,208,000
| 78,422
| 20,737
| 57,685
| 24.4
| 6.5
| 18.0
| 3.3
| style="color: blue" | 2.89
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1964
| 3,273,000
| 73,583
| 19,944
| 53,639
| 22.5
| 6.1
| 16.4
| 3.9
| style="color: blue" | 2.71
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1965
| 3,335,000
| 67,996
| 20,571
| 47,425
| 20.4
| 6.2
| 14.2
| 4.7
| style="color: blue" | 2.68
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1966
| 3,395,000
| 71,406
| 21,474
| 49,932
| 21.0
| 6.3
| 14.5
| 3.5
| style="color: blue" | 2.73
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1967
| 3,453,000
| 71,380
| 23,406
| 47,974
| 20.7
| 6.8
| 13.7
| 3.4
| style="color: blue" | 2.69
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1968
| 3,506,000
| 69,997
| 24,268
| 45,729
| 20.0
| 6.9
| 13.0
| 2.3
| style="color: blue" | 2.65
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1969
| 3,549,000
| 67,575
| 26,249
| 41,326
| 19.0
| 7.4
| 11.5
| 0.8
| style="color: blue" | 2.58
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1970
| 3,594,000
| 69,778
| 26,577
| 43,201
| 19.4
| 7.4
| 12.0
| 0.7
| style="color: blue" | 2.56
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1971
| 3,647,000
| 73,643
| 27,889
| 45,754
| 20.2
| 7.6
| 12.5
| 2.2
| style="color: blue" | 2.63
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1972
| 3,700,000
| 76,198
| 28,001
| 48,197
| 20.6
| 7.6
| 13.0
| 1.5
| style="color: blue" | 2.63
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1973
| 3,748,000
| 76,339
| 30,756
| 45,583
| 20.4
| 8.2
| 12.2
| 0.8
| style="color: blue" | 2.59
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1974
| 3,794,000
| 77,474
| 32,216
| 45,258
| 20.4
| 8.5
| 11.9
| 0.4
| style="color: blue" | 2.55
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1975
| 3,839,000
| 79,169
| 35,635
| 43,534
| 20.6
| 9.3
| 11.3
| 0.6
| style="color: blue" | 2.52
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1976
| 3,877,000
| 79,863
| 34,812
| 45,051
| 20.6
| 9.0
| 11.6
| -1.7
| style="color: blue" | 2.46
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1977
| 3,910,000
| 79,022
| 37,250
| 41,772
| 20.2
| 9.5
| 10.7
| -2.2
| style="color: blue" | 2.40
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1978
| 3,936,000
| 78,994
| 38,410
| 40,584
| 20.1
| 9.8
| 10.3
| -3.7
| style="color: blue" | 2.38
| 1.70
| style="color: blue" | 3.00
|-
| 1979
| 3,967,000
| 80,152
| 41,729
| 38,423
| 20.2
| 10.5
| 9.7
| -1.8
| style="color: blue" | 2.39
| 1.80
| style="color: blue" | 2.90
|-
| 1980
| 4,010,000
| 79,580
| 40,472
| 39,108
| 19.8
| 10.1
| 9.8
| 1.0
| style="color: blue" | 2.41
| 1.80
| style="color: blue" | 2.90
|-
| 1981
| 4,054,000
| 82,279
| 41,476
| 40,803
| 20.3
| 10.2
| 10.1
| 0.9
| style="color: blue" | 2.45
| 1.80
| style="color: blue" | 3.10
|-
| 1982
| 4,097,000
| 83,258
| 41,046
| 42,212
| 20.3
| 10.0
| 10.3
| 0.3
| style="color: blue" | 2.43
| 1.79
| style="color: blue" | 3.19
|-
| 1983
| 4,137,000
| 91,304
| 44,329
| 46,975
| 22.1
| 10.7
| 11.4
| -1.6
| style="color: blue" | 2.57
| 1.87
| style="color: blue" | 3.46
|-
| 1984
| 4,175,000
| 89,637
| 45,537
| 44,100
| 21.5
| 10.9
| 10.6
| -1.4
| style="color: blue" | 2.67
| 1.95
| style="color: blue" | 3.65
|-
| 1985
| 4,214,000
| 90,453
| 46,075
| 44,378
| 21.5
| 10.9
| 10.5
| -1.2
| style="color: blue" | 2.70
| 2.00
| style="color: blue" | 3.70
|-
| 1986
| 4,255,000
| 94,726
| 40,437
| 54,289
| 22.3
| 9.5
| 12.8
| -3.1
| style="color: blue" | 2.78
| 2.00
| style="color: blue" | 3.80
|-
| 1987
| 4,290,000
| 91,762
| 40,185
| 51,577
| 21.4
| 9.4
| 12.0
| -3.8
| style="color: blue" | 2.70
| style="color: blue" | 2.10
| style="color: blue" | 3.80
|-
| 1988
| 4,321,000
| 88,568
| 40,912
| 47,656
| 20.5
| 9.5
| 11.0
| -3.8
| style="color: blue" | 2.63
| 2.00
| style="color: blue" | 3.60
|-
| 1989
| 4,349,000
| 82,221
| 40,113
| 42,108
| 18.9
| 9.2
| 9.7
| -3.2
| style="color: blue" | 2.46
| 2.02
| style="color: blue" | 3.00
|-
| 1990
| style="color: blue" | 4,364,000
| 77,085
| 42,427
| 34,658
| 17.7
| 9.7
| 7.9
| -4.5
| style="color: blue" | 2.39
| 1.91
| style="color: blue" | 3.07
|-
| 1991
| 4,363,000
| 72,020
| 45,849
| 26,171
| 16.5
| 10.5
| 6.0
| -6.2
| style="color: blue" | 2.26
| 1.79
| style="color: blue" | 2.84
|-
| 1992
| 4,353,000
| 69,654
| 44,522
| 25,132
| 16.0
| 10.2
| 5.8
| -8.1
| style="color: blue" | 2.21
| 1.68
| style="color: blue" | 2.86
|-
| 1993
| 4,350,000
| 66,179
| 46,637
| 19,542
| 15.2
| 10.7
| 4.5
| -5.2
| style="color: blue" | 2.10
| 1.53
| style="color: blue" | 2.77
|-
| 1994
| 4,350,000
| 62,085
| 51,514
| 10,571
| 14.3
| 12.0
| 2.3
| -2.3
| 1.95
| 1.44
| style="color: blue" | 2.54
|-
| 1995
| 4,340,000
| 56,411
| 52,969
| 3,442
| 13.0
| 12.2
| 0.8
| -3.1
| 1.76
| 1.31
| style="color: blue" | 2.24
|-
| 1996
| 4,325,000
| 51,865
| 49,748
| 2,117
| 12.0
| 11.5
| 0.5
| -4.0
| 1.60
| 1.19
| 2.05
|-
| 1997
| 4,311,000
| 51,286
| 51,138
|  148
| 11.9
| 11.9
| 0.0
| -3.2
| 1.55
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1998
| 4,318,000
| 46,705
| 47,691
| style="color: red" | −986
| 10.8
| 11.0
| style="color: red" | −0.2
| 1.8
| 1.48
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|-
| 1999
| 4,307,000
| 43,511 || 48,904 || style="color: red" | −5,393
| 10.1 || 11.4 || style="color: red" | −1.3
| -1.2
| 1.43
| 
| style="color: blue" | 
|}
(e)= estimate

===Moldova under central government control===
*Source: [[National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova|National Bureau of Statistics]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://statistica.gov.md/index.php/ro|title=Biroul Național de Statistică al Republicii Moldova|website=Biroul Național de Statistică al Republicii Moldova|access-date=10 May 2023|archive-date=25 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525185941/https://statistica.gov.md/index.php/ro|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
!
! width="70pt"|Average population 
! width="70pt"|Live births
! width="70pt"|Deaths
! width="70pt"|Natural change
! width="70pt"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Crude death rate (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Natural change (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Crude migration rate (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Total fertility rate (TFR)
! width="60pt"|Urban TFR 
! width="60pt"|Rural TFR 
! width="80pt"|Life Expectancy<br />(total)
! width="80pt"|Life Expectancy<br />(male)
! width="80pt"|Life Expectancy<br />(female)
|-
| 1997
|3,654,000
|45,583||42,957||2,626
|12.5||11.8||0.7
|
|1.73||1.36||style="color: blue" | 2.09
|66.61||62.86||70.30
|-
| 1998
|3,652,000
|41,332||39,922||1,410
|11.3||10.9||0.4
| -0.9
|1.67||1.32||2.03
|67.77||64.03||71.39
|-
| 1999
|3,647,000
|38,501||41,315|| style="color: red" | −2,814
|10.6||11.3||style="color: red" | −0.8
| -0.6
|1.61||1.26||1.97
|67.44||63.74||71.04
|-
| 2000
|3,640,000
|36,939||41,224|| style="color: red" | −4,285
|10.2||11.3||style="color: red" | −1.2
| -0.7
|1.57||1.23||1.95
|67.59||63.87||71.22
|-
| 2001
|3,631,000
|36,448||40,075|| style="color: red" | −3,627
|10.0||11.0||style="color: red" | −1.0
| -1.5
|1.48||1.21||1.92
|68.20||64.50||71.75
|-
| 2002
|3,623,000
|35,705||41,852|| style="color: red" | −6,147
|9.9||11.6||style="color: red" | −1.7
| -0.5
||1.41||1.13||1.89
|68.13||64.40||71.71
|-
| 2003
|3,613,000
|36,471||43,079|| style="color: red" | −6,608
|10.1||11.9||style="color: red" | −1.8
| -1.0 
|1.47||1.18||1.88
|68.13||64.47||71.64
|-
| 2004
|3,604,000
|38,272||41,668|| style="color: red" | −3,396
|10.6||11.6||style="color: red" | −0.9
| -1.6
|1.50||1.19||1.91
|68.38||64.50||72.16
|-
| 2005
|3,595,000
|37,695||44,689|| style="color: red" | −6,994
|10.5||12.4||style="color: red" | −1.9
| -0.6
|style="color: red"|1.219||style="color: red" |0.94||style="color: red" | 1.301
|67.85||63.84||71.66
|-
| 2006
|3,586,000
|37,587||43,137|| style="color: red" | −5,550
|10.5||12.0||style="color: red" | −1.5
| -1.0
|1.228||1.025||1.387
|68.40||64.57||72.23
|-
| 2007
|3,577,000
|37,973||43,050|| style="color: red" | −5,077
|10.6||12.0||style="color: red" | −1.4
| -1.1
|1.256||0.973||1.543
|68.79||65.04||72.56
|-
| 2008
|3,570,000
|39,018||41,948|| style="color: red" | −2,930
|10.9||11.7||style="color: red" | −0.8
| -1.2
|1.277||1.018||1.533
|69.36||65.55||73.17
|-
| 2009
|3,566,000
|40,803||42,139|| style="color: red" | −1,336
|11.4||11.8||style="color: red" | −0.4
| -0.7
|1.326||1.048||1.582
|69.31||65.31||73.37
|-
| 2010
|3,563,000
|40,474||43,631|| style="color: red" | −3,157
|11.4||12.3||style="color: red" | −0.9
| 0.1
|1.309||1.055||1.531
|69.11||65.00||73.41
|-
| 2011
|3,560,000
|39,182||39,249|| style="color: red" | −67
|11.0||11.0||style="color: red" | −0.0
| -0.8
|1.266||1.009||1.482
|70.88||66.82||74.93
|-
| 2012
| 3,560,000
| 39,435||39,560|| style="color: red" | −125
| 11.0||11.1|| style="color: red" | −0.1
| 0.1
| 1.279||1.030||1.483
| 71.12||67.24||74.99
|-
| 2013
| 3,559,000
| 37,871|| 38,060|| style="color: red" | −189
| 10.6|| 10.7|| style="color: red" | −0.1
| -0.2
| 1.238 ||0.975||1.449
| 71.85||68.05||75.55
|-
| 2014
| 2,857,815
| 40,709|| 39,522|| |1,187
| 14.3|| 13.8|| | 0.5
| -197.5
| 1.82 || 1.52|| 2.04
| 69.33 ||65.20||73.60
|-
| 2015
| 2,835,978
| 40,547|| 39,800|| | 747
| 14.4|| 14.1|| | 0.4
| -8.0
| 1.87 || 1.52|| style="color: blue" | 2.11
| 69.37||65.22||73.72
|-
| 2016
| 2,803,186
| 39,640|| 38,412|| | 1,228
| 14.3|| 13.7|| | 0.5
| -12.1
| 1.89 || 1.56|| style="color: blue" | 2.12
| 69.85||65.68||74.20
|-
| 2017
| 2,755,189
| 36,363||36,779|| style="color: red" | −416
| 13.2|| 13.3|| style="color: red" | −0.2
| -16.9
| 1.81 ||1.49||2.03
| 70.77||66.71||74.92
|-
| 2018
| 2,707,203
| 34,537||37,263|| style="color: red" | −2,726
| 12.8|| 13.8|| style="color: red" | −1.0
| -16.4
| 1.81 ||1.48||2.03
| 70.6||66.3||75.0
|-
| 2019
| 2,664,224
| 32,423||36,411|| style="color: red" | −3,988
| 12.2|| 13.7|| style="color: red" | −1.5
| -14.4
| 1.78|| 1.47||1.99
| 70.9||66.8||75.2
|-
| 2020
| 2,635,130
| 30,834||40,717|| style="color: red" | −9,883
| 11.7 || 15.5 || style="color: red" | −3.8
| -7.1
| 1.76 || 1.46||1.98
| 69.9||66.0||73.9
|-
| 2021
| 2,595,809
| 29,320||45,464|| style="color: red" | −16,144
| 11.3 || 17.5 || style="color: red" | −6.2
| -8.7
| 1.75 || 1.48|| 1.94
| 69.0 ||65.1||72.9 
|-
| 2022
| 2,538,894
| 27,018||36,196|| style="color: red" |–9,178
| 10.6|| 14.3 || style="color: red" | −3.6
| -18.3
| 1.69 || 1.46|| 1.87
| 71.4||67.1||75.7
|-
| 2023
| 2,492,300
| 24,033||33,733|| style="color: red" |–9,700
| 9.8 || 13.7 || style="color: red" | −3.9
| 
| 1.61 || || 
| 72.0||67.5||76.4
|}

*Starting with 2014, the sharp changes<ref>{{in lang|ro}} [http://statistica.gov.md/public/files/evenimente/2019/Recalculul_populatiei/Infografice.pdf Biroul Național de Statistică prezintă numărul revizuit al populației Republicii Moldova și datele despre migrația internațională | Infografice cu privire la numărul revizuit al populației și indicatori demografici] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802184318/http://statistica.gov.md/public/files/evenimente/2019/Recalculul_populatiei/Infografice.pdf |date=2 August 2019 }}</ref> in the statistics are because of the new calculation methods and according with the [[2014 Moldovan Census|latest census]], and include only data of resident people that lived in the country predominantly during the last 12 months, regardless of temporary absences (for the purpose of recreation, vacations, visits to relatives and friends, business, medical treatment, religious pilgrimages, etc.).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://statistica.gov.md/ro/numarul-populatiei-cu-resedinta-obisnuita-in-republica-moldova-pe-sexe-9578_3178.html|title=Numărul populaţiei cu reședința obișnuită în Republica Moldova pe sexe şi grupe de vârstă la începutul anului 2019|date=17 July 2019|website=Numărul populaţiei cu reședința obișnuită în Republica Moldova pe sexe şi grupe de vârstă la începutul anului 2019|access-date=10 May 2023|archive-date=27 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527133739/https://statistica.gov.md/ro/numarul-populatiei-cu-resedinta-obisnuita-in-republica-moldova-pe-sexe-9578_3178.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Total fertility rates by regions===
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Total fertility rate by Districts/Regions and Years |url=https://statbank.statistica.md/PxWeb/pxweb/en/20%20Populatia%20si%20procesele%20demografice/20%20Populatia%20si%20procesele%20demografice__POP030/POP032400reg.px/?rxid=9a62a0d7-86c4-45da-b7e4-fecc26003802 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=PxWeb |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ 2023
![[Administrative divisions of Moldova|Regions]]
!TFR
|-
|[[Central Development Region]]
|1.90
|-
|[[Southern Development Region]]
|1.78
|-
|[[Northern Development Region]]
|1.62
|-
!{{Flag|Moldova}}
!1.61
|}

====Total fertility rate by local authority district====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ 2023
![[Administrative divisions of Moldova|Districts]]
!TFR
|-
|[[Cantemir District|Cantemir]]
|style="color:blue"|2.16
|-
|[[Ștefan Vodă District|Stefan-Voda]]
|style="color:blue"|2.15
|-
|[[Rezina District|Rezina]]
|2.08
|-
|[[Nisporeni District|Nisporeni]]
|2.05
|-
|[[Telenesti District|Telenesti]]
|2.02
|-
|[[Orhei District|Orhei]]
|2.01
|-
|[[Hincesti District|Hincesti]]
|1.99
|-
|[[Dubasari District|Dubasari]]
|1.98
|-
|[[Ungheni District|Ungheni]]
|1.94
|-
|[[Falesti District|Falesti]]
|1.91
|-
|[[Criuleni District|Criuleni]]
|1.90
|-
|[[Calarasi District|Calarasi]]
|1.88
|-
|[[Soldanesti District|Soldanesti]]
|1.88
|-
|[[Singerei District|Singerei]]
|1.87
|-
|[[Straseni District|Straseni]]
|1.84
|-
|[[Leova District|Leova]]
|1.77
|-
|[[Riscani District|Riscani]]
|1.76
|-
|[[Cimislia District|Cimislia]]
|1.73
|-
|[[Ialoveni District|Ialoveni]]
|1.72
|-
|[[Cahul District|Cahul]]
|1.70
|-
|[[Causeni District|Causeni]]
|1.69
|-
|[[Drochia District|Drochia]]
|1.67
|-
|[[Floresti District|Floresti]]
|1.66
|-
|[[Glodeni District|Glodeni]]
|1.62
|-
|[[Soroca District|Soroca]]
|1.62
|-
|[[Donduseni District|Donduseni]]
|1.61
|-
|[[Anenii Noi District|Anenii Noi]]
|1.61
|-
|[[Edinet District|Edinet]]
|1.58
|-
|[[Gagauzia]]
|1.56
|-
|[[Basarabeasca District|Basarabeasca]]
|1.52
|-
|[[Taraclia District|Taraclia]]
|1.50
|-
|[[Ocnita District|Ocnita]]
|1.46
|-
|[[Bălți]]
|1.41
|-
|[[Briceni District|Briceni]]
|1.40
|-
|[[Chisinau]]
|1.25
|}

===Current vital statistics===
<ref>{{cite web|title=Quarterly statistical bulletin|date=10 February 2022|url=https://statistica.gov.md/pageview.php?l=ro&id=2210&idc=263|access-date=10 April 2021|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410153737/https://statistica.gov.md/pageview.php?l=ro&id=2210&idc=263|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title=Natural movement
|url=https://statistica.gov.md/en/statistic_indicator_details/33
|access-date=7 July 2023
|archive-date=7 July 2023
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707161639/https://statistica.gov.md/en/statistic_indicator_details/33
|url-status=live
}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|+
|-
! Period
! Live births
! Deaths
! Natural increase
|-
| '''January – September 2023'''
| 15,682
| 25,354
| -9,672
|-
| '''January – September 2024'''
| 15,518
| 25,253
| -9,735
|-
| '''Difference'''
| {{decrease}} -164 (-1.05%)
| {{DecreasePositive}} -101 (-0.4%)
| {{decrease}} -63
|}

===Structure of the population===

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|title= Population by Sex and Age Group (12.V.2014) (Excludes non-residents present in country at time of census (visitors, foreigners temporarily residing in country, etc.). Tiraspol, Bender, Slobozia, Ribnita, Camenca Yrigoricpol/Grigoriopol are districts from Transnistria where the census was not conducted.):<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=unstats.un.org |archive-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218223334/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics |url-status=live }}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 1 352 099
| align="right" | 1 452 702 
| align="right" | 2 804 801
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 88 311
| align="right" | 83 681
| align="right" | 171 992
| align="right" | 6.13
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 82 455 
| align="right" | 78 229
| align="right" | 160 684
| align="right" | 5.73
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 77 275
| align="right" | 72 752
| align="right" | 150 027
| align="right" | 5.35
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 93 727
| align="right" | 89 965
| align="right" | 183 692
| align="right" | 6.55
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 118 376
| align="right" | 112 777
| align="right" | 231 153
| align="right" | 8.24
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 129 771
| align="right" | 121 694 
| align="right" | 251 465
| align="right" | 8.97
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 109 201
| align="right" | 105 669
| align="right" | 214 870
| align="right" | 7.66
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 95 575
| align="right" | 95 220
| align="right" | 190 795
| align="right" | 6.80
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 87 451
| align="right" | 89 455
| align="right" | 176 906
| align="right" | 6.31
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 84 288
| align="right" | 89 276
| align="right" | 173 564
| align="right" | 6.19
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 98 512
| align="right" | 110 162
| align="right" | 208 674
| align="right" | 7.44
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 93 612
| align="right" | 110 213
| align="right" | 203 825
| align="right" | 7.27
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 79 681
| align="right" | 102 009
| align="right" | 181 690
| align="right" | 6.48
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 39 652
| align="right" | 55 755
| align="right" | 95 407
| align="right" | 3.40
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 32 645
| align="right" | 52 625
| align="right" | 85 270
| align="right" | 3.04
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 22 757
| align="right" | 42 339
| align="right" | 65 096
| align="right" | 2.32
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 12 543
| align="right" | 25 437
| align="right" | 37 980
| align="right" | 1.35
|-
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 4 801
| align="right" | 11 701
| align="right" | 16 502
| align="right" | 0.59
|-
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 1 148
| align="right" | 3 129
| align="right" | 4 277
| align="right" | 0.15
|-
| align="right" | 95-99
| align="right" | 158
| align="right" | 416
| align="right" | 574
| align="right" | 0.02
|-
| align="right" | 100+
| align="right" | 160
| align="right" | 198
| align="right" | 358
| align="right" | 0.01
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 248 041
| align="right" | 234 662
| align="right" | 482 703
| align="right" | 17.21
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 990 194
| align="right" | 1 026 440
| align="right" | 2 016 634
| align="right" | 71.90
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 113 864
| align="right" | 191 600
| align="right" | 305 464
| align="right" | 10.89
|-
|}
{{Hidden end}}

{{Hidden begin 
|title= Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021) (Provisional Estimates):<ref name="auto"/>
|titlestyle = background:#EEBC35;
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 1 247 309
| align="right" | 1 367 890 
| align="right" | 2 615 199
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 78 991
| align="right" | 73 900
| align="right" | 152 891
| align="right" | 5.85
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 86 335 
| align="right" | 81 443
| align="right" | 167 777
| align="right" | 6.42
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 80 298
| align="right" | 76 162
| align="right" | 156 459
| align="right" | 5.98
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 70 362
| align="right" | 66 581
| align="right" | 136 943
| align="right" | 5.24
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 67 961
| align="right" | 64 991
| align="right" | 132 952
| align="right" | 5.08
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 86 318
| align="right" | 86 189
| align="right" | 172 505
| align="right" | 6.60
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 105 175
| align="right" | 104 312
| align="right" | 209 486
| align="right" | 8.01
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 102 957
| align="right" | 102 774
| align="right" | 205 730
| align="right" | 7.87
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 87 693
| align="right" | 89 962
| align="right" | 177 654
| align="right" | 6.79
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 83 770
| align="right" | 87 522
| align="right" | 171 291
| align="right" | 6.55
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 78 838
| align="right" | 84 168
| align="right" | 163 005
| align="right" | 6.23
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 82 822
| align="right" | 95 630
| align="right" | 178 450
| align="right" | 6.82
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 87 913
| align="right" | 110 597
| align="right" | 198 508
| align="right" | 7.59
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 66 170
| align="right" | 94 832
| align="right" | 161 002
| align="right" | 6.16
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 44 974
| align="right" | 72 212
| align="right" | 117 186
| align="right" | 4.48
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 18 045
| align="right" | 34 127
| align="right" | 52 171
| align="right" | 1.99
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 12 325
| align="right" | 27 466
| align="right" | 39 788
| align="right" | 1.52
|-
| align="right" | 85+
| align="right" | 6 380
| align="right" | 15 045
| align="right" | 21 425
| align="right" | 0.82
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 245 624
| align="right" | 231 505
| align="right" | 477 129
| align="right" | 18.24
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 853 791
| align="right" | 892 703
| align="right" | 1 746 494
| align="right" | 66.78
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 147 894
| align="right" | 243 682
| align="right" | 391 576
| align="right" | 14.97
|-
|}
{{Hidden end}}

===Transnistrian-controlled areas===
Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Yearbook of the State Statistics Service|url=http://mer.gospmr.org/gosudarstvennaya-sluzhba-statistiki/informacziya/ezhegodnik-gosudarstvennoj-sluzhby-statistiki.html|access-date=17 April 2021|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417155522/http://mer.gospmr.org/gosudarstvennaya-sluzhba-statistiki/informacziya/ezhegodnik-gosudarstvennoj-sluzhby-statistiki.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
!
! width="70pt"|Average population 
! width="70pt"|Live births
! width="70pt"|Deaths
! width="70pt" |Natural change
! width="70pt" |Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Crude death rate (per 1000)
! width="70pt"|Natural change (per 1000)
|-
| 1997
| 657,000
|5,703||8,181|| style="color: red" | −2,478
|8.7||12.5||style="color: red"|−3.8
|-
| 1998
| 665,700
|5,373||7,769|| style="color: red" |-2,396
|8.1||11.7|| style="color: red" |-3.6
|-
| 1999
| 660,000
|5,010||7,589|| style="color: red" |-2,579
|7.6||11.5|| style="color: red" |-3.9
|-
| 2000
| 651,800
|5,010||7,770|| style="color: red" |-2,760
|7.7||11.9|| style="color: red" |-4.2
|-
| 2001
| 642,500
|4,505||7,759|| style="color: red" |-3,254
|7.0||12.1|| style="color: red" |-5.1
|-
| 2002
| 633,600
|4,630||8,118|| style="color: red" |-3,488
|7.3||12.8|| style="color: red" |-5.5
|-
| 2003
| 623,800
|4,440||8,192|| style="color: red" |-3,752
|7.1||13.1|| style="color: red" |-6.0
|-
| 2004
| 554,400
|4,840||8,031|| style="color: red" |-3,191
|8.7||14.5|| style="color: red" |-5.8
|-
| 2005
| 547,500
|4,664||8,186|| style="color: red" |-3,522
|8.5||15.0|| style="color: red" |-7.5
|-
| 2006
| 540,600
|4,868||8,306|| style="color: red" |-3,438
|9.0||15.4|| style="color: red" |-6.4
|-
| 2007
| 533,500
|4,893||8,132|| style="color: red" |-3,239
|9.2||15.2|| style="color: red" |-6.1
|-
| 2008
| 527,500
|5,290||7,967|| style="color: red" |-2,677
|10.0||15.1|| style="color: red" |-5.1
|-
| 2009
| 522,500
|5,189||7,454|| style="color: red" |-2,265
|9.9||14.3|| style="color: red" |-4.3
|-
| 2010
| 518,000
|5,189||7,709|| style="color: red" |-2,520
|10.0||14.9|| style="color: red" |-4.9
|-
| 2011
| 513,400
|4,999||7,289|| style="color: red" |-2,290
|9.7||14.2|| style="color: red" |-4.5
|-
| 2012
| 509,400
|5,173||7,280|| style="color: red" |-2,107
|10.2||14.3|| style="color: red" |-4.1
|-
| 2013
| 505,200
|4,806||6,867|| style="color: red" |-2,061
|9.5||13.6|| style="color: red" |-4.1
|-
|2014
|500,700
|4,994
|7,313
| style="color: red" | -2,319
|10.0
|14.6
|style="color: red"| -4.6
|-
| 2015
| 474,500
|4,959
|7,094
| style="color: red" | -2,135
|10.5
|15.0
|style="color: red"| -4.5
|-
|2016
|470,600
|4,676
|6,758
| style="color: red" | -2,082
|9.9
|14.4
|style="color: red"| -4.5
|-
|2017
|469,000
|4,500
|6,684
| style="color: red" | -2,184
|9.6
|14.3
|style="color: red"| -4.7
|-
|2018
|465,100
|4,086
|6,727
| style="color: red" | -2,641
|8.8
|14.5
|style="color: red"| -5.7
|-
|2019
|465,200
|3,646
|6,810
| style="color: red" | -3,164
|7.8
|14.6
|style="color: red"| -6.8
|-
|2020
|465,800
|3,463
|7,258
| style="color: red" | -3,795
|7.4
|15.6<ref name=StatsTransni2022/>
|style="color: red"|-8.1
|-
|2021
|465,300
|3,144
|style="color: red" | 8,980
|style="color: red" | -5,836 
|6.8
|19.3<ref name=StatsTransni2022/>
|style="color: red"|-12.5
|-
|2022<ref name=StatsTransni2022>{{cite web|author=Иван Тыняев|title=Демография – 2022|url=http://newspmr.com/novosti-pmr/obshhestvo/17514|website=newspmr.com|date=18 February 2023|access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218182416/http://newspmr.com/novosti-pmr/obshhestvo/17514|url-status=live}}</ref>
|459,800
|2,820
|6,483
|style="color: red" | -3,663
|6.1
|14.1
|style="color: red"|-8.0
|-
|2023<ref name=StatsTransni2023>{{cite web|author=Иван Тыняев|title=Демография – 2023|url=http://newspmr.com/novosti-pmr/obshhestvo/18290|website=newspmr.com|date=29 January 2024|access-date=4 February 2024|archive-date=4 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204214125/http://newspmr.com/novosti-pmr/obshhestvo/18290|url-status=live}}</ref>
|455,700
|2,588
|6,152
|style="color: red" | -3,564
|5.7
|13.5
|style="color: red"|-7.8
|-
|2024<ref name=StatsTransni2024>{{cite web|language=ru|title=2 279 детей родились в Приднестровье в прошлом году|url=https://novostipmr.com/ru/news/25-03-27/v-proshlom-godu-v-pridnestrove-rodilos-pochti-23-tysyachi-detey|website=novostipmr.com|date=27 March 2025}}</ref>
|style="color: red" | 451,644
|style="color: red" | 2,279
|5,797
|style="color: red" | -3,518
|5.0
|12.8
|style="color: red"|-7.8
|}

===Current vital statistics===
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|+
|-
! Period
! Live births
! Deaths
! Natural increase
|-
| '''January – December 2023'''<ref name=StatsTransni2023/>
| 2,588
| 6,152
| -3,564
|-
| '''January – December 2024'''<ref name=StatsTransni2024/>
| 2,279
| 5,797
| -3,518
|-
| '''Difference'''
| {{decrease}} -309 (-11.9%)
| {{DecreasePositive}} -355 (-5.8%)
| {{increase}} 46
|}

===Fertility Rate (The Demographic Health Survey)===
<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dhsprogram.com/| title = The DHS Program – Quality information to plan, monitor and improve population, health, and nutrition programs| access-date = 4 June 2015| archive-date = 7 May 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150507092555/http://dhsprogram.com/| url-status = live}}</ref>
Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:50pt;"| Year
! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Total)
! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Total)
! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Urban)
! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Urban)
! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Rural)
! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Rural)
|-
| 2005
| style="text-align:right;"| 12,0
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,7
| style="text-align:right;"| 12,5
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,5 
| style="text-align:right;"| 11,7
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,8 
|-
|}