After the Soviet occupation in 1940, the Metropolis was downgraded to a Bishopric.
In late 1992, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia issued a decree upgrading its eparchy of Chișinău and Moldova to a Metropolis. Greek Catholics Moldova also has a Greek Catholic minority, mainly among ethnic Ukrainians, although the Soviet government declared the Greek Catholic Churches illegal in 1946 and forcibly united them with the Russian Orthodox Church.
Only 4% of the entire population claimed Moldovan as a second language. In 1979, Russian was claimed as a native language by a large proportion of Jews (66%) and Belarusians (62%), and by a significant proportion of Ukrainians (30%).
Meanwhile, the percentage of Gagauz has risen slightly from 4,4% in 2004 to 4,5% in 2014. The proportion of Ukrainians and Russians in the previous 2004 census also decreased considerably in comparison to the last Soviet census in 1989: from 13.8% to 11.2% and from 13.0% to 9.4% respectively out of the combined population including Transnistria.
The exceptions were Jews (26% citing Yiddish), Belarusians (43%), Germans (31%), and Poles (10%). In the Soviet census of 1989, 62% of the total population claimed Moldovan as their native language.
Officially since 1990, it is written in the Latin Alphabet. ===Native language=== Currently, 2,184,065 people or 80.2% of those covered by the 2014 census on the right bank of the Dniester or Moldova (proper) have Moldovan/Romanian as native language, of which 1,544,726 (55.1%) declared Moldovan and 639.339 (22.8%) declared it Romanian.
About a dozen Jewish newspapers were started in the early 1990s, and religious leaders opened a synagogue in Chișinău; there were six Jewish communities of worship throughout the country.
Legislation passed in 1992 guarantees religious freedom, but requires all religious groups to be officially recognized by the government. Orthodox Christians In 1991, Moldova had 853 Orthodox churches and eleven Orthodox monasteries (four for monks and seven for nuns).
Legislation passed in 1992 guarantees religious freedom, but requires all religious groups to be officially recognized by the government. Orthodox Christians In 1991, Moldova had 853 Orthodox churches and eleven Orthodox monasteries (four for monks and seven for nuns).
In 1992 construction or restoration of 221 churches was underway, but clergy remained in short supply.
In late 1992, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia issued a decree upgrading its eparchy of Chișinău and Moldova to a Metropolis. Greek Catholics Moldova also has a Greek Catholic minority, mainly among ethnic Ukrainians, although the Soviet government declared the Greek Catholic Churches illegal in 1946 and forcibly united them with the Russian Orthodox Church.
The proportion of Ukrainians and Russians in the area controlled by Chișinău has fallen from 8,4% to 6,5% and 5,9% to 4,0% respectively between 2004 and 2014.
Meanwhile, the percentage of Gagauz has risen slightly from 4,4% in 2004 to 4,5% in 2014. The proportion of Ukrainians and Russians in the previous 2004 census also decreased considerably in comparison to the last Soviet census in 1989: from 13.8% to 11.2% and from 13.0% to 9.4% respectively out of the combined population including Transnistria.
Most of the Gagauz live in the south of Moldova in the autonomous region of Gagauzia. ===Total area=== Declared country of birth for the current inhabitants of the part of Moldova under the central government control, according to the 2004 census: Population by district, according to the 2004 census: 1There is an ongoing controversy over whether Moldovans are a subset of Romanians, or a distinct ethnic group.
At the 2004 Moldovan Census, citizens could declare only one nationality.
As of 2004, Christian Orthodox constitute the vast majority of the population in all districts of Moldova. In the interwar period, the vast majority of ethnic Moldovans belonged to the Romanian Orthodox Church (Bucharest Patriarchate), but today both Romanian and Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) have jurisdiction in Moldova, with the latter having more parishes.
In 2013, this indicator recorded the maximum value of the given period - 71.85 years, including men - 68.1 and women - 75.5 years.
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Moldova, including distribution, ethnicity, languages, religious affiliation and other statistical data. ==Overview of the demographic statistics== According to the 2014 Moldovan Census, 2,789,205 people resided in the areas controlled by the central government of Moldova.
Another 209,030 were non-resident citizens living abroad, for a total of 2,998,235. According to the 2014 Census in Transnistria, 475,007 people lived in the breakaway Transnistria, including the city of Bender, and the other localities de facto controlled by Transnistrian authorities.
Thus, the total population of the country in 2014 amounted to 3,473,242. ==Urban–rural distribution of population== According to the 2014 census, 1,144,428 residents or 38,2% live in cities while 1,853,807 are rural residents.
The proportion of Ukrainians and Russians in the area controlled by Chișinău has fallen from 8,4% to 6,5% and 5,9% to 4,0% respectively between 2004 and 2014.
Meanwhile, the percentage of Gagauz has risen slightly from 4,4% in 2004 to 4,5% in 2014. The proportion of Ukrainians and Russians in the previous 2004 census also decreased considerably in comparison to the last Soviet census in 1989: from 13.8% to 11.2% and from 13.0% to 9.4% respectively out of the combined population including Transnistria.
Officially since 1990, it is written in the Latin Alphabet. ===Native language=== Currently, 2,184,065 people or 80.2% of those covered by the 2014 census on the right bank of the Dniester or Moldova (proper) have Moldovan/Romanian as native language, of which 1,544,726 (55.1%) declared Moldovan and 639.339 (22.8%) declared it Romanian.
Only 2,723,315 declared their native language out of the 2,804,801 covered by the 2014 census. ===First language in daily use (2014 census)=== According to the 2014 census, 2,720,377 answered to the question on "language usually used for communication".
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