National Bureau of Statistics informs that, at the beginning of the year 2016, in the Republic of Moldova were registered 592,6 thousand persons aged 60 years and over, representing 16,7% of the total resident population of the country. About 60% of the total number of elderly people are women and 58% live in rural areas. Every third person is aged between 60-64 years and 13,3% are people who are more than 80 years old.

                                                              

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