National Bureau of Statistics informs that, at the beginning of the year 2019, in the Republic of Moldova were 558,4 thousand persons aged 60 years and over, representing 20,8% of the total usual resident population of the country. About 60% of the total number of elderly people are women. Every third person is aged between 60-64 years and 11,3% are people who are more than 80 years old.

 

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