Elderly population in the Republic of Moldova in 2013

National Bureau of Statistics informs that, at the beginning of the year 2014, in Republic of Moldova were registered 559,5 thousand persons aged 60 years and over, representing about 15% of the total resident population of the country. About two thirds of the total number of elderly people is living in rural areas. Depending on age, it is found that every third person is aged between 60-64 years and 13,7% are people who are more than 80 years old.

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