According to statistics, the bulk of the population still lives in rural areas, although this number has decreased by 8 thousand over the year - to 2.034 million people. At the same time, the urban population grew from 1.511 million to 1.517 million.
The most densely populated areas are Orhei - 124.8 thousand people (-0.2 thousand), Cahul - 124.5 thousand (-0.1 thousand), Hincesti - 119.7 thousand (-0.5 thousand .). The fewest people live in the Basarabeasca region - 28.3 thousand, and over the year their number decreased by another 200 people.
The population of the Chisinau municipality, on the contrary, increased from 814.1 thousand to 820.1 thousand people. Moreover, 685.9 thousand (+4.8 thousand) are city residents.
The population of the Balti municipality increased by 600 people - up to 151.3 thousand. 162 thousand (+0.1 thousand) live in the Gagauz autonomy.
Infotag information: Preliminary results of the census conducted from May 12 to May 25, 2014 showed that the real population is 2.913 million people without Bendery and Transnistria. The final results have not yet been summed up under the pretext of lack of funds. The new leadership of the National Bureau of Statistics promises to publish them before March 1.
The population of Moldova is more than 3.5 million people.
- Moldovans (65%);
- Ukrainians;
- Russians;
- other nations (Romanians, Bulgarians, Gagauz, Jews).
Moldovans inhabit mainly the northern and central regions of the country; Russians and Ukrainians came to Moldova after World War II and live mainly in cities, while other peoples settled in the south of the country in rural areas.
111 people live per 1 sq. km, but the densely populated areas are Ungheni, Cahul, Orhei, and the sparsely populated areas are Bessarabian, Taraclia, Dubossary.
The official language is Moldovan, but Russian, Romanian and Ukrainian are widely spoken in Moldova.
Large cities: Chisinau, Tighina, Tiraspol, Balti, Bendery, Cahul, Rybnitsa.
The majority of Moldovans profess Orthodox Christianity.
Lifespan
The male population lives on average up to 67 years, and the female population - up to 75 years. In recent years, Moldova has managed to increase the average life expectancy of the population by reducing the level of general and infant mortality.
The main causes of mortality in the population are cardiovascular, pulmonary, cancer and diseases of the circulatory system. The causes of many diseases of Moldovan residents lie in poor nutrition (they consume a lot of sugar, salt and fat), a sedentary lifestyle, and bad habits. Because of all this, there is a delay in the physical development of children under 5 years of age (6% of children) in the country: many of them have anemia and iodine deficiency in the body.
Traditions and customs of the inhabitants of Moldova
The traditions of Moldova concern various areas of activity of Moldovans (music, dancing, winemaking, the work of folk craftsmen).
Traditional arts are widespread in Moldova, especially pottery: ceramic products are used for storing and preparing dishes. These products have an original ornament - jugs, pots and other products in Moldova are decorated with decor from lines, dots and circles.
If you are lucky enough to visit Moldova, you should definitely purchase hand embroidery - clothes, towels, tablecloths or curtains (Moldavian embroidery is distinguished by a special color scheme and patterned theme).
The pre-wedding Moldavian traditions are of interest: before preparing for the wedding, the future newlyweds must exchange rings in the presence of close people, but only if they manage to find them in a plate of wheat after 3 attempts.
Moldova loves holidays, especially Wine Day (2nd Sunday in October) - at this time numerous guests of the country come here to have fun, take part in a carnival of entertainment and taste wine.
Moldovans are hospitable people, and when you come to Moldova, you will be able to get to know them and their interesting traditions(you will be warmly welcomed, offering to drink Moldovan wine and taste delicious dishes prepared by the hostess of the house).
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In Kazakhstan, the birth rate increased by 5.8% over the year. Such information is contained in the published report of the Committee on Statistics on the demographic situation in Kazakhstan for January-February 2016.
"Compared to March 1, 2015, the population increased by 255.3 thousand people, or by 1.46%. As a result of processing the information contained in civil registration records provided by the Civil Registry Office, the number of births in January-February 2016 amounted to 67.2 (for January-February 2015 - 63.5) thousand people, which is 5.8% more than in January-February 2015,” the report says.
It is noted that the total population of the country as of March 1, 2016 was 17,713,800 people, including urban - 1,009,200 people (57%), rural - 7,614,600 people (43%).
The Committee also draws attention to the reduction in the number of migrants who have arrived in the country for permanent residence. In January-February 2016, compared to the same period last year, the number of such migrants decreased by 25.9% and amounted to 2,227 people. In turn, the number of migrants who officially left the country increased by 21.2% and amounted to 3,371 people.
"The main migration exchange of the country takes place with the CIS countries. The share of arrivals from the CIS countries and departures to these countries was 75.5% and 87.3%, respectively. During the period under review, compared to January-February 2015, the number of migrants moving within country, decreased by 16.2% and amounted to 67,339 people. The share of interregional migrants amounted to 42.6% of the total number of internal migrants in the country," the department notes.
2. The population of Moldova is declining
At the beginning of 2016, the permanent population of the Republic of Moldova amounted to 3553.1 thousand people, having decreased by 2103 people, reported the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of the country.
According to the source, the rural population is 2042 thousand people, and the urban population is 1511.1 thousand.
In terms of gender ratio, women are 51.9% and men are 48.1%.
According to statistics, 814,147 citizens live in Chisinau, 150,739 people live in Balti, the second largest city of the republic, and 161,876 citizens live in ATU Gagauzia.
3. Armenia has lost a million working-age population in a quarter of a century
This was stated by the representative of the Armenian office of the UN Population Fund Garik Hayrapetyan, RIA Novosti reports.
“During the years of independence, Armenia has lost a million of its working population,” he told reporters.
According to him, although in 2006-2007 an improvement in the situation and even a slight positive balance of migration was recorded, after the 2008 crisis the situation worsened again. “The balance of migration has again become negative, amounting to about 30 thousand people a year,” Hayrapetyan said at a press conference.
The head of the demography department of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia Vanik Babajanyan, in turn, noted that it was migration and the formation of so-called distant families that became the main cause of divorces in Armenia.
“The situation is developing according to two scenarios. Either families move in with migrants, which further increases migration rates, or they form new families, which leads to a large number of divorces,” ARKA agency quotes Babajanyan as saying.
In 2015, 3,669 divorces were registered in Armenia compared to 4,496 in 2014.
4. 2015 was a record year in Belarus for the number of newborns
Deputy Chairman of the National Statistical Committee Zhanna Vasilevskaya announced this at a press conference, BelTA reports. In recent years, positive dynamics in the birth rate have continued. Thus, the birth rate has remained unchanged for three years and is 12.5 per 1000 people. In 2015, the highest rate was recorded in the Brest and Minsk regions (13.5). Moreover, last year marked the maximum number of births over the past five years - more than 119 thousand children. This is almost 500 children more than in 2014, and 11 thousand more than in 2010. The capital leads in the number of newborns. Almost 23 thousand children were born in Minsk last year - every fifth child out of the total number of births. A little more than 19 thousand children were born in the Minsk region. The Brest and Gomel regions are approaching this figure.
5. Natural population growth of Kyrgyzstan in 2015 - 128.6 thousand people
In 2015, the birth rate in Kyrgyzstan was 27.4 per 1000 population (in 2014 - 27.7). This was reported by the government press service.
As a result, natural population growth amounted to 128.6 thousand people, or 21.6 per 1000 population, which is at the level of the previous year.
Most high level Natural population growth in 2015 was observed in Osh, Batken and Jalal-Abad regions, while the lowest was in Naryn and Issyk-Kul regions.
The permanent population of the republic in 2015 increased by 124.4 thousand people, or 2.1%, and as of January 1, 2016 amounted to 6020 thousand people.
6. Mortality rate in Ukraine is one of the highest in Europe
As an UNIAN correspondent reports, Deputy Minister of Health Viktor Shafransky said this during the final board meeting on the topic: “On the results of the industry’s activities in 2015, the tasks of reforming and long-term development of the healthcare system of Ukraine” at the Ministry of Health.
“Despite the positive dynamics of the overall mortality rate (13.9%), in 2015 it remains one of the highest in Europe. In the structure of mortality, as in previous years, diseases of the circulatory system, neoplasms and external causes of death are leading,” - Saffron.
According to him, “there is significant regional differentiation in mortality rates.” Compared to 2014, in 2015 the overall mortality rate tended to increase in eight regions of Ukraine (the most significant increase in Transcarpathian (4.9%) and Kherson (3.3%) regions), in 10 regions it remained at the same level, and only in five regions decreased, Shafransky said.
According to him, maternal mortality rates have also increased.
“According to operational monitoring data, in 2015 the maternal mortality rate is 16.53. Compared to the previous year 2014, the figure is higher, which can be explained by the fact that in 2015 there were 381,058 births, and in 2014 the number of births was 472,233. It is necessary It should be noted that the maternal mortality rate in 2013 was significantly lower and amounted to 11.5,” Shafransky noted.
7. The “oldest” region of Belarus is the Vitebsk region
The average age of residents of Belarus increased by six months from 2011 to 2015, the “oldest” region is the Vitebsk region, said Deputy Chairman of the National Statistical Committee Zhanna Vasilevskaya.
According to Belstat, currently average age Residents are 40.1 years old, including 37.3 years for men and 42.5 years for women. Compared to the beginning of 2011, the average age of residents has increased by six months.
“For many years, the youngest region of our country is the city of Minsk (the average age of its residents is 38.3 years), in second place is the Brest region (39.9 years). And the oldest region is the Vitebsk region (41.5 years ),” said Vasilevskaya.
According to its data, today there are 806 inhabitants in Belarus whose age exceeds 100 years. Of these, 682 are women, 124 are men. “They mainly live in the Vitebsk region, which, as I already said, is the oldest region of the country,” noted the deputy chairperson of Belstat.
Vasilevskaya also emphasized that there are more centenarians among city residents than among those living in rural areas.
According to her, there are also differences in the average age of city and rural residents. Thus, the average age of urban residents at the beginning of 2016 was 38.8 years (36.2 years for men and 41 years for women), for rural residents - 44.5 years (40.9 years for men and 47.8 years for women). women).
Vasilevskaya also reported that over the past five years the average life expectancy of Belarusians has increased. At the same time, for men this figure increased by 4 years, for women - by almost 2.5 years. Thus, now a man of retirement age (60 years old) lives on average up to 75.7 years, a woman (55 years old) lives up to 81.2 years.
8. Lukashenko signed a decree raising the retirement age
On April 11, Alexander Lukashenko signed decree No. 137 “On improving pension provision.”
According to the presidential press service, “the document is aimed at improving pension provision in changing socio-demographic conditions.” “The decree provides for a gradual, from January 1, 2017, annual increase by 6 months of the generally established retirement age until men reach 63 years of age, women - 58 years of age; a similar increase (by 3 years in 6 years) of the age giving the right to preferential labor pensions and pensions for length of service; a gradual increase in the age limit for military service in military service commensurate with the general civilian one,” the press service reports.
In accordance with the decree, heads of organizations (regardless of their form of ownership) are recommended to more widely apply the practice of participation of employers and employees in programs voluntary insurance additional pension.
9. Data from the population census of Moldova will be presented 3 years after its conduct.
The National Bureau of Statistics has announced that data from the population and housing census conducted in Moldova from 12 to 25 May 2014 will be made public on 31 March 2017.
Processing of the results began on April 11 this year and will take place in stages. It involves 200 specially trained operators.
89 million lei were allocated for the 2014 census, of which 23 million remained unused. Former leader National Bureau of Statistics Lucia Spoiala previously said that the final census data will not be presented until 2016. To this day they have not been published. In this regard, a number of non-governmental organizations sent an appeal to Prime Minister Pavel Filip demanding that he speed up the procedure for publishing the census results.
In turn, the head of the Moldovan Cabinet of Ministers said that the presentation of the final results had indeed taken too long and was taking “an unacceptably long time.” He said that the government needs census data to better select programs that the Cabinet implements.
10. Over 2 years, the purchasing power of working citizens in Ukraine decreased by 25.4%
This was stated by the director of the Institute of Demography and Social Research. M.V.Ptuhi NAS of Ukraine, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Ella Libanova.
According to her, over the past two years, the purchasing power of workers in Ukraine has decreased by 25.4%. "This happened for several reasons. The first and main thing was the rapid increase in tariffs for housing, communal and transport services. The depreciation of national currency, at least regarding imports. Apart from, for example, household appliances, which are almost all imported, many of the goods that we buy as Ukrainian are largely composed of imported raw materials or components. The fact that price increases are not always justified does not change anything in this sense,” Libanova noted.
She emphasized that “wages in Ukraine currently do not stand up to criticism. The level of wages is extremely low: the average salary in the country in 2015 was 4,195 hryvnia (in December, of course, slightly more - 5,230 hryvnia); but here, too, are air transport workers with their 18,470 hryvnia, and industry - 4,789 hryvnia, and healthcare - 2,853."
According to the academician, “29.3% of workers - and this is 2.2 million people who were paid more than 50% of the working hours established for December - received less than 2,500 hryvnia in December (among those employed in postal and courier activities, this figure was 69.8%) , which is approximately equal to the subsistence minimum (not because it is established by law, but because it is calculated by specialists from the Ministry of Social Policy). Consequently, the salary of 2.2 million workers, for whom employers paid more than 50% of the established working time, in December 2015 was below the subsistence level, the composition and size of which has many complaints.”
“To complete the picture, it is worth adding to this figure those workers to whom employers owe 1.8 billion hryvnia,” Libanova emphasized.
11. Every second pensioner in Moldova does not have enough money to live
Among the population of Moldova over 55 years of age, over 70% are deprived of the opportunity to live an active old age, says the report “Activity Index and Aging in the Republic of Moldova”.
The study was conducted according to four criteria: employment; social activity, independence, health and safety; favorable environment.
According to the findings of sociologists, the life of Moldovan pensioners is significantly behind in all respects. Thus, the number of working citizens of pre-retirement age (55-59 years) in Moldova is less than in some European countries.
The report emphasizes that every second pensioner in the republic does not have enough money to live independently.
There are more working pensioners in the age category from 70 to 74 years in Moldova than in Europe and Russia. Only Romanian pensioners, among whom there are 20% of workers, are significantly ahead of Moldovans.
In terms of the level of physical and social activity, Moldovan pensioners also lag behind European ones. Only 14% of people over 55 play sports. Among physical activities, walking predominates, which, as survey participants noted, is done out of necessity, if you need to go somewhere.
Only one in ten Moldovan pensioners are socially active. According to the researchers, the low rate is associated with general disappointment in life that is present among older people.
As Vice Minister of Labor, Social Protection and Family Anastasia Ocheretny noted at the presentation of the survey, the Employment Strategy for 2016-2020 is currently being developed, which will include measures that will help older people find employment and gain a foothold in the labor market.
12. In Kyrgyzstan, almost every seventh woman aged 15-19 years is married
Rimma Chynybaeva, head of the department of socio-demographic statistics and labor market of the National Statistical Committee, announced this at a press conference.
According to her, over 15 years (from 2000 to 2015), the number of marriages in Kyrgyzstan increased by 2.2 times, and divorces by 1.6 times. In 2015, the most marriages were registered in Batken and Osh regions.
"Almost every seventh woman aged 15-19 years (13.9 percent) in Kyrgyzstan is married or in an informal marriage. There are cases of polygamy: 0.9 percent of women aged 15-49 years are in a polygamous marriage. About a third of newborns in "In Kyrgyzstan, children are children of mothers who were not officially married. At the same time, since 2006, there has been a steady trend of increasing birth rates among women aged 15-17. And every sixth marriage in Kyrgyzstan breaks up," noted Rimma Chynybaeva.
13. Residents of Armenia and Georgia are especially concerned about unemployment and poverty
The Caucasus Research Resources Center - Armenia Foundation presented the Caucasus Barometer 2015 study conducted in Armenia and Georgia.
Field sociological work was carried out in October-November 2015. According to the organizers, Azerbaijan was not able to take part in the study.
4,200 respondents from Armenia and Georgia were asked to answer 100 questions related to political, socio-economic and demographic issues.
According to the results of the study, 40% of respondents from Armenia and 51% of respondents in Georgia indicated unemployment and poverty level as one of the important problems.
In Armenia, the number of supporters of the Eurasian Union is more than double the number of supporters of the EAEU in Georgia - 52% and 21%, respectively. While 37% of Armenian and 41% of Georgian respondents were in favor of joining the European Union.
The army has the highest trust rating among the public of the two countries - 76% in Armenia and 74% in Georgia. The majority of Armenian and Georgian respondents noted freedom of speech in both countries - 70% and 71%, respectively.
Respondents were also asked to rate how transparent and fair the countries' recent elections were. In Armenia, 29% of respondents called the 2013 presidential elections fair, while 52% of respondents do not consider the elections to be fair. In Georgia, respondents' opinions on the integrity of the elections were distributed as follows: 67% versus 33%, respectively.
The average level of happiness in both countries, according to the study, was 6.6 points on a scale from 1 to 10.
As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, a social survey conducted in March-April 2015 in Georgia by the Georgian branch of the National Democracy Institute (NDI) revealed an increase in the number of people dissatisfied with the country's development vector.
14. The registered unemployment rate in Belarus was 1.2%
In Belarus, the level of registered unemployment in March of this year increased by 0.1 percentage points and amounted to 1.2% of the economically active population as of April 1 (with a forecast for the end of 2016 - 2%). A BELTA correspondent was informed about this by the employment policy department of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection. For comparison: on April 1, 2015, this figure was 0.9%, on January 1, 2016 - 1%, on February 1 and March 1 - 1.1%.
As of April 1, 2016, 53.5 thousand people were registered as unemployed - almost 1.4 times more than a year ago. Despite the fact that this year the number of registered unemployed is growing, there is a decrease in the number of requests to the employment service for assistance in finding employment and an increase in demand for labor. Thus, 57 thousand people applied to the labor, employment and social protection authorities for assistance in finding employment in January-March of this year, 47.9 thousand people were registered as unemployed (92.5% and 95.6%, respectively, to January-March 2015). According to employers, as of April 1, 2016, there were 29.2 thousand available jobs in the vacancy bank - 10.2% more than on April 1, 2015. The demand for blue-collar workers continued to decline and amounted to 47.6% of the total number of vacancies as of April 1 of this year compared to 59.3% as of April 1 of last year.
According to experts, the coefficient of tension in the labor market of the republic increased from 1.5 on April 1, 2015 to 1.8 unemployed people per vacancy on April 1, 2016.
15. Kyrgyzstan will attract 552 foreign specialists under a quota
The Interdepartmental Permit Commission for the consideration of applications for the attraction and use of foreign labor on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic has established a quota for attracting 552 specialists from abroad. The State Migration Service reports this.
According to its data, the commission reviewed 151 applications from legal entities and individuals to obtain permission to attract foreign labor, as well as 103 applications from foreign citizens for individual entrepreneurial activities. As a result, all 103 foreigners received permission.
The main countries receiving quotas: India, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Vietnam, China, Turkey, Ukraine, Canada.
16. The EU will provide Armenia with 10 million euros to solve refugee problems
This was stated by the head of the EU delegation in Yerevan, Ambassador Piotr Switalski.
“Resolving migration issues is one of the most important factors in the Armenia-EU dialogue. The region is a crossroads leading to Europe, and Armenia is a natural corridor... The European Union provides Armenia with support in migration issues, in particular in the issue of accepting more than 20 thousand refugees from Syria. At the same time Armenia can turn to the European Union for additional funding,” Switalsky told reporters.
He expressed hope that Armenia will continue to accept refugees, showing tolerance towards them.
Armenia has accepted about 20 thousand Syrian refugees. Earlier, Armenian Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan stated that international structures and European states do not provide assistance to Yerevan in the issue of Syrian refugees. Meanwhile, according to her, the EU provided 5 billion euros to solve problems with refugees in various states, the USA - 5 billion dollars.
Hakobyan said that, according to the British publication The Economist, Armenia is in third place on the list of countries that have received the most Syrian refugees, after Germany and Sweden. If we consider this indicator by population, then Armenia is in first place, since for every thousand Germans there are one or two refugees, and in Armenia there are five or six refugees.
17. Ukrainian migrants transferred $30 billion to their homeland over 5 years
Ukrainian migrant workers continue to make a significant contribution to the country’s economy, regularly supplying it with foreign currency, as evidenced by data from the National Bank.
Over the past 5 years, those who work abroad (and there are, according to various estimates, from 6 to 8 million people) have transferred almost $30 billion to the country through official means (through banks and international payment systems). Another $5 billion, according to NBU estimates, was transferred through intermediaries and transported “in pockets.” For comparison: Ukraine’s state budget revenues for 2016 are planned at about $18 billion. That is, over 5 years, guest workers have provided the country with more than two budgets - after all, one way or another, this money works for the economy.
Alas, in 2014 and 2015, revenues declined sharply: compared to the richest year of 2013, they fell by 80% - from $7.4 to $4.1 billion. Experts predict that due to the crisis in the EU, more and more people will return back to Ukraine. Therefore, the authorities should be concerned about creating jobs for them.
Ivan Nikitchenko, an analyst at Prostobank Consulting, names several factors why there are fewer transfers. “The first is the devaluation of the hryvnia: if previously workers sent their relatives 2,000 hryvnia a month to live on, that was $250. And today they send 3,000 hryvnia, but that’s only $120,” Nikitchenko calculated. “There is also migration abroad by entire families: a person goes abroad ", settles down there and takes his family. Accordingly, transfers no longer go to Ukraine. And the crisis year of 2014 only accelerated this process."
18. In Belarus, 645 cases of HIV infection were detected in January-March
For the same period last year - 582, BelTA was told in the HIV/AIDS prevention department of the Republican Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health. The incidence rate was 6.8 per 100 thousand population. As of April 1 of this year, about 20.5 thousand cases of HIV infection were registered in the republic.
The number of people living with HIV reaches almost 15.9 thousand, of which in the Gomel region - about 6.5 thousand, Minsk - about 2.4 thousand, Minsk - more than 3.1 thousand, Mogilev region - about 1.1 thousand , Brest - more than 1.2 thousand, Vitebsk - 890, Grodno - 680. Largest quantity HIV-infected - aged 15-49 years. The total number of cases of HIV infection in this age group is about 19.2 thousand. During the first quarter of 2016, 564 HIV-infected people aged 15-49 years were identified.
During the observation period from 1987 to April 1, 2016, 38.6% of those infected with the human immunodeficiency virus became infected through the parenteral route (through intravenous administration of narcotic substances), and 59.1% through sexual contact. In January-March, 26% of those infected were infected parenterally, and 72.1% sexually.
In the republic as a whole, the proportion of women out of the total number of HIV-infected people is 40.4%, men - 59.6%. Over the almost 30-year statistical observation period, 3,195 children were born from HIV-infected mothers, including 66 in the first quarter of this year. The diagnosis of HIV infection was confirmed for 277 children born from HIV-infected mothers.
19. Over the decade, the number of diabetics in Moldova has increased by one and a half times
Over the past ten years, the incidence of diabetes in Moldova has increased by one and a half times, according to data from the Ministry of Health of the republic.
According to the department, about 84 thousand people with this diagnosis are registered in Moldova. The mortality rate among patients is now 10-11 people per 100 thousand population. Every third victim of the disease is of working age.
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. The greatest danger to humans are the complications caused by it, including blindness, renal failure, heart attack, stroke, and diabetic neuropathies.
According to the Moldovan Ministry of Health, diabetes is one of the main causes of early disability in the country. Every third person with blindness or kidney failure also suffers from diabetes. About 70% of cases of lower limb amputation are also a consequence of this disease.
20. In 2015, about 3 thousand children under one year died in Kyrgyzstan
This was reported by the government press service.
In total, 34.8 thousand people died in 2015, the overall mortality rate per 1000 population was 5.8 deaths per 1000 population (in 2014 - 6.1).
There has been a decrease in the mortality rate of children under 1 year of age. 2,945 children under the age of one year died, or 18.0 per 1,000 live births (20.2 in 2014).
In 2015, mortality was 37.9 per 100 thousand children born alive, and decreased by 24.4% compared to 2014 (50.1 per 100 thousand children born alive).
21. Maternal mortality in Kazakhstan has decreased by 84% over 25 years
The maternal mortality rate in Kazakhstan decreased from 75.8 cases per 100 thousand live births in 1990 to 12.3 cases at the end of 2015. Thus, the annual decline in this indicator was 3.4%, the press service of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection reported.
"According to the World Health Organization, in the world until 2005, the annual rate of decline in maternal mortality was less than 1%, before 2008 - 2.3%, by 2010 - 3.1%. Thus, the rate of decline in maternal mortality in Kazakhstan corresponds to international recommendations,” the department’s press release notes.
In support of this, the Ministry of Health and Social Development provides the following statistics: in 1990, the maternal mortality rate was 75.8 cases per 100 thousand live births, in 2000 - 48.6, in 2005 - 40.5, in 2010 - 22 .7, in 2015 - 12.3 per 100 thousand live births.
It is noted that special attention has always been paid to the issues of reducing maternal and infant mortality, as well as improving the reproductive health of women in Kazakhstan.
“As a result of the work carried out in the republic, international standards and recommendations of the World Health Organization were introduced: effective perinatal technologies, transition to live birth criteria according to the international standard, mother and child staying together, partner childbirth, clinical protocols, algorithms for main pathological nosologies in accordance with international standards, prenatal screening during pregnancy, etc. The above measures made it possible to reduce maternal mortality and achieve the goals and objectives of the millennium,” the message summarizes.
Meanwhile, according to the World Health Organization, among the CIS countries, Kazakhstan ranks second in terms of maternal mortality reduction. According to the 2015 report, Belarus has achieved the greatest success in this direction: in 1990, in this country there were 33 cases of maternal mortality per 100 thousand births, and in 2015 - 4 cases per 100 thousand births. Thus, the maternal mortality rate in Belarus decreased by 88% compared to 1990. The same low mortality rate for women, 3–4 cases per 100 thousand births, is observed in Austria, Iceland, Finland, Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic.
It is noteworthy that Tajikistan became the third among the CIS countries in terms of the level of reduction in maternal mortality - by 70%, and only then Russia - 60% (as noted in the WHO report, in Russia 25 years ago, 63 women out of 100 thousand died during childbirth and pregnancy, and in 2015 - 25 out of 100 thousand), Armenia - 56%, Turkmenistan - 48.8%, Ukraine - 47% and Uzbekistan - 33.3%.
22. Women in Georgia often become surrogate mothers for foreigners
The demand for the services of surrogate mothers in Georgia is very high, especially among couples from the USA, European countries, Australia and Israel, Ketevan Robakidze, founder of the Family Planning surrogation and donation center, told Sputnik.
To protect newborns from trafficking in Georgia, a database of children born from surrogate mothers is being created; the corresponding order of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia is published on the website of the Legislative Bulletin of Georgia.
“Couples from Germany and France do not come because the law there prohibits having children from a surrogate mother. There has never been a case where children born as a result of surrogation were taken out illegally. This is the couple’s own child, and they do everything for him,” Robakidze noted.
The exact statistics of children born this way in Georgia is unknown, but according to unofficial information, their number exceeds 3 thousand.
The birth of a child from a surrogate mother in Georgia (including childbirth and examinations) will generally cost 25-30 thousand dollars. Of this amount, the surrogate mother receives 15 thousand dollars.
“Georgians themselves are not against having children from a surrogate mother, but many cannot afford it. Many have to sell an apartment or take out debt in order to have a child. It is more difficult for Georgian couples than for foreigners in this regard,” she emphasized.
Considering the difficult social situation in the country, there are a lot of people in Georgia who want to become surrogate mothers, Robakidze noted. According to her, psychologists work with them to emotionally prepare them for this period.
“We do not accept women who do not have their own children, so that they do not have any feelings for the child they are about to give birth to. They are motivated and take this step in order to improve the financial situation of their own children,” noted she.
Another mandatory requirement for those wishing to become a surrogate mother is the support and consent of family members. Healthy women aged 20 to 35 can become a surrogate mother in Georgia.
“The child receives neither appearance nor blood type from the surrogate mother. She acts as a so-called incubator, the child has no genetic connection with her, she simply bears it,” Robakidze emphasized.
Georgia is considered one of the cheapest markets in terms of surrogation, so foreign couples often come here for this.
In many European countries ah, surrogation is punishable by law, namely in Austria, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and in some states of the USA.
23. Abkhazia banned abortions
The Law on Health Care, containing an article banning abortion, came into force in Abkhazia. According to Article 40 of the law, “the state recognizes the right to life of the unborn child from the moment of conception and prohibits the artificial termination of pregnancy.”
“If we save at least one life, I think that this is the right law,” Parliament Speaker Valery Bganba said at a press conference. According to him, in addition to the ban on abortion, the Abkhazian authorities plan to financially encourage large families.
“The relevant work is already being carried out by the relevant parliamentary committee, and we will be able to complete it during the current year. We are talking about paying 100 thousand rubles for the birth of a third child,” V. Bganba emphasized.
He explained that earlier the President of the Republic announced that social benefits for the birth of the first and second child would be increased to 50 thousand rubles. “In addition, there is a charitable foundation “Apsny” in Abkhazia, which also supports demography. Together we can support mothers and their children,” the parliamentarian concluded.
Now the authorities of Abkhazia need to adopt amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses and the Criminal Code, which will spell out liability for abortion.
24. Patients with hepatitis C in Georgia will be provided with medicines
The Georgian government has signed a ten-year agreement with the American company Gilead Sciences, according to which it will provide the country with the medicines necessary to treat hepatitis C.
The corresponding agreement was signed by the Deputy Minister of Labor, Health and Social Protection of Georgia Valery Kvaratskhelia and the executive director of Gilead Sciences John Martin.
“We have drawn up an agreement that provides for the treatment of all patients with hepatitis C, down to the last patient, until the prevalence (number) falls below 1%,” Kvaratskhelia said on Imedi TV channel.
In 2015, the Georgian government launched a program to treat hepatitis C in Georgia, and seven thousand people joined it.
Of these, 3,200 patients have already completed the course of treatment with the drug Sovald, which was delivered in April.
More than 90% were cured, side effects were observed in 3%, and 1.6% died, which was associated with the severe condition of the patients.
In Georgia, today there are about 160 thousand people with hepatitis C; the state can finance the treatment of 20 thousand patients annually.
25. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has developed a project to combat domestic violence
Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia Archil Talakvadze introduced representatives of NGOs and the public to a new project that is aimed at combating domestic violence.
After a wave of murders due to family conflict in 2014, legislation was tightened in Georgia. Since then, domestic violence has been an aggravating circumstance when considering a particular case.
A new project of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is aimed at informing society about the concept of domestic violence, improving the skills of law enforcement officers and coordinating the work of NGOs and government agencies.
One of the components of the project is the prevention of early marriages, according to a message on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
According to the prosecutor's office, in 2014, 35 women were killed in Georgia, 19 of them due to family conflict. A year later, these numbers had halved. In 2015, 18 women were killed, eight of whom were victims of domestic violence.
Moldova is a small state in southeastern Europe. This is one of the most colorful European countries with the richest cultural traditions. How many permanent residents is the population of Moldova today? And what percentage of them live in cities? You will find answers to these questions in our article.
Population of Moldova and its size
According to the most recent demographic data, approximately 3.5 million people live in the Republic of Moldova. As you know, there is an autonomous entity within the country - the self-proclaimed population of Moldova is therefore indicated here without taking into account the population of the PMR.
All countries are characterized by the same population decline, high mortality, and aging of the nation. The territory of Moldova is no exception, the population of which has been declining since the late 80s of the last century.
Perhaps the main reason in this country is the difficult socio-economic situation. Against the background of negative natural growth, the population of Moldova is also actively declining due to powerful emigration flows abroad. Moldovans in search better life heading to more prosperous countries Europe - to Italy, France, Portugal, Russia.
Main demographic indicators of the country: latest population census
The years 2010-2015 in Moldova are characterized by a not so strong reduction in population compared to previous years.
In 2004 (October), the first serious and comprehensive population census was conducted on the territory of the state. As a result, reliable data were obtained on how many residents live in Moldova, how many are abroad, what is the age, ethnic and gender structure of the country's population. It is worth noting that this census was not carried out on the left bank of the Dniester.
According to the census results, the country's population was 3 million 383 thousand people. It was also found that about 8% of Moldovans are abroad (almost 90% of them are labor migrants). In absolute terms, this number amounted to 367 thousand people.
The gender structure of the population of the Republic is dominated by women (51.9%) - this is exactly the data that the population census provides us with.
The year 2010 in Moldova was marked by a slight decrease in the rate of population decline. How it has changed over the past fifty years will be discussed in the next section.
Population dynamics of Moldova
How has the population of Moldova changed over the past 50 years?
Until the end of the 80s, the population of Moldova increased steadily. Thus, over a 30-year period (from 1959 to 1989), the country’s population grew by more than one million people! In percentage terms, the population growth was almost 40%.
After 1989, the population of Moldova began to decline rapidly. So, if in 1989 the state had 3.65 million inhabitants, then in 2014 there were already 3.56 million. Moldova can be seen more clearly in the following graph.
Population by region and overall level of urbanization in the country
How is the urban and rural population of Moldova distributed? About 61% of Moldovans, according to the 2004 census, live in urban areas populated areas, and 39% - in villages. Thus, Moldova is rightly considered the most “rural” country in Europe.
Which regions of the Republic of Moldova are the leaders in terms of population?
The administrative-territorial structure of the country includes 32 districts and 5 municipalities. The following districts lead the country in terms of the number of residents: Hincesti (120 thousand), Cahul (119 thousand), Orhei (116 thousand), Ungheni (110 thousand).
Ethnic and linguistic composition of the population
The national composition of the population of Moldova, according to the latest census, is as follows: about 76% of the population are Moldovans, and their number has grown by almost 6% since the country's independence. Next they are followed by Ukrainians (8.4%), Russians (5.9%), Gagauz (4.4%), Romanians (2.2%) and Bulgarians (about 2%). There are only about 12 thousand Gypsies in Moldova (0.36%). Despite this, Moldova is often mistakenly called the “Gypsy” country of Europe.
The ethnic structure of the country's population clearly reflects the results of the processes that have taken place in Moldovan society over the past 15-20 years. Thus, the percentage of Slavic ethnic groups (Ukrainians, Russians) has decreased over the past 20 years, while the number of Romanians and Gagauz, on the contrary, has increased.
Another interesting feature should be noted: Russians and Ukrainians in Moldova live mainly in major cities, but Moldovans, Bulgarians and Gagauzes are in rural areas.
99.6% of the 3.5 million people living on the territory of the Republic of Moldova are its citizens. Moreover, over 5,000 residents of the country, according to the 2004 census, have no citizenship at all.
The language situation in the country is extremely varied. Thus, during the 2004 population census, respondents were asked two questions:
- What language do you consider to be your native language?
- What language is your main language of communication in everyday life?
Thus, about 78% of residents of Moldova called the Moldovan language their native language, 19% - Romanian, about 2.5% - Russian. At the same time, Moldovan is the main language of communication for only 59% of Moldovans. Another 16% of the country's residents communicate in Romanian and Russian, about 4% - in Ukrainian, about 3% - in Gagauz. True, it should be noted that the differences between the Moldovan and Romanian languages are very insignificant, and this division is more of a political nature than linguistic.
Religion in Moldova
Moldova is officially the most religious and most Orthodox country in Europe. Over 93% of the inhabitants of this country consider themselves Orthodox Christians. Next come Baptists (about 1 percent), Adventists and Pentecostals (0.4% each).
There are not so many atheists in Moldova - only 76 thousand people (this is just over two percent of the total population of the country).
Finally...
The Republic of Moldova is a small state in the southwestern part of Europe. About 3.5 million people live within its borders, and more than 300 thousand Moldovans are abroad.
The urban and rural population of Moldova is distributed more or less evenly across its territory. Thus, about 61% of the country's residents are city dwellers, and 39% live in rural areas. For Moldova, as for other countries of the post-Soviet space, the following demographic problems are typical: low birth rate, high performance mortality, the aging of the nation (as a result of the first two factors), as well as a significant outflow of young people to other European countries.
