The population census of the Transnistrian Moldavian Republic in 2015 is the second national census conducted by the authorities of the unrecognized republic in October 2015 , according to the law of January 22, 2015 No. 11 “On the organization and conduct of the population census of the Transnistrian Moldavian Republic in 2015”.
According to the census, the Transnistrian Moldavian Republic had 475,665 inhabitants. Compared with the 2004 census, the population of Transnistria decreased by 79,682 people or by 14.47% [1] , mainly as a result of natural decline and emigration.
Content
- 1 comparisons
- 2 Urbanization
- 3 National composition
- 4 notes
Mappings
In 2014 , the Republic of Moldova also conducted its second census . Unlike the previous census period (1989–2004), in 2004–2014 the present population of the PMR decreased less intensively (by 14.47%). In Moldova, the rate of decline has increased and the population has fallen by 0.4 million people, or 11.4%.
Urbanization
According to the census, 333 thousand inhabitants of the republic (69.9%) lived in urban conditions, 142 thousand were villagers (30.1%) [2] . For comparison, in 2014 , 995,227 people were enrolled in cities in Moldova, and 1,918,054 people in rural areas. Thus, in Moldova, the prevalence of the rural population remains: its ratio with the urban population is 65.8% by 34.2%, which is almost the exact opposite of the Transnistrian one. Also, during the intercensal period in the PMR, urbanization progressed (from 68.0% to 69.9%), while on the contrary, deurbanization processes were observed in Moldova.
National composition
Compared to the previous 2004 census , significant shifts have occurred in the national mosaic of the PMR , although no nationality prevails in the republic at all, and 14% chose not to indicate their nationality at all (for comparison, only 1.8% in Moldova according to the latest census ) Moreover, for the first time, about 1,000 people have identified themselves as “ Transnistrians ”. Although the proportion of all major nationalities decreased, the most noticeable was a drop in the share of Ukrainians (from 28.8% to 22.9%). The proportion of Moldavians also fell by 3.3% points, as a result of which the relative majority in the national composition of the republic for the first time since its inception was formed by Russians (29.1%), although their proportion decreased slightly.