Moldova, the state with the largest DEPOPULATION on the European continent
The Republic of Moldova is the most depopulated state on the European continent, according to a study conducted by expert Veaceslav Ionita. According to the economist, the biggest wave of migration has been recorded in the last five years, and 30 percent of the departed citizens are not willing to return home.
The Republic of Moldova is the most depopulated state on the European continent, and most migrants leave the Transnistrian region, says economic expert Veaceslav Ionita. According to his estimates, in the 30 years since the Republic of Moldova declared its independence, 26 percent of the population migrated from the right bank of the Dniester, ie every fourth person, and almost 33 left the Transnistrian region abroad. . one hundred of the citizens.
“In 1991, we in the Republic of Moldova were 4 million 364 thousand. Today, in 2022, we started the year with 2 million 867 thousand inhabitants. The Republic of Moldova has a negative record in Europe related to migration and population decline, but part of the Republic of Moldova, on the left bank of the Dniester, the situation is much more dramatic than on the right side of the Dniester, “Ionita was quoted as saying. TVR Moldova.
The population has shrunk due to low birth rates, rising deaths and migration, the expert said. From 2010 until now, 336 thousand people have left the Republic of Moldova forever, with the largest wave of migration being recorded between 2016 and 2020.
“In our country, the number of deaths is 10,000 people higher than the number of newborns. The population of the Republic of Moldova is reduced by 10 thousand only due to the birth rate and another 40 thousand due to migration. As a result, we are 0.05% in the world, of which within the republic we are 0.036 percent. So, as a nation, we are simply disappearing from the map of the globe, ”the expert added.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in 2020, 46,800 Bessarabians left the Republic of Moldova. In 2019, over 38,000 citizens migrated abroad. Most are young, between the ages of 20 and 29. In the next three years, at least 350,000 Bessarabians intend to emigrate, according to a study conducted by UNFPA Moldova in partnership with the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection. Official data also show that in the last 30 years, the number of people over the age of 60 has doubled and the population has decreased by 1 million people.