The 2004 Transnistrian census was organized in

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at roughly the same time that

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held its own census, which Transnistria refused to participate in out of principle and deference to its September 2, 1990

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Census results

Total population (including Bender): 555,347 (percentages below refer to this first figure) Total population (excluding Bender): 450,337 *

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: 31.9% *

Russians Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...

: 30.3% *

Ukrainians Ukrainians (, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. Their native tongue is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, and the majority adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, forming the List of contemporary eth ...

: 28.8% *

Bulgarians Bulgarians (, ) are a nation and South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and its neighbouring region, who share a common Bulgarian ancestry, culture, history and language. They form the majority of the population in Bulgaria, ...

: 2% *

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: 2% * Gagauz: 1.5% *

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: 1.3% *

Belarusians Belarusians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Belarus. They natively speak Belarusian language, Belarusian, an East Slavic language. More than 9 million people proclaim Belarusian ethnicity worldwide. Nearly 7.99&n ...

: 1% *

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: 0.6% * Others: 0.5% Preliminary data, as shown here, was released forty days after the completion of the census. Final and more detailed results were released with a delay of nearly two years. Compared with the 1989 census, the population decreased by 18% due to

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, natural decrease and economically motivated emigration. The cost of the census was estimated US$550 thousand."TRANSNISTRIAN PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS POPULATION CENSUS FOR ONE MORE YEAR"
February 5, 2015 (retrieved April 3, 2017)

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2004 census info
{{Transnistrian censuses Censuses in Transnistria

2004 in Transnistria

Census results

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