 According to the 2014 Census in Transnistria, 475,007 people lived in the breakaway Transnistria, including the city of Bender, and the other localities "de facto" controlled by Transnistrian authorities.Thus, the total population of the country in 2014 amounted to 3,473,242.According to the 2014 census, 1,144,428 residents or 38,2% live in cities while 1,853,807 are rural residents.