Moldova: housing

Are house prices rising in Moldova?

Asking prices for homes in Chișinău were 33.7% higher in the second quarter of 2025 than a year earlier, according to the Residential Property Price Index of the National Bank of Moldova. They rose 4.9% from the first quarter.

The index stood at 222.0, against an average of 100 in 2019, so asking prices had more than doubled. New-build prices rose 31.4% over the year and resale prices 34.7%. The index measures offer prices, not completed sales, and covers only Chișinău. The bank names the government's Prima Casă Plus mortgage programme as a significant factor in demand, and notes signs of stagnating transactions. The second quarter of 2025 is the latest edition listed on the bank's site.

Official sources: National Bank of Moldova: Residential Property Price Index, Q2 2025

How many homes are being built in Moldova?

1,034 building permits for residential buildings were issued in Moldova in January to June 2026, 3.0% more than a year earlier, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. In all, 1,376 permits were issued, 0.5% fewer.

Permits for non-residential buildings fell 9.8% to 342. The figures count permits, not the number of homes. The bureau also publishes the value of construction work carried out each quarter.

Official sources: BNS: Building permits issued, January-June 2026

What share of Moldova is urban?

The UN Population Division puts the share of people living in urban areas in Moldova at 43.7% in 2025. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 69.6%, and Moldova placed 49th highest of 52. Worldwide: 143rd of 193.

How common are informal settlements in Moldova?

In 2018, the share of city dwellers living in slums in Moldova was 6.5%, according to UN-Habitat. That is the lowest since at least 2006. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 0.2%, and Moldova placed 8th highest of 42. Worldwide: 99th of 161.

What share of people in Moldova have electricity?

According to the World Bank, the share of people with access to electricity in Moldova was 100.0% in 2024. No year since 2005 has been higher. Europe & Central Asia median: 100.0%; Moldova is 1st highest of 52. Of 193 countries with 2024 data, 1st highest.

What is access to safe water in Moldova?

75.8%: that is the share of people using safely managed drinking water in Moldova for 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF. No year since 2005 has been higher. Europe & Central Asia median: 96.7%; Moldova is 45th highest of 51. World rank, highest first: 68th of 134.

What share of homes in Moldova cook with clean fuels?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2024, is 98.0%. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 99.0%, and Moldova placed 30th highest of 51. Of 192 countries with 2024 data, 63rd highest.