Poverty and living standards in Balti, Moldova: official figures
Police registered 1,364 crimes in Balti Municipality in 2024, 159.1 per 10,000 residents, the highest of 35 territorial units (Moldova: 103.3).
How many pensioners are there in Balti?
Balti Municipality had 26,349 pensioners on 1 January 2025, 30.7 per 100 residents, and 75.6% of them received an old-age pension.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Balti?
The average old-age pension in Balti Municipality was 4,768 lei a month on 1 January 2025, 2nd highest of 35 territorial units and up from 3,775 lei two years earlier (national average 3,984 lei).
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- Registered crime in Balti Municipality was down 28.3% on 2015, when 1,903 crimes were recorded; in 2023 the figure was 1,290. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 158 of the crimes registered in Balti Municipality in 2024 were classed as especially serious, very serious or serious, and 1,009 people were identified as having committed crimes. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- The housing stock of Balti Municipality numbered 49,045 dwellings with 3.24 million square metres of floor space at the end of 2024, or 37.8 m2 per resident (11th lowest of 35). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 5,299 square metres of new housing were completed in Balti Municipality in 2024, of which 135 m2 were individual houses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Balti compares with other first-level divisions
Registered crimes per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Balti ranks 1 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Registered crimes per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balti | 159.1 |
| 2 | Rezina | 154.5 |
| 3 | Dubasari | 138.3 |
| 4 | Chisinau Municipality | 108.7 |
| 5 | Leova | 98.9 |
| 6 | Nisporeni | 98.1 |
| 7 | Cahul | 98.0 |
Average old-age pension (lei a month), 1 January 2025 (2025)
Balti ranks 2 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average old-age pension (lei a month), 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chisinau Municipality | 5,632 lei |
| 2 | Balti | 4,768 lei |
| 3 | Ialoveni | 3,800 lei |
| 4 | Basarabeasca | 3,751 lei |
| 5 | Anenii Noi | 3,609 lei |
| 6 | Straseni | 3,564 lei |
| 7 | Rezina | 3,541 lei |
Dwelling floor area per resident (m2), end of 2024 (2024)
Balti ranks 25 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Dwelling floor area per resident (m2), end of 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Orhei | 38.6 |
| 23 | Stefan Voda | 38.2 |
| 24 | Gagauzia | 38.0 |
| 25 | Balti | 37.8 |
| 26 | Anenii Noi | 37.4 |
| 27 | Falesti | 37.1 |
| 28 | Soldanesti | 36.1 |
Pensioners per 100 residents, 1 January 2025 (2025)
Balti ranks 10 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pensioners per 100 residents, 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Soroca | 32.3 |
| 8 | Telenesti | 31.1 |
| 9 | Cahul | 30.9 |
| 10 | Balti | 30.7 |
| 11 | Hincesti | 30.6 |
| 12 | Calaras | 30.4 |
| 13 | Nisporeni | 30.4 |
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Sources
- National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova: Territorial statistics (Statistica teritoriala), edition 2025, Excel version: tables by raion and municipality for 2015-2024 (saved copy holds 12 of the 20 chapter workbooks unchanged: administrative division, population, labour force, earnings, housing, education, health, social protection, tourism, crime, investment and construction, entrepreneurship), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 80bb26547020…)
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