Poverty and living standards in Calaras, Moldova: official figures
Police registered 317 crimes in Calarasi District in 2024, 71.5 per 10,000 residents, 16th lowest of 35 territorial units (Moldova: 103.3).
How many pensioners are there in Calarasi?
Calarasi District had 13,497 pensioners on 1 January 2025, 30.4 per 100 residents, and 79.1% of them received an old-age pension.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Calarasi?
The average old-age pension in Calarasi District was 3,373 lei a month on 1 January 2025, 18th highest of 35 territorial units and up from 2,689 lei two years earlier (national average 3,984 lei).
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- Registered crime in Calarasi District was down 50.4% on 2015, when 639 crimes were recorded; in 2023 the figure was 353. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 55 of the crimes registered in Calarasi District in 2024 were classed as especially serious, very serious or serious, and 186 people were identified as having committed crimes. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- The housing stock of Calarasi District numbered 28,548 dwellings with 1.87 million square metres of floor space at the end of 2024, or 42.2 m2 per resident (10th highest of 35). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 2,060 square metres of new housing were completed in Calarasi District in 2024, of which 2,060 m2 were individual houses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Calaras compares with other first-level divisions
Registered crimes per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Calaras ranks 20 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Registered crimes per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Soldanesti | 74.8 |
| 18 | Donduseni | 74.0 |
| 19 | Glodeni | 72.0 |
| 20 | Calaras | 71.5 |
| 21 | Ialoveni | 70.8 |
| 22 | Cimislia | 69.3 |
| 23 | Straseni | 67.6 |
Average old-age pension (lei a month), 1 January 2025 (2025)
Calaras ranks 18 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average old-age pension (lei a month), 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Dubasari | 3,415 lei |
| 16 | Drochia | 3,389 lei |
| 17 | Floresti | 3,380 lei |
| 18 | Calaras | 3,373 lei |
| 19 | Edinet | 3,369 lei |
| 20 | Soroca | 3,362 lei |
| 21 | Falesti | 3,336 lei |
Dwelling floor area per resident (m2), end of 2024 (2024)
Calaras ranks 10 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Dwelling floor area per resident (m2), end of 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Basarabeasca | 43.3 |
| 8 | Edinet | 43.2 |
| 9 | Ocnita | 42.8 |
| 10 | Calaras | 42.2 |
| 11 | Nisporeni | 42.1 |
| 12 | Briceni | 42.0 |
| 13 | Telenesti | 41.8 |
Pensioners per 100 residents, 1 January 2025 (2025)
Calaras ranks 12 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pensioners per 100 residents, 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Cahul | 30.9 |
| 10 | Balti | 30.7 |
| 11 | Hincesti | 30.6 |
| 12 | Calaras | 30.4 |
| 13 | Nisporeni | 30.4 |
| 14 | Leova | 30.4 |
| 15 | Donduseni | 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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