Government and politics in Chisinau Municipality, Moldova: official figures
On 1 January 2025 Chisinau Municipality was divided into 19 first-level administrative-territorial units: 1 municipality, 7 towns and 11 villages or communes with their own council.
What is the average public sector salary in Chisinau?
Public administration staff in Chisinau Municipality earned 19,810 lei a month on average in 2024, 117% of the local average wage and the highest of 35.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many members does the Chisinau council have?
Chisinau Municipal Council has 51 seats, filled at the general local elections of 5 November 2023; the Central Electoral Commission set the number from the 665,668 residents on the State Population Register on 1 January 2023.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWhich party has the most mayors in Chisinau?
Voters in Chisinau Municipality elected 19 mayors in the November 2023 general local elections; the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won 6 of the posts (32%).
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWho is the mayor of Chisinau?
Ion Ceban was elected Mayor General of Chisinau in 2023, standing for the National Alternative Movement (MAN).
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many local councillors are there in Chisinau?
18 town and village councils in Chisinau Municipality share 290 councillor seats, an average of 16.1 per council.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- Chisinau Municipality contained 35 localities in all on 1 January 2025, about 1.8 per first-level unit. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Each first-level local government unit in Chisinau Municipality served 34,821 residents on average in 2025, the most of 35. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 21,672 people worked in public administration, defence and compulsory social security in Chisinau Municipality at the end of 2024, 5.8% of all employees (national share 7.3%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Behind the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), the most mayoralties in Chisinau Municipality went to the National Alternative Movement (MAN) (4); independent candidates (3); the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (PLDM) (1). 8 parties won at least one mayor's office there in 2023. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 7 of the 19 mayors elected in Chisinau Municipality in 2023 are women (37%, against 24% nationally); 16% ran as independents. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- The Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) holds 32% of mayoralties in Chisinau Municipality after the 2023 vote, 15th lowest of 35 territorial units (national share 33%). Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- In the first round of the 2023 Chisinau mayoral election turnout was 41.15%; Ion Ceban took 132,803 of 262,353 valid votes (50.6%), ahead of Lilian Carp with 28.2%. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Chisinau Municipality compares with other first-level divisions
Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 (2025)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 1 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chisinau Municipality | 34,821 |
| 2 | Balti | 28,586 |
| 3 | Gagauzia | 4,346 |
| 4 | Ialoveni | 2,762 |
| 5 | Ungheni | 2,340 |
| 6 | Singerei | 2,322 |
| 7 | Straseni | 2,256 |
First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 (2025)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 30 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Stefan Voda | 23 |
| 28 | Donduseni | 22 |
| 29 | Ocnita | 21 |
| 30 | Chisinau Municipality | 19 |
| 31 | Glodeni | 19 |
| 32 | Taraclia | 15 |
| 33 | Dubasari | 11 |
Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 (2024)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 33 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Gagauzia | 6.7% |
| 30 | Orhei | 6.7% |
| 31 | Criuleni | 6.6% |
| 32 | Drochia | 6.1% |
| 33 | Chisinau Municipality | 5.8% |
| 34 | Ialoveni | 5.2% |
| 35 | Balti | 5.1% |
Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 (2024)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 1 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chisinau Municipality | 19,810 lei |
| 2 | Ungheni | 15,211 lei |
| 3 | Balti | 14,866 lei |
| 4 | Cahul | 14,491 lei |
| 5 | Ocnita | 13,536 lei |
| 6 | Criuleni | 13,524 lei |
| 7 | Hincesti | 13,303 lei |
Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 21 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Orhei | 34% |
| 19 | Balti | 33% |
| 20 | Causeni | 33% |
| 21 | Chisinau Municipality | 32% |
| 22 | Hincesti | 31% |
| 23 | Cahul | 30% |
| 24 | Dubasari | 27% |
Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 12 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ocnita | 19% |
| 10 | Ungheni | 18% |
| 11 | Rezina | 16% |
| 12 | Chisinau Municipality | 16% |
| 13 | Causeni | 15% |
| 14 | Straseni | 15% |
| 15 | Orhei | 13% |
Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) (2023)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 3 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cahul | 41% |
| 2 | Straseni | 37% |
| 3 | Chisinau Municipality | 37% |
| 4 | Falesti | 36% |
| 5 | Drochia | 32% |
| 6 | Soroca | 31% |
| 7 | Edinet | 31% |
Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 (2023)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 1 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chisinau Municipality | 51 |
| 2 | Balti | 35 |
| 3 | Cahul | 35 |
| 4 | Orhei | 35 |
| 5 | Anenii Noi | 33 |
| 6 | Briceni | 33 |
| 7 | Cantemir | 33 |
Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 (2023)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 20 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Calaras | 302 |
| 18 | Singerei | 302 |
| 19 | Riscani | 292 |
| 20 | Chisinau Municipality | 290 |
| 21 | Cantemir | 285 |
| 22 | Criuleni | 285 |
| 23 | Stefan Voda | 269 |
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Sources
- Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova: Decision No. 1157 of 4 August 2023, annexes 1-2: number of councillor seats in each raion and municipal council and in each town and village council for the 5 November 2023 elections, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a09ce1a0a514…)
- 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…)
- Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova: Decision No. 1582 of 17 November 2023, annex: centralised results of the 5 November 2023 general local elections (raion councils, Chisinau and Balti councils and mayors, all mayors), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6aeb8aa270d4…)
- Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova: General local elections of 5 November 2023: list of elected mayors by municipality/raion, locality, sex and nominating party, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 51addef99d18…)
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