Poverty and living standards in Chisinau Municipality, Moldova: official figures
Police registered 7,191 crimes in Chisinau Municipality in 2024, 108.7 per 10,000 residents, 4th highest of 35 territorial units (Moldova: 103.3).
How many pensioners are there in Chisinau?
Chisinau Municipality had 164,703 pensioners on 1 January 2025, 24.9 per 100 residents, and 78.6% of them received an old-age pension.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Chisinau?
The average old-age pension in Chisinau Municipality was 5,632 lei a month on 1 January 2025, the highest of 35 territorial units and up from 4,471 lei two years earlier (national average 3,984 lei).
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- Registered crime in Chisinau Municipality was down 48.5% on 2015, when 13,957 crimes were recorded; in 2023 the figure was 7,638. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 1,114 of the crimes registered in Chisinau Municipality in 2024 were classed as especially serious, very serious or serious, and 3,026 people were identified as having committed crimes. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- The housing stock of Chisinau Municipality numbered 333,520 dwellings with 23.33 million square metres of floor space at the end of 2024, or 35.3 m2 per resident (4th lowest of 35). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 223,549 square metres of new housing were completed in Chisinau Municipality in 2024, of which 97,919 m2 were individual houses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Chisinau Municipality compares with other first-level divisions
Registered crimes per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 4 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)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 1 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)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 32 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Dwelling floor area per resident (m2), end of 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Singerei | 35.5 |
| 30 | Glodeni | 35.5 |
| 31 | Straseni | 35.5 |
| 32 | Chisinau Municipality | 35.3 |
| 33 | Dubasari | 34.8 |
| 34 | Ungheni | 34.2 |
| 35 | Rezina | 31.3 |
Pensioners per 100 residents, 1 January 2025 (2025)
Chisinau Municipality ranks 35 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pensioners per 100 residents, 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Causeni | 27.2 |
| 30 | Ocnita | 27.2 |
| 31 | Falesti | 27.1 |
| 32 | Ialoveni | 26.2 |
| 33 | Ungheni | 25.5 |
| 34 | Criuleni | 25.2 |
| 35 | Chisinau Municipality | 24.9 |
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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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