Poverty and living standards in Falesti, Moldova: official figures
Police registered 292 crimes in Falesti District in 2024, 48.2 per 10,000 residents, the lowest of 35 territorial units (Moldova: 103.3).
How many pensioners are there in Falesti?
Falesti District had 16,408 pensioners on 1 January 2025, 27.1 per 100 residents, and 81.1% of them received an old-age pension.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Falesti?
The average old-age pension in Falesti District was 3,336 lei a month on 1 January 2025, 15th lowest of 35 territorial units and up from 2,668 lei two years earlier (national average 3,984 lei).
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- Registered crime in Falesti District was down 41.4% on 2015, when 498 crimes were recorded; in 2023 the figure was 343. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 58 of the crimes registered in Falesti District in 2024 were classed as especially serious, very serious or serious, and 191 people were identified as having committed crimes. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- The housing stock of Falesti District numbered 33,969 dwellings with 2.24 million square metres of floor space at the end of 2024, or 37.1 m2 per resident (9th lowest of 35). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 3,385 square metres of new housing were completed in Falesti District in 2024, of which 3,385 m2 were individual houses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Falesti compares with other first-level divisions
Registered crimes per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Falesti ranks 35 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Registered crimes per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Telenesti | 60.5 |
| 30 | Singerei | 58.0 |
| 31 | Anenii Noi | 57.7 |
| 32 | Riscani | 57.2 |
| 33 | Criuleni | 54.7 |
| 34 | Floresti | 54.5 |
| 35 | Falesti | 48.2 |
Average old-age pension (lei a month), 1 January 2025 (2025)
Falesti ranks 21 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average old-age pension (lei a month), 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Calaras | 3,373 lei |
| 19 | Edinet | 3,369 lei |
| 20 | Soroca | 3,362 lei |
| 21 | Falesti | 3,336 lei |
| 22 | Riscani | 3,334 lei |
| 23 | Glodeni | 3,330 lei |
| 24 | Ocnita | 3,288 lei |
Dwelling floor area per resident (m2), end of 2024 (2024)
Falesti ranks 27 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Dwelling floor area per resident (m2), end of 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Gagauzia | 38.0 |
| 25 | Balti | 37.8 |
| 26 | Anenii Noi | 37.4 |
| 27 | Falesti | 37.1 |
| 28 | Soldanesti | 36.1 |
| 29 | Singerei | 35.5 |
| 30 | Glodeni | 35.5 |
Pensioners per 100 residents, 1 January 2025 (2025)
Falesti ranks 31 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pensioners per 100 residents, 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Singerei | 27.4 |
| 29 | Causeni | 27.2 |
| 30 | Ocnita | 27.2 |
| 31 | Falesti | 27.1 |
| 32 | Ialoveni | 26.2 |
| 33 | Ungheni | 25.5 |
| 34 | Criuleni | 25.2 |
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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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