Poverty and living standards in Ungheni, Moldova: official figures
Police registered 495 crimes in Ungheni District in 2024, 64.1 per 10,000 residents, 10th lowest of 35 territorial units (Moldova: 103.3).
How many pensioners are there in Ungheni?
Ungheni District had 19,709 pensioners on 1 January 2025, 25.5 per 100 residents, and 77.4% of them received an old-age pension.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Ungheni?
The average old-age pension in Ungheni District was 3,456 lei a month on 1 January 2025, 12th highest of 35 territorial units and up from 2,758 lei two years earlier (national average 3,984 lei).
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- Registered crime in Ungheni District was down 44.6% on 2015, when 894 crimes were recorded; in 2023 the figure was 495. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 91 of the crimes registered in Ungheni District in 2024 were classed as especially serious, very serious or serious, and 306 people were identified as having committed crimes. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- The housing stock of Ungheni District numbered 38,884 dwellings with 2.64 million square metres of floor space at the end of 2024, or 34.2 m2 per resident (2nd lowest of 35). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 8,494 square metres of new housing were completed in Ungheni District in 2024, of which 8,494 m2 were individual houses. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Ungheni compares with other first-level divisions
Registered crimes per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Ungheni ranks 26 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Registered crimes per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Straseni | 67.6 |
| 24 | Gagauzia | 67.5 |
| 25 | Soroca | 66.4 |
| 26 | Ungheni | 64.1 |
| 27 | Taraclia | 63.0 |
| 28 | Ocnita | 61.8 |
| 29 | Telenesti | 60.5 |
Average old-age pension (lei a month), 1 January 2025 (2025)
Ungheni ranks 12 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average old-age pension (lei a month), 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Cahul | 3,512 lei |
| 10 | Gagauzia | 3,489 lei |
| 11 | Taraclia | 3,483 lei |
| 12 | Ungheni | 3,456 lei |
| 13 | Orhei | 3,456 lei |
| 14 | Donduseni | 3,415 lei |
| 15 | Dubasari | 3,415 lei |
Dwelling floor area per resident (m2), end of 2024 (2024)
Ungheni ranks 34 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)
Ungheni ranks 33 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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