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title: "Three room homes dominate Moldova. One third lack water and sewer access"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/79909/three-room-homes-dominate-moldova-one-third-lack-water-and-sewer-access
published: 2026-07-03T11:30:00Z
language: en
author: "Liubomir Guțu"
section: "Social"
source: moldova1.md
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# Three room homes dominate Moldova. One third lack water and sewer access

> The area of ​​the housing stock in the Republic of Moldova was, on January 1, 2026, about 93.3 million square meters, equivalent to over 93 square kilometers. For a visual comparison, the total area of ​​all housing in the country exceeds the combined territory of three microstates: San Marino, Tuvalu and Monaco.

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The area of ​​the housing stock in the Republic of Moldova was, on January 1, 2026, about 93.3 million square meters, equivalent to over 93 square kilometers. For a visual comparison, the total area of ​​all housing in the country exceeds the combined territory of three microstates: San Marino, Tuvalu and Monaco.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the largest number of registered homes is located in the north of the country - 29.1%, followed by the Center region - 27.4%, Chisinau municipality - 26.4%, the South region - 13.3% and the Gagauzia Autonomous Region - 3.8%.

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There are more homes registered in rural areas than in urban areas – 748 thousand compared to 617 thousand.

At the same time, only 68% of the homes registered in the Cadastre are equipped with a water supply, 66% have a sewage system, 47% are connected to central heating and 91% – to the natural and liquefied gas supply network.

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The most popular housing types among Moldovans are three-room homes – 35.9%, followed by two-room homes – 32.6%, and four or more rooms – 20.6%.

Only 10.9% are single-room homes, the NBS data shows.