Pensions by county: a difference of over 1,900 RON between Bucharest and Botoșani

The National House of Pensions has published July figures on the average pension paid in each county across the country, and the data reveals considerable differences depending on where pensioners live. Romania has nearly 5 million registered pensioners, and the gap between the highest and lowest average county pension exceeds 1,900 RON.

Counties with the highest average pensions

• Hunedoara – 3,494 RON
• Brașov – 3,330 RON
• Gorj – 3,312 RON
• Constanța – 3,021 RON
• Galați – 3,019 RON
• Prahova – 3,011 RON
• Cluj – 2,882 RON
• Alba – 2,876 RON
• Mehedinți – 2,850 RON

Counties with the lowest average pensions

• Botoșani – 2,229 RON
• Vrancea – 2,275 RON
• Vaslui – 2,283 RON
• Giurgiu – 2,291 RON
• Suceava – 2,359 RON
• Satu Mare – 2,376 RON
• Călărași – 2,381 RON
• Bistrița-Năsăud – 2,386 RON
• Olt – 2,399 RON
• Buzău – 2,448 RON

In Botoșani, the average pension is 592 RON below the national average, approximately 21% lower.

The situation in Bucharest, by district

• District 1 – 4,132 RON
• District 2 – 3,618 RON
• District 3 – 3,515 RON
• District 4 – 3,490 RON
• District 5 – 3,089 RON
• District 6 – 3,668 RON

District 1 is the only area in the analysed data where the average pension exceeds 4,000 RON. Compared with the national average of 2,821 RON, the gap amounts to 1,311 RON per month, or approximately 46%.

The scale of the disparities

According to July 2026 figures, the difference between the average pension in Bucharest's District 1 and that in Botoșani county stands at 1,903 RON. Even excluding Bucharest from the comparison, the gap between Hunedoara — the county with the highest average pension — and Botoșani, the one with the lowest, remains significant: 1,265 RON, or 57%.