In Hunedoara, the average pension is supported by the social security contributions of two average-wage workers. There we have 1.2 pensioners per employee, that is, the need for employees who would provide pensions through contributions is 140,000 more employees than now.

We took average salaries for each county, applied a 25% contribution rate, and compared that to average pensions and the number of workers and retirees county by county.

In Galata, the pension contribution is 1,300 lei, and the average pension is 1,926 lei. There are 112,000 working people and about 126,000 pensioners in the county. In order to pay all pensions only through contributions, another 75,000 workers will be needed. However, Galatsiu’s economy is not diversified enough to create so many new jobs.

Below are the countries with the largest deficits that could ensure full pension payments without resorting to loans or transfers.

And below the districts where the number of pensioners exceeds the number of working people

• See gross salary by county, 25% pension contribution rate and average pension value here (pdf)