NUTS 3 areas of Romania by natural change rate, 2024

Ilfov had the highest natural change rate of 42 areas in 2024, at -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Teleorman had the lowest, at -11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Romania was -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest-0.1Ilfov
Lowest-11.9Teleorman
Median-642 areas
Romania-5.3History

All areas, 2024

Ilfov: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlfov-0.1Suceava: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSuceava-1.6Bistriţa-Năsăud: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBistriţa-Năsăud-2.2Iaşi: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsIaşi-2.4Braşov: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraşov-2.6Sibiu: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSibiu-2.6Timiş: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTimiş-2.9Cluj: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCluj-3.3Harghita: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarghita-3.4Bihor: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBihor-3.8Vâlcea: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVâlcea-3.9Bucureşti: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBucureşti-4Sălaj: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSălaj-4Covasna: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCovasna-4.2Mureş: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMureş-4.4Maramureş: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaramureş-4.5Satu Mare: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSatu Mare-4.5Constanţa: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsConstanţa-5.3Vrancea: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVrancea-5.5Alba: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlba-5.6Botoşani: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBotoşani-6Dâmboviţa: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDâmboviţa-6Argeş: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsArgeş-6.1Arad: -6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsArad-6.3Giurgiu: -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGiurgiu-6.4Gorj: -6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGorj-6.7Bacău: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBacău-6.8Galaţi: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGalaţi-6.8Ialomiţa: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsIalomiţa-6.9Vaslui: -7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaslui-7Dolj: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDolj-7.3Neamţ: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNeamţ-7.3Prahova: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrahova-7.9Caraş-Severin: -8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaraş-Severin-8.2Călăraşi: -8.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCălăraşi-8.3Buzău: -9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuzău-9Olt: -9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOlt-9Mehedinţi: -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMehedinţi-9.2Tulcea: -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTulcea-9.3Hunedoara: -9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHunedoara-9.4Brăila: -10.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrăila-10.7Teleorman: -11.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeleorman-11.9
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2023
1Ilfov Estimated-0.1-0.4 pts
2Suceava Estimated-1.6-1.7 pts
3Bistriţa-Năsăud Estimated-2.2-1.6 pts
4Iaşi Estimated-2.4-1.5 pts
5Braşov Estimated-2.6-0.5 pts
5Sibiu Estimated-2.6-0.5 pts
7Timiş Estimated-2.9-0.3 pts
8Cluj Estimated-3.3-0.9 pts
9Harghita Estimated-3.4-0.8 pts
10Bihor Estimated-3.8-1 pts
11Vâlcea Estimated-3.9-1.3 pts
12Bucureşti Estimated-4-1 pts
12Sălaj Estimated-4-1.1 pts
14Covasna Estimated-4.2-0.6 pts
15Mureş Estimated-4.4-0.7 pts
16Maramureş Estimated-4.5-1.1 pts
16Satu Mare Estimated-4.5-0.8 pts
18Constanţa Estimated-5.3-1.1 pts
19Vrancea Estimated-5.5-0.4 pts
20Alba Estimated-5.6-1.1 pts
21Botoşani Estimated-6-1.2 pts
21Dâmboviţa Estimated-6-0.7 pts
23Argeş Estimated-6.1-0.3 pts
24Arad Estimated-6.3-1.3 pts
25Giurgiu Estimated-6.4+0.8 pts
26Gorj Estimated-6.7-0.7 pts
27Bacău Estimated-6.8-1.5 pts
27Galaţi Estimated-6.8-1.2 pts
29Ialomiţa Estimated-6.9-0.9 pts
30Vaslui Estimated-7-2.1 pts
31Dolj Estimated-7.3-0.9 pts
31Neamţ Estimated-7.3-0.6 pts
33Prahova Estimated-7.9-0.7 pts
34Caraş-Severin Estimated-8.2-0.9 pts
35Călăraşi Estimated-8.3-1.2 pts
36Buzău Estimated-9-0.6 pts
36Olt Estimated-9-0.7 pts
38Mehedinţi Estimated-9.2-0.8 pts
39Tulcea Estimated-9.3-1 pts
40Hunedoara Estimated-9.4-0.5 pts
41Brăila Estimated-10.7-0.6 pts
42Teleorman Estimated-11.9-1.1 pts

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About this ranking

Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Ilfov, with -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Teleorman, with -11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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