NUTS 3 areas of Romania by natural change rate

Iaşi had the highest natural change rate of 42 areas in 2019, at 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Teleorman had the lowest, at -10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Romania was -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1.9Iaşi
Lowest-10.5Teleorman
Median-3.842 areas
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All areas, 2019

Iaşi: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsIaşi1.9Ilfov: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlfov1.2Bistriţa-Năsăud: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBistriţa-Năsăud0.4Suceava: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSuceava0.2Braşov: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraşov0Bucureşti: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsBucureşti0Timiş: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTimiş-0.3Sibiu: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSibiu-0.6Cluj: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCluj-1Vaslui: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaslui-1.7Harghita: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarghita-1.9Maramureş: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaramureş-1.9Covasna: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCovasna-2Vâlcea: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVâlcea-2.2Bihor: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBihor-2.3Constanţa: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsConstanţa-2.5Satu Mare: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSatu Mare-2.7Sălaj: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSălaj-2.9Mureş: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMureş-3.1Alba: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlba-3.8Argeş: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsArgeş-3.8Bacău: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBacău-3.9Arad: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsArad-4Galaţi: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGalaţi-4.3Dâmboviţa: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsDâmboviţa-4.4Botoşani: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBotoşani-4.5Dolj: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDolj-5.2Vrancea: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVrancea-5.3Gorj: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGorj-5.4Ialomiţa: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsIalomiţa-5.4Neamţ: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNeamţ-5.5Călăraşi: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCălăraşi-5.9Prahova: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrahova-6.1Caraş-Severin: -6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaraş-Severin-6.7Hunedoara: -6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHunedoara-6.7Tulcea: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTulcea-7.5Buzău: -7.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuzău-7.7Giurgiu: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGiurgiu-7.9Olt: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOlt-7.9Mehedinţi: -8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMehedinţi-8.4Brăila: -8.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrăila-8.9Teleorman: -10.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeleorman-10.5Iaşi: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsIaşi1.9Ilfov: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlfov1.2Bistriţa-Năsăud: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBistriţa-Năsăud0.4Suceava: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSuceava0.2Braşov: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraşov0Bucureşti: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsBucureşti0Timiş: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTimiş-0.3Sibiu: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSibiu-0.6Cluj: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCluj-1Vaslui: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaslui-1.7Harghita: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarghita-1.9Maramureş: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaramureş-1.9Covasna: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCovasna-2Vâlcea: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVâlcea-2.2Bihor: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBihor-2.3Constanţa: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsConstanţa-2.5Satu Mare: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSatu Mare-2.7Sălaj: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSălaj-2.9Mureş: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMureş-3.1Alba: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlba-3.8Argeş: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsArgeş-3.8Bacău: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBacău-3.9Arad: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsArad-4Galaţi: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGalaţi-4.3Dâmboviţa: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsDâmboviţa-4.4Botoşani: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBotoşani-4.5Dolj: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDolj-5.2Vrancea: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVrancea-5.3Gorj: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGorj-5.4Ialomiţa: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsIalomiţa-5.4Neamţ: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNeamţ-5.5Călăraşi: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCălăraşi-5.9Prahova: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrahova-6.1Caraş-Severin: -6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaraş-Severin-6.7Hunedoara: -6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHunedoara-6.7Tulcea: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTulcea-7.5Buzău: -7.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuzău-7.7Giurgiu: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGiurgiu-7.9Olt: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOlt-7.9Mehedinţi: -8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMehedinţi-8.4Brăila: -8.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrăila-8.9Teleorman: -10.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeleorman-10.5
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

RankAreas2019
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2018
1Iaşi Estimated1.9+0.7 pts
2Ilfov Estimated1.2-0.5 pts
3Bistriţa-Năsăud Estimated0.4+0.2 pts
4Suceava Estimated0.2-0.4 pts
5Braşov Estimated0+0.1 pts
5Bucureşti Estimated0+0.2 pts
7Timiş Estimated-0.3-0.4 pts
8Sibiu Estimated-0.60 pts
9Cluj Estimated-1+0.3 pts
10Vaslui Estimated-1.7+2.4 pts
11Harghita Estimated-1.90 pts
11Maramureş Estimated-1.9-0.1 pts
13Covasna Estimated-2+0.8 pts
14Vâlcea Estimated-2.2-0.7 pts
15Bihor Estimated-2.3+0.2 pts
16Constanţa Estimated-2.5-0.6 pts
17Satu Mare Estimated-2.70 pts
18Sălaj Estimated-2.9+0.4 pts
19Mureş Estimated-3.1-0.7 pts
20Alba Estimated-3.8+0.3 pts
20Argeş Estimated-3.80 pts
22Bacău Estimated-3.9+0.6 pts
23Arad Estimated-40 pts
24Galaţi Estimated-4.3+0.2 pts
25Dâmboviţa Estimated-4.4+0.1 pts
26Botoşani Estimated-4.5+1.1 pts
27Dolj Estimated-5.20 pts
28Vrancea Estimated-5.3-0.3 pts
29Gorj Estimated-5.4-0.5 pts
29Ialomiţa Estimated-5.4-0.6 pts
31Neamţ Estimated-5.5+0.3 pts
32Călăraşi Estimated-5.9+0.2 pts
33Prahova Estimated-6.1-0.7 pts
34Caraş-Severin Estimated-6.7-0.1 pts
34Hunedoara Estimated-6.7-0.7 pts
36Tulcea Estimated-7.5+0.3 pts
37Buzău Estimated-7.7+0.2 pts
38Giurgiu Estimated-7.9-0.1 pts
38Olt Estimated-7.9-0.3 pts
40Mehedinţi Estimated-8.4-0.7 pts
41Brăila Estimated-8.9-0.9 pts
42Teleorman Estimated-10.5+0.3 pts

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

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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?

Iaşi, with 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Teleorman, with -10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

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