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NUTS 3 areas of Romania by natural change rate

Iaşi had the highest natural change rate of 42 areas in 2021, at -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Teleorman had the lowest, at -16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Romania was -7.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest-1.6Iaşi
Lowest-16.3Teleorman
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All areas, 2021

Iaşi: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIaşi-1.6Ilfov: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlfov-1.9Suceava: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSuceava-2.5Braşov: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraşov-4.3Timiş: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTimiş-4.7Bucureşti: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBucureşti-4.8Vaslui: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaslui-4.8Cluj: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCluj-4.9Bistriţa-Năsăud: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBistriţa-Năsăud-5Sibiu: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSibiu-5Vâlcea: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVâlcea-5.4Covasna: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCovasna-5.8Maramureş: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaramureş-5.9Harghita: -6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarghita-6.2Sălaj: -6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSălaj-6.6Mureş: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMureş-6.8Bihor: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBihor-6.9Satu Mare: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSatu Mare-6.9Constanţa: -7.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsConstanţa-7.1Galaţi: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGalaţi-7.5Bacău: -7.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBacău-7.7Dâmboviţa: -8.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDâmboviţa-8.3Botoşani: -8.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBotoşani-8.9Vrancea: -8.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVrancea-8.9Argeş: -9 per 1,000 inhabitantsArgeş-9Alba: -9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlba-9.1Arad: -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsArad-9.3Dolj: -9.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDolj-9.5Gorj: -9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGorj-9.6Ialomiţa: -10.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsIalomiţa-10.4Călăraşi: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCălăraşi-10.6Tulcea: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTulcea-10.6Neamţ: -11.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNeamţ-11.1Prahova: -11.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrahova-11.1Caraş-Severin: -11.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaraş-Severin-11.7Olt: -12 per 1,000 inhabitantsOlt-12Buzău: -12.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuzău-12.1Giurgiu: -12.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGiurgiu-12.1Hunedoara: -13 per 1,000 inhabitantsHunedoara-13Mehedinţi: -14.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMehedinţi-14.3Brăila: -14.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrăila-14.7Teleorman: -16.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeleorman-16.3Iaşi: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIaşi-1.6Ilfov: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsIlfov-1.9Suceava: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSuceava-2.5Braşov: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBraşov-4.3Timiş: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTimiş-4.7Bucureşti: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBucureşti-4.8Vaslui: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaslui-4.8Cluj: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCluj-4.9Bistriţa-Năsăud: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBistriţa-Năsăud-5Sibiu: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSibiu-5Vâlcea: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVâlcea-5.4Covasna: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCovasna-5.8Maramureş: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMaramureş-5.9Harghita: -6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarghita-6.2Sălaj: -6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSălaj-6.6Mureş: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMureş-6.8Bihor: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBihor-6.9Satu Mare: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSatu Mare-6.9Constanţa: -7.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsConstanţa-7.1Galaţi: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGalaţi-7.5Bacău: -7.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBacău-7.7Dâmboviţa: -8.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDâmboviţa-8.3Botoşani: -8.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBotoşani-8.9Vrancea: -8.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVrancea-8.9Argeş: -9 per 1,000 inhabitantsArgeş-9Alba: -9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlba-9.1Arad: -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsArad-9.3Dolj: -9.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDolj-9.5Gorj: -9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGorj-9.6Ialomiţa: -10.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsIalomiţa-10.4Călăraşi: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCălăraşi-10.6Tulcea: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTulcea-10.6Neamţ: -11.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNeamţ-11.1Prahova: -11.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrahova-11.1Caraş-Severin: -11.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaraş-Severin-11.7Olt: -12 per 1,000 inhabitantsOlt-12Buzău: -12.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuzău-12.1Giurgiu: -12.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGiurgiu-12.1Hunedoara: -13 per 1,000 inhabitantsHunedoara-13Mehedinţi: -14.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMehedinţi-14.3Brăila: -14.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrăila-14.7Teleorman: -16.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeleorman-16.3
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

RankAreas2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Iaşi Estimated-1.6-2.2 pts
2Ilfov Estimated-1.9-1.3 pts
3Suceava Estimated-2.5-0.7 pts
4Braşov Estimated-4.3-1.8 pts
5Timiş Estimated-4.7-2.6 pts
6Bucureşti Estimated-4.8-3.1 pts
6Vaslui Estimated-4.8-2.3 pts
8Cluj Estimated-4.9-1.6 pts
9Bistriţa-Năsăud Estimated-5-2.3 pts
9Sibiu Estimated-5-1.1 pts
11Vâlcea Estimated-5.4-0.9 pts
12Covasna Estimated-5.8-2.2 pts
13Maramureş Estimated-5.9-1.2 pts
14Harghita Estimated-6.2-2 pts
15Sălaj Estimated-6.6-2.1 pts
16Mureş Estimated-6.8-2 pts
17Bihor Estimated-6.9-1.9 pts
17Satu Mare Estimated-6.9-2.1 pts
19Constanţa Estimated-7.1-2.8 pts
20Galaţi Estimated-7.5-1.9 pts
21Bacău Estimated-7.7-1.5 pts
22Dâmboviţa Estimated-8.3-1.3 pts
23Botoşani Estimated-8.9-1.8 pts
23Vrancea Estimated-8.9-2.1 pts
25Argeş Estimated-9-2.1 pts
26Alba Estimated-9.1-2.6 pts
27Arad Estimated-9.3-2.4 pts
28Dolj Estimated-9.5-2.8 pts
29Gorj Estimated-9.6-2.1 pts
30Ialomiţa Estimated-10.4-3.4 pts
31Călăraşi Estimated-10.6-2.4 pts
31Tulcea Estimated-10.6-1.3 pts
33Neamţ Estimated-11.1-2.9 pts
33Prahova Estimated-11.1-1.7 pts
35Caraş-Severin Estimated-11.7-2.3 pts
36Olt Estimated-12-1.8 pts
37Buzău Estimated-12.1-2.6 pts
37Giurgiu Estimated-12.1-2.3 pts
39Hunedoara Estimated-13-2.9 pts
40Mehedinţi Estimated-14.3-4.3 pts
41Brăila Estimated-14.7-3.4 pts
42Teleorman Estimated-16.3-3.7 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 -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Teleorman, with -16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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