NUTS 3 areas of Romania by natural population change

Iaşi had the highest natural population change of 42 areas in 2016, at 1,267. Prahova had the lowest, at -3,837. The median was -1,271 and the figure for Romania was -52,631. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,267Iaşi
Lowest-3,837Prahova
Median-1,27142 areas
Romania-52,631History

All areas, 2016

Iaşi: 1,267 personsIaşi1,267Ilfov: 1,041 personsIlfov1,041Suceava: 602 personsSuceava602Braşov: 426 personsBraşov426Bistriţa-Năsăud: 172 personsBistriţa-Năsăud172Timiş: -64 personsTimiş-64Sibiu: -86 personsSibiu-86Covasna: -208 personsCovasna-208Harghita: -329 personsHarghita-329Sălaj: -430 personsSălaj-430Constanţa: -531 personsConstanţa-531Satu Mare: -616 personsSatu Mare-616Cluj: -656 personsCluj-656Maramureş: -712 personsMaramureş-712Vaslui: -751 personsVaslui-751Vâlcea: -1,117 personsVâlcea-1,117Ialomiţa: -1,150 personsIalomiţa-1,150Vrancea: -1,177 personsVrancea-1,177Mureş: -1,198 personsMureş-1,198Alba: -1,220 personsAlba-1,220Tulcea: -1,252 personsTulcea-1,252Bihor: -1,289 personsBihor-1,289Călăraşi: -1,446 personsCălăraşi-1,446Gorj: -1,495 personsGorj-1,495Bucureşti: -1,545 personsBucureşti-1,545Caraş-Severin: -1,565 personsCaraş-Severin-1,565Arad: -1,606 personsArad-1,606Galaţi: -1,647 personsGalaţi-1,647Mehedinţi: -1,709 personsMehedinţi-1,709Bacău: -1,815 personsBacău-1,815Neamţ: -1,821 personsNeamţ-1,821Giurgiu: -1,839 personsGiurgiu-1,839Botoşani: -1,892 personsBotoşani-1,892Dâmboviţa: -1,952 personsDâmboviţa-1,952Argeş: -1,991 personsArgeş-1,991Brăila: -2,270 personsBrăila-2,270Hunedoara: -2,328 personsHunedoara-2,328Olt: -2,777 personsOlt-2,777Buzău: -2,873 personsBuzău-2,873Dolj: -3,176 personsDolj-3,176Teleorman: -3,769 personsTeleorman-3,769Prahova: -3,837 personsPrahova-3,837
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
persons
Change on 2015
1Iaşi1,267+61.8%
2Ilfov1,041+60.2%
3Suceava602+15,150%
4Braşov426+1,675%
5Bistriţa-Năsăud172+266%
6Timiş-64+91.7%
7Sibiu-86+45.2%
8Covasna-208+29%
9Harghita-329+33.4%
10Sălaj-430+27.7%
11Constanţa-531-31.4%
12Satu Mare-616+34.7%
13Cluj-656+48.5%
14Maramureş-712+13.9%
15Vaslui-751-79.2%
16Vâlcea-1,117+14.9%
17Ialomiţa-1,150-0.6%
18Vrancea-1,177+13.7%
19Mureş-1,198+13.8%
20Alba-1,220+17.3%
21Tulcea-1,252-9.1%
22Bihor-1,289+24.6%
23Călăraşi-1,446+8.8%
24Gorj-1,495+9.3%
25Bucureşti-1,545+31%
26Caraş-Severin-1,565+22%
27Arad-1,606+20.4%
28Galaţi-1,647+1%
29Mehedinţi-1,709+9%
30Bacău-1,815-16.5%
31Neamţ-1,821+13.5%
32Giurgiu-1,839-3.3%
33Botoşani-1,892-7.3%
34Dâmboviţa-1,952+2.6%
35Argeş-1,991+4.6%
36Brăila-2,270+5.8%
37Hunedoara-2,328-8.5%
38Olt-2,777+10.6%
39Buzău-2,873+5.7%
40Dolj-3,176+13.5%
41Teleorman-3,769+2.1%
42Prahova-3,837-4.9%

Other periods

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Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

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Eurostat. Population change, 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of Romania by natural population change, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Romania by natural population change, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/romania-provinces?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which area has the highest natural population change?

Iaşi, with 1,267 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Prahova, with -3,837 in 2016.

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