Regions of Romania (NUTS 2) by natural population change

Bucureşti-Ilfov had the highest natural population change of 8 regions in 2015, at -1,588. Sud-Muntenia had the lowest, at -16,110. The median was -6,121 and the figure for Romania was -60,447. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest-1,588Bucureşti-Ilfov
Lowest-16,110Sud-Muntenia
Median-6,1218 regions
Romania-60,447History

All regions, 2015

Bucureşti-Ilfov: -1,588 personsBucureşti-Ilfov-1,588Centru: -3,786 personsCentru-3,786Nord-Est: -5,067 personsNord-Est-5,067Nord-Vest: -5,303 personsNord-Vest-5,303Vest: -6,938 personsVest-6,938Sud-Est: -10,037 personsSud-Est-10,037Sud-Vest Oltenia: -11,618 personsSud-Vest Oltenia-11,618Sud-Muntenia: -16,110 personsSud-Muntenia-16,110Bucureşti-Ilfov: -1,588 personsBucureşti-Ilfov-1,588Centru: -3,786 personsCentru-3,786Nord-Est: -5,067 personsNord-Est-5,067Nord-Vest: -5,303 personsNord-Vest-5,303Vest: -6,938 personsVest-6,938Sud-Est: -10,037 personsSud-Est-10,037Sud-Vest Oltenia: -11,618 personsSud-Vest Oltenia-11,618Sud-Muntenia: -16,110 personsSud-Muntenia-16,110
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2015
persons
Change on 2014
1Bucureşti-Ilfov-1,588-38.6%
2Centru-3,786-58%
3Nord-Est-5,067-10.1%
4Nord-Vest-5,303-14.5%
5Vest-6,938-8.3%
6Sud-Est-10,037-2.9%
7Sud-Vest Oltenia-11,618-1.7%
8Sud-Muntenia-16,110-1.5%

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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) (Regions of Romania (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2015) [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), Regions of Romania (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2015. 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-regions?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Regions of Romania (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/romania-regions?period=2015.

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Which region has the highest natural population change?

Bucureşti-Ilfov, with -1,588 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural population change?

Sud-Muntenia, with -16,110 in 2015.

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