NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population aged 15 to 64

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population aged 15 to 64, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Bucureşti had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 42 areas in 2021, at 1.22 million. Tulcea had the lowest, at 121,056. The median was 250,930 and the figure for Romania was 12.47 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,217,541Bucureşti

Lowest121,056Tulcea

Median250,93042 areas

Romania12,469,723History

All areas, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 persons	Change on 2020
1	Bucureşti Estimated	1,217,541	-1.9%
2	Iaşi Estimated	518,991	-0.4%
3	Timiş Estimated	481,821	-0.9%
4	Cluj Estimated	476,510	-0.5%
5	Prahova Estimated	455,106	-1.7%
6	Constanţa Estimated	437,197	-1.5%
7	Dolj Estimated	402,198	-1.6%
8	Suceava Estimated	392,374	-1%
9	Argeş Estimated	370,769	-1.9%
10	Bihor Estimated	367,403	-1%
11	Bacău Estimated	363,310	-1.6%
12	Braşov Estimated	354,088	-1.2%
13	Ilfov Estimated	349,765	+3.6%
14	Mureş Estimated	340,165	-1.2%
15	Dâmboviţa Estimated	320,009	-1.1%
16	Galaţi Estimated	319,256	-2%
17	Maramureş Estimated	302,222	-1.3%
18	Arad Estimated	270,600	-1.4%
19	Neamţ Estimated	268,272	-1.8%
20	Sibiu Estimated	262,359	-0.8%
21	Buzău Estimated	253,430	-1.9%
22	Olt Estimated	248,430	-1.6%
23	Hunedoara Estimated	241,268	-2.5%
24	Botoşani Estimated	237,954	-1.4%
25	Vaslui Estimated	226,019	-2%
26	Satu Mare Estimated	219,369	-1%
27	Vâlcea Estimated	214,137	-1.6%
28	Gorj Estimated	209,405	-1.7%
29	Alba Estimated	205,323	-1.8%
30	Vrancea Estimated	194,996	-1.7%
31	Harghita Estimated	193,331	-1.3%
32	Teleorman Estimated	192,440	-2%
33	Brăila Estimated	177,761	-2.5%
34	Bistriţa-Năsăud Estimated	177,277	-1.1%
35	Călăraşi Estimated	174,688	-1.2%
36	Caraş-Severin Estimated	173,066	-1.9%
37	Giurgiu Estimated	167,192	-1.2%
38	Ialomiţa Estimated	157,854	-1.5%
39	Mehedinţi Estimated	154,470	-1.4%
40	Sălaj Estimated	131,060	-1%
41	Covasna Estimated	129,241	-1.1%
42	Tulcea Estimated	121,056	-2.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population aged 15 to 64 on 1 January (Eurostat).

The working-age band Eurostat uses for EU comparisons. population_16_64 (INE, Spain) starts at 16, so the two series differ.

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 on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which area has the highest population aged 15 to 64?

Bucureşti, with 1.22 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Tulcea, with 121,056 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.