# NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population density, 2024

All 42 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-density/romania-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-density/romania-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | inhabitants per km² |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Bucureşti | 7,426.4 |
| 2 | Ilfov | 390 |
| 3 | Prahova | 146.8 |
| 4 | Iaşi | 144.4 |
| 5 | Dâmboviţa | 118.5 |
| 6 | Galaţi | 112.2 |
| 7 | Cluj | 104.8 |
| 8 | Braşov | 104.7 |
| 9 | Constanţa | 97.5 |
| 10 | Bacău | 90.7 |
| 11 | Argeş | 83.2 |
| 12 | Dolj | 82 |
| 13 | Botoşani | 79.3 |
| 14 | Mureş | 77.8 |
| 15 | Timiş | 76.9 |
| 16 | Neamţ | 76.4 |
| 17 | Suceava | 75.8 |
| 18 | Giurgiu | 75.4 |
| 19 | Satu Mare | 75.1 |
| 20 | Bihor | 74.2 |
| 21 | Sibiu | 72.9 |
| 22 | Maramureş | 71.8 |
| 23 | Olt | 70.1 |
| 24 | Vaslui | 69.7 |
| 25 | Vrancea | 68.8 |
| 26 | Buzău | 65.6 |
| 27 | Vâlcea | 59.9 |
| 28 | Brăila | 59.5 |
| 29 | Ialomiţa | 57.3 |
| 30 | Călăraşi | 56.9 |
| 31 | Gorj | 55.7 |
| 32 | Bistriţa-Năsăud | 55.6 |
| 33 | Teleorman | 55.3 |
| 34 | Sălaj | 54.7 |
| 35 | Covasna | 54 |
| 36 | Arad | 53.3 |
| 37 | Alba | 52.3 |
| 38 | Hunedoara | 50.1 |
| 39 | Mehedinţi | 47.7 |
| 40 | Harghita | 44.1 |
| 41 | Caraş-Severin | 28.7 |
| 42 | Tulcea | 26.6 |