NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population, 2025

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population, 2025
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Bucureşti had the highest population of 42 areas in 2025, at 1.71 million. Tulcea had the lowest, at 187,619. The median was 391,627 and the figure for Romania was 19.04 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,709,191Bucureşti

Lowest187,619Tulcea

Median391,62742 areas

Romania19,043,151History

All areas, 2025

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2025 persons	Change on 2024
1	Bucureşti Estimated	1,709,191	-0.7%
2	Iaşi Estimated	780,271	+0.2%
3	Cluj Estimated	697,374	+0.6%
4	Prahova Estimated	685,562	-0.5%
5	Timiş Estimated	667,225	+0.6%
6	Constanţa Estimated	656,082	-0.2%
7	Suceava Estimated	645,930	+0.1%
8	Ilfov Estimated	604,264	+3.5%
9	Dolj Estimated	595,229	-0.5%
10	Bacău Estimated	591,999	-0.7%
11	Argeş Estimated	561,990	-0.5%
12	Braşov Estimated	560,277	+0.6%
13	Bihor Estimated	556,894	+0.2%
14	Mureş Estimated	519,574	-0%
15	Galaţi Estimated	489,056	-0.8%
16	Dâmboviţa Estimated	476,523	-0.1%
17	Maramureş Estimated	450,925	-0.2%
18	Neamţ Estimated	445,750	-0.5%
19	Arad Estimated	410,320	-0.1%
20	Buzău Estimated	395,517	-0.7%
21	Sibiu Estimated	394,963	+0.4%
22	Botoşani Estimated	388,291	-0.4%
23	Olt Estimated	375,641	-0.2%
24	Vaslui Estimated	365,977	-1%
25	Hunedoara Estimated	351,253	-1%
26	Vâlcea Estimated	340,236	-0.1%
27	Vrancea Estimated	331,236	-0.3%
28	Satu Mare Estimated	330,466	-0.1%
29	Alba Estimated	325,260	-0.1%
30	Teleorman Estimated	313,033	-0.8%
31	Gorj Estimated	307,702	-0.8%
32	Bistriţa-Năsăud Estimated	297,211	0%
33	Harghita Estimated	291,871	-0.1%
34	Călăraşi Estimated	278,602	-0.3%
35	Brăila Estimated	271,655	-1.1%
36	Giurgiu Estimated	261,198	+1%
37	Ialomiţa Estimated	248,786	-0.2%
38	Caraş-Severin Estimated	242,232	-0.6%
39	Mehedinţi Estimated	229,220	-0.4%
40	Sălaj Estimated	211,140	+0.2%
41	Covasna Estimated	199,606	-0%
42	Tulcea Estimated	187,619	-0.9%

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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 NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which area has the highest population?

Bucureşti, with 1.71 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Tulcea, with 187,619 in 2025.

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 NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.