NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population, 2015
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Bucureşti had the highest population of 42 areas in 2015, at 1.85 million. Tulcea had the lowest, at 205,965. The median was 411,009 and the figure for Romania was 19.87 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,853,402Bucureşti

Lowest205,965Tulcea

Median411,00942 areas

Romania19,870,647History

All areas, 2015

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2015 persons	Change on 2014
1	Bucureşti	1,853,402	-0.6%
2	Iaşi	786,596	+0.7%
3	Prahova	747,565	-0.6%
4	Cluj	700,665	+0.2%
5	Timiş	695,599	+0.4%
6	Constanţa	683,339	-0.1%
7	Dolj	646,455	-0.6%
8	Suceava	631,030	-0.1%
9	Bacău	604,158	-0.4%
10	Argeş	600,256	-0.6%
11	Bihor	571,955	-0.3%
12	Braşov	550,985	0%
13	Mureş	546,415	-0.2%
14	Galaţi	524,574	-0.6%
15	Dâmboviţa	509,531	-0.6%
16	Maramureş	470,691	-0.3%
17	Neamţ	459,372	-0.5%
18	Buzău	436,440	-1%
19	Ilfov	430,798	+3.1%
20	Arad	426,459	-0.4%
21	Olt	418,464	-1.2%
22	Hunedoara	403,554	-1.1%
23	Sibiu	400,138	-0%
24	Botoşani	399,259	-0.9%
25	Vaslui	389,183	-0.1%
26	Vâlcea	363,291	-0.6%
27	Teleorman	361,479	-1.5%
28	Satu Mare	339,998	-0.3%
29	Alba	335,875	-0.5%
30	Vrancea	333,858	-0.5%
31	Gorj	331,416	-1%
32	Harghita	309,138	-0.4%
33	Brăila	308,176	-1.3%
34	Călăraşi	298,684	-0.9%
35	Caraş-Severin	286,143	-1%
36	Bistriţa-Năsăud	283,210	-0.2%
37	Giurgiu	276,632	-0.6%
38	Ialomiţa	267,139	-0.8%
39	Mehedinţi	256,140	-1.1%
40	Sălaj	219,024	-0.6%
41	Covasna	207,596	-0.5%
42	Tulcea	205,965	-1.1%

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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 1.85 million in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Tulcea, with 205,965 in 2015.

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.