NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population, 2020
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Bucureşti had the highest population of 42 areas in 2020, at 1.84 million. Tulcea had the lowest, at 192,101. The median was 395,516 and the figure for Romania was 19.33 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,835,258Bucureşti

Lowest192,101Tulcea

Median395,51642 areas

Romania19,328,838History

All areas, 2020

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2020 persons	Change on 2019
1	Bucureşti Estimated	1,835,258	+0.3%
2	Iaşi Estimated	792,692	-0.1%
3	Prahova Estimated	712,447	-0.8%
4	Cluj Estimated	709,585	+0.4%
5	Timiş Estimated	705,914	+0.1%
6	Constanţa Estimated	672,142	-0.2%
7	Suceava Estimated	623,019	-0.2%
8	Dolj Estimated	621,410	-0.7%
9	Bacău Estimated	581,442	-0.6%
10	Argeş Estimated	575,027	-0.8%
11	Bihor Estimated	560,203	-0.2%
12	Braşov Estimated	553,520	+0.2%
13	Mureş Estimated	533,186	-0.4%
14	Galaţi Estimated	500,213	-0.8%
15	Dâmboviţa Estimated	487,115	-0.8%
16	Ilfov Estimated	486,744	+0.3%
17	Maramureş Estimated	458,636	-0.4%
18	Neamţ Estimated	438,460	-0.8%
19	Arad Estimated	415,910	-0.4%
20	Buzău Estimated	409,162	-1.1%
21	Sibiu Estimated	401,301	+0.1%
22	Olt Estimated	389,730	-1.2%
23	Hunedoara Estimated	380,105	-0.9%
24	Botoşani Estimated	376,562	-0.8%
25	Vaslui Estimated	372,040	-0.5%
26	Vâlcea Estimated	348,377	-0.5%
27	Satu Mare Estimated	331,217	-0.4%
28	Teleorman Estimated	328,867	-1.6%
29	Alba Estimated	323,879	-0.5%
30	Vrancea Estimated	317,567	-1%
31	Gorj Estimated	311,985	-1.1%
32	Harghita Estimated	301,465	-0.3%
33	Brăila Estimated	285,916	-1.3%
34	Călăraşi Estimated	280,252	-1.4%
35	Bistriţa-Năsăud Estimated	277,849	-0.4%
36	Caraş-Severin Estimated	269,551	-0.6%
37	Giurgiu Estimated	263,263	-1.1%
38	Ialomiţa Estimated	254,405	-0.7%
39	Mehedinţi Estimated	238,907	-1%
40	Sălaj Estimated	209,939	-0.8%
41	Covasna Estimated	201,475	-0.3%
42	Tulcea Estimated	192,101	-1.2%

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 1.84 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Tulcea, with 192,101 in 2020.

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.