NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population, 2022
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Bucureşti had the highest population of 42 areas in 2022, at 1.72 million. Tulcea had the lowest, at 192,566. The median was 390,002 and the figure for Romania was 19.04 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,722,974Bucureşti

Lowest192,566Tulcea

Median390,00242 areas

Romania19,043,098History

All areas, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2022 persons	Change on 2021
1	Bucureşti Estimated	1,722,974	-5.5%
2	Iaşi Estimated	765,720	-3.7%
3	Prahova Estimated	694,502	-1.3%
4	Cluj Estimated	683,028	-3.8%
5	Constanţa Estimated	656,017	-1.8%
6	Timiş Estimated	652,238	-7.5%
7	Suceava Estimated	640,816	+3.3%
8	Dolj Estimated	599,580	-2.7%
9	Bacău Estimated	599,435	+4.1%
10	Argeş Estimated	566,913	-0.1%
11	Bihor Estimated	552,031	-0.9%
12	Braşov Estimated	548,254	-0.9%
13	Ilfov Estimated	545,407	+8.3%
14	Mureş Estimated	518,991	-2%
15	Galaţi Estimated	495,030	-0%
16	Dâmboviţa Estimated	478,599	-0.9%
17	Neamţ Estimated	452,057	+4.4%
18	Maramureş Estimated	451,499	-0.7%
19	Arad Estimated	410,282	-0.7%
20	Buzău Estimated	403,817	0%
21	Botoşani Estimated	391,108	+5.2%
22	Sibiu Estimated	388,896	-2.8%
23	Olt Estimated	381,731	-1%
24	Vaslui Estimated	372,861	+1.3%
25	Hunedoara Estimated	360,692	-3.5%
26	Vâlcea Estimated	341,630	-1.2%
27	Vrancea Estimated	334,066	+6.3%
28	Satu Mare Estimated	330,363	+0.3%
29	Alba Estimated	325,715	+1.5%
30	Teleorman Estimated	322,245	-0.6%
31	Gorj Estimated	313,025	+1.6%
32	Bistriţa-Năsăud Estimated	295,351	+6.9%
33	Harghita Estimated	291,633	-2.5%
34	Călăraşi Estimated	281,980	+1.5%
35	Brăila Estimated	280,196	-0.2%
36	Giurgiu Estimated	260,203	-0.3%
37	Ialomiţa Estimated	250,451	-0.6%
38	Caraş-Severin Estimated	246,319	-7.5%
39	Mehedinţi Estimated	233,636	-1.2%
40	Sălaj Estimated	211,329	+1.1%
41	Covasna Estimated	199,912	-0.1%
42	Tulcea Estimated	192,566	+1.5%

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 1.72 million in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Tulcea, with 192,566 in 2022.

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.