NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Bucureşti had the highest population of 42 areas in 2023, at 1.72 million. Tulcea had the lowest, at 190,994. The median was 390,624 and the figure for Romania was 19.06 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,724,966Bucureşti

Lowest190,994Tulcea

Median390,62442 areas

Romania19,055,228History

All areas, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2023 persons	Change on 2022
1	Bucureşti Estimated	1,724,966	+0.1%
2	Iaşi Estimated	774,025	+1.1%
3	Prahova Estimated	691,246	-0.5%
4	Cluj Estimated	688,844	+0.9%
5	Timiş Estimated	658,515	+1%
6	Constanţa Estimated	657,055	+0.2%
7	Suceava Estimated	642,275	+0.2%
8	Dolj Estimated	599,631	0%
9	Bacău Estimated	597,504	-0.3%
10	Argeş Estimated	565,747	-0.2%
11	Ilfov Estimated	564,833	+3.6%
12	Bihor Estimated	554,016	+0.4%
13	Braşov Estimated	552,813	+0.8%
14	Mureş Estimated	519,395	+0.1%
15	Galaţi Estimated	494,280	-0.2%
16	Dâmboviţa Estimated	477,197	-0.3%
17	Maramureş Estimated	451,728	+0.1%
18	Neamţ Estimated	449,345	-0.6%
19	Arad Estimated	410,451	0%
20	Buzău Estimated	400,823	-0.7%
21	Sibiu Estimated	391,433	+0.7%
22	Botoşani Estimated	389,815	-0.3%
23	Olt Estimated	378,567	-0.8%
24	Vaslui Estimated	371,464	-0.4%
25	Hunedoara Estimated	357,563	-0.9%
26	Vâlcea Estimated	340,914	-0.2%
27	Vrancea Estimated	333,154	-0.3%
28	Satu Mare Estimated	330,662	+0.1%
29	Alba Estimated	325,838	0%
30	Teleorman Estimated	318,043	-1.3%
31	Gorj Estimated	311,301	-0.6%
32	Bistriţa-Năsăud Estimated	296,140	+0.3%
33	Harghita Estimated	291,810	+0.1%
34	Călăraşi Estimated	280,468	-0.5%
35	Brăila Estimated	277,021	-1.1%
36	Giurgiu Estimated	258,751	-0.6%
37	Ialomiţa Estimated	249,852	-0.2%
38	Caraş-Severin Estimated	244,904	-0.6%
39	Mehedinţi Estimated	231,398	-1%
40	Sălaj Estimated	210,652	-0.3%
41	Covasna Estimated	199,795	-0.1%
42	Tulcea Estimated	190,994	-0.8%

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 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Tulcea, with 190,994 in 2023.

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.