NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Romania by population, 2024
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Bucureşti had the highest population of 42 areas in 2024, at 1.72 million. Tulcea had the lowest, at 189,336. The median was 391,665 and the figure for Romania was 19.07 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,721,784Bucureşti

Lowest189,336Tulcea

Median391,66542 areas

Romania19,067,576History

All areas, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2024 persons	Change on 2023
1	Bucureşti Estimated	1,721,784	-0.2%
2	Iaşi Estimated	778,689	+0.6%
3	Cluj Estimated	693,507	+0.7%
4	Prahova Estimated	688,976	-0.3%
5	Timiş Estimated	663,543	+0.8%
6	Constanţa Estimated	657,419	+0.1%
7	Suceava Estimated	645,196	+0.5%
8	Dolj Estimated	598,371	-0.2%
9	Bacău Estimated	595,888	-0.3%
10	Ilfov Estimated	583,663	+3.3%
11	Argeş Estimated	564,829	-0.2%
12	Braşov Estimated	557,129	+0.8%
13	Bihor Estimated	555,957	+0.4%
14	Mureş Estimated	519,831	+0.1%
15	Galaţi Estimated	493,009	-0.3%
16	Dâmboviţa Estimated	476,962	-0%
17	Maramureş Estimated	451,881	0%
18	Neamţ Estimated	447,776	-0.3%
19	Arad Estimated	410,871	+0.1%
20	Buzău Estimated	398,344	-0.6%
21	Sibiu Estimated	393,581	+0.5%
22	Botoşani Estimated	389,748	-0%
23	Olt Estimated	376,539	-0.5%
24	Vaslui Estimated	369,517	-0.5%
25	Hunedoara Estimated	354,879	-0.8%
26	Vâlcea Estimated	340,637	-0.1%
27	Vrancea Estimated	332,313	-0.3%
28	Satu Mare Estimated	330,701	0%
29	Alba Estimated	325,697	-0%
30	Teleorman Estimated	315,482	-0.8%
31	Gorj Estimated	310,056	-0.4%
32	Bistriţa-Năsăud Estimated	297,082	+0.3%
33	Harghita Estimated	292,148	+0.1%
34	Călăraşi Estimated	279,349	-0.4%
35	Brăila Estimated	274,751	-0.8%
36	Giurgiu Estimated	258,661	-0%
37	Ialomiţa Estimated	249,364	-0.2%
38	Caraş-Severin Estimated	243,685	-0.5%
39	Mehedinţi Estimated	230,094	-0.6%
40	Sălaj Estimated	210,656	0%
41	Covasna Estimated	199,675	-0.1%
42	Tulcea Estimated	189,336	-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 1.72 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Tulcea, with 189,336 in 2024.

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.