List of Romanian counties by population

List of Romanian counties by population presents the evolution of the resident population, by county, between 1948 and 2021. The table is ordered alphabetically, but can be sorted according to the results of each census. The National Institute of Statistics in Romania considered the following reference dates:

In each cell of the table, the number of the population and the demographic growth rate compared to the previous census are shown. The last column shows the population growth rate in the period 1948-2021.

 Județ  Census population of: 1948- 2021
1948 1956 1966 1977 1992 2002 2011 2021
Alba 361,062

Steady
370,800
2.70%
Increase
382,786
3.23%
Increase
409,634
7.01%
Increase
414,227
1.05%
Increase
382,747
−7.53%
Decrease
342,336
−10.55%
Decrease
325,941
−4,80%
Decrease
−9.73%
Decrease
Arad 476,207

Steady
475,620
−0.12%
Decrease
481,248
1.18%
Increase
512,020
6.39%
Increase
487,370
−4.77%
Decrease
461,791
−5.30%
Decrease
412,235
−6.75%
Decrease
410,143
−4.76%
Decrease
−13.87%
Decrease
Argeș 448,964

Steady
483,741
7.75%
Increase
529,833
9.53%
Increase
631,918
19.27%
Increase
680,574
7.80%
Increase
652,625
−4.20%
Decrease
612,431
−6.16%
Decrease
569,932
−6.94%
Decrease
26.94%
Increase
Bacău 414,996

Steady
507,937
22.40%
Increase
598,321
17.79%
Increase
667,791
11.61%
Increase
736,078
10.44%
Increase
706,623
−4.19%
Decrease
616,168
−12.8%
Decrease
601,387
−2.40%
Decrease
44.91%
Increase
Bihor 536,323

Steady
574,488
7.12%
Increase
586,460
2.08%
Increase
633,094
7.95%
Increase
634,093
0.91%
Increase
600,246
−6.04%
Decrease
575,398
−4.14%
Decrease
551,297
−4.19%
Decrease
2.79%
Increase
Bistrița-Năsăud 233,650

Steady
255,789
9.48%
Increase
269,954
5.54%
Increase
286,628
6.18%
Increase
327,238
14.02%
Increase
311,657
−4.64%
Decrease
301,425
−8.16%
Decrease
295,988
3.41%
Increase
26.68%
Increase
Botoșani 385,236

Steady
428,050
11.11%
Increase
452,406
5.69%
Increase
451,217
−0.26%
Decrease
458,904
2.24%
Increase
452,834
−1.84%
Decrease
404,429
−8.88%
Decrease
392,821
−4.80%
Decrease
1.97%
Increase
Brașov 300,836

Steady
373,941
24.30%
Increase
442,692
18.39%
Increase
582,863
31.66%
Increase
642,513
10.36%
Increase
589,028
−8.43%
Decrease
529,906
−6.76%
Decrease
546,615
−0.47%
Decrease
81.70%
Increase
Brăila 271,251

Steady
297,276
9.59%
Increase
339,954
14.36%
Increase
377,954
11.18%
Increase
392,069
3.72%
Increase
373,174
−4.81%
Decrease
316,652
−13.92%
Decrease
281,452
−12.38%
Decrease
3.76%
Increase
Buzău 430,225

Steady
465,829
8.28%
Increase
480,951
3.25%
Increase
508,424
5.71%
Increase
516,307
1.68%
Increase
496,214
−4.01%
Decrease
440,347
−9.10%
Decrease
404,979
−10.22%
Decrease
−5.87%
Decrease
Caraș-Severin 302,254

Steady
327,787
8.45%
Increase
358,726
9.44%
Increase
385,577
7.49%
Increase
375,794
−2.39%
Decrease
333,219
−11.46%
Decrease
287,535
−11.30%
Decrease
246,588
−16.57%
Decrease
−18.42%
Decrease
Călărași 287,722

Steady
318,573
10.72%
Increase
337,261
5.87%
Increase
338,807
0.46%
Increase
338,844
0.00%
Increase
324,617
−4.19%
Decrease
287,269
−5.52%
Decrease
283,458
−7.58%
Decrease
−1.48%
Decrease
Cluj 520,073

Steady
580,344
11.59%
Increase
629,746
8.51%
Increase
715,507
13.62%
Increase
735,077
2.91%
Increase
702,755
−4.56%
Decrease
691,106
−1.66%
Decrease
679,141
−1.73%
Decrease
30.59%
Increase
Constanța 311,062

Steady
369,940
18.93%
Increase
465,752
25.90%
Increase
608,817
30.72%
Increase
748,044
22.99%
Increase
715,151
−4.49%
Decrease
684,082
−4.34%
Decrease
655,997
−4.11%
Decrease
110.89%
Increase
Covasna 157,166

Steady
172,509
9.76%
Increase
176,858
2.52%
Increase
199,017
12.53%
Increase
232,592
17.20%
Increase
222,449
−4.63%
Decrease
211,254
−5.52%
Decrease
200,042
−4.82%
Decrease
27.28%
Increase
Dâmbovița 409,272

Steady
438,985
7.26%
Increase
453,241
3.25%
Increase
527,620
16.41%
Increase
559,874
6.52%
Increase
541,763
−3.61%
Decrease
510,287
−4.25%
Decrease
479,404
−7.58%
Decrease
17.14%
Increase
Dolj 615,301

Steady
642,028
4.34%
Increase
691,116
7.65%
Increase
750,328
8.57%
Increase
761,074
1.57%
Increase
734,231
−3.66%
Decrease
660,544
−10.04%
Decrease
599,442
−9.25%
Decrease
−2.58%
Decrease
Galați 341,797

Steady
396,138
15.90%
Increase
474,279
19.73%
Increase
581,561
22.62%
Increase
639,853
10.22%
Increase
619,556
−3.35%
Decrease
530,612
−13.46%
Decrease
496,892
−7.33%
Decrease
45.38%
Increase
Giurgiu 313,793

Steady
325,045
3.59%
Increase
320,120
−1.52%
Decrease
327,494
2.30%
Increase
313,084
−4.32%
Decrease
297,859
−4.94%
Decrease
267,147
−5.52%
Decrease
262,066
−6.88%
Decrease
−16.48%
Decrease
Gorj 280,524

Steady
293,031
4.46%
Increase
298,382
1.83%
Increase
348,521
16.80%
Increase
400,100
15.06%
Increase
387,308
−3.42%
Decrease
345,771
−11.80%
Decrease
314,684
−7.88%
Decrease
12.18%
Increase
Harghita 258,495

Steady
273,964
5.98%
Increase
282,392
3.08%
Increase
326,310
15.55%
Increase
347,637
6.75%
Increase
326,222
−6.35%
Decrease
304,765
−4.71%
Decrease
291,950
−6.09%
Decrease
12.94%
Increase
Hunedoara 306,955

Steady
381,902
24.42%
Increase
474,602
24.27%
Increase
514,436
8.39%
Increase
547,993
6.51%
Increase
485,712
−11.36%
Decrease
410,383
−13.82
Decrease
361,657
−13.60%
Decrease
17.82%
Increase
Ialomița 244,750

Steady
274,655
12.22%
Increase
291,373
6.09%
Increase
295,965
1.58%
Increase
304,008
3.44%
Increase
296,572
−3.13%
Decrease
265,559
−7.56%
Decrease
250,816
−8.51%
Decrease
2.48%
Increase
Iași 431,586

Steady
516,635
19.71%
Increase
619,027
19.82%
Increase
729,243
17.80%
Increase
806,778
11.26%
Increase
816,910
0.69%
Increase
772,348
−5.45%
Decrease
760,774
−1.50%
Decrease
76.27%
Increase
Ilfov 167,533

Steady
196,265
17.15%
Increase
229,773
17.07%
Increase
287,738
25.23%
Increase
286,939
−0.27%
Decrease
300,123
4.59%
Increase
353,481
29.53%
Increase
542,686
39.61%
Increase
223.94%
Increase
Maramureș 321,287

Steady
367,114
14.26%
Increase
427,645
16.49%
Increase
492,860
15.25%
Increase
538,534
9.58%
Increase
510,110
−5.55%
Decrease
472,117
−6.17%
Decrease
452,475
−5.47%
Decrease
40.83%
Increase
Mehedinți 304,788

Steady
304,091
−0.23%
Decrease
310,021
1.95%
Increase
322,371
3.98%
Increase
332,091
3.20%
Increase
306,732
−7.80%
Decrease
259,212
−13.48%
Decrease
234,339
−11.70%
Decrease
−23.11%
Decrease
Mureș 461,403

Steady
513,261
11.24%
Increase
561,598
9.42%
Increase
605,345
7.79%
Increase
607,298
0.78%
Increase
580,851
−4.79%
Decrease
540,508
−5.17%
Decrease
518,193
−5.93%
Decrease
12.31%
Increase
Neamț 357,348

Steady
419,949
17.52%
Increase
470,206
11.97%
Increase
532,096
13.16%
Increase
577,190
8.71%
Increase
554,516
−4.13%
Decrease
507,399
−15.10%
Decrease
454,203
−3.52%
Decrease
27.10%
Increase
Olt 442,442

Steady
458,982
3.74%
Increase
476,513
3.82%
Increase
518,804
8.88%
Increase
520,966
0.86%
Increase
489,274
−6.50%
Decrease
421,769
−10.81%
Decrease
383,280
−12.17%
Decrease
−13.37%
Decrease
Prahova 557,776

Steady
623,817
11.84%
Increase
701,057
12.38%
Increase
817,168
16.56%
Increase
873,229
7.00%
Increase
829,945
−5.08%
Decrease
762,886
−8.08%
Decrease
695,117
−8.88%
Decrease
24.62%
Increase
Satu Mare 312,672

Steady
337,351
7.89%
Increase
359,393
6.53%
Increase
393,840
9.58%
Increase
400,158
1.76%
Increase
367,281
−8.36%
Decrease
336,117
−6.24%
Decrease
330,668
−3.98%
Decrease
5.76%
Increase
Sălaj 262,580

Steady
271,989
3.58%
Increase
263,103
−3.27%
Decrease
264,569
0.56%
Increase
266,308
0.84%
Increase
248,015
−7.04%
Decrease
225,631
−9.53%
Decrease
212,224
−5.42%
Decrease
−19.18%
Decrease
Sibiu 335,116

Steady
372,687
11.21%
Increase
414,756
11.29%
Increase
481,645
16.13%
Increase
452,820
−5.97%
Decrease
421,724
−6.88%
Decrease
377,273
−5.79%
Decrease
388,325
−2.26%
Decrease
15.88%
Increase
Suceava 439,751

Steady
507,674
15.45%
Increase
572,781
12.82%
Increase
633,899
10.67%
Increase
700,799
10.72%
Increase
688,435
−1.91%
Decrease
634,810
−7.79%
Decrease
642,551
1.22%
Increase
46.12%
Increase
Teleorman 487,394

Steady
510,488
4.74%
Increase
516,222
1.12%
Increase
518,943
0.53%
Increase
482,281
−6.76%
Decrease
436,025
−9.88%
Decrease
369,897
−12.82%
Decrease
323,544
−14.88%
Decrease
−33.62%
Decrease
Timiș 588,936

Steady
568,881
−3.41%
Decrease
607,596
6.81%
Increase
696,884
14.70%
Increase
700,292
0.45%
Increase
677,926
−3.16%
Decrease
683,540
0.83%
Increase
650,533
−4.83%
Decrease
10.46%
Increase
Tulcea 192,228

Steady
223,719
16.38%
Increase
236,709
5.81%
Increase
254,531
7.53%
Increase
270,197
6.47%
Increase
256,492
−5.35%
Decrease
211,622
−16.92%
Decrease
193,355
−9.26%
Decrease
0.59%
Increase
Vaslui 344,917

Steady
401,626
16.44%
Increase
431,555
7.45%
Increase
437,251
1.32%
Increase
457,799
5.52%
Increase
455,049
−1.37%
Decrease
393,340
−13.09%
Decrease
374,700
−5.26%
Decrease
8.63%
Increase
Vâlcea 341,590

Steady
362,356
6.08%
Increase
368,779
1.77%
Increase
414,241
12.33%
Increase
436,298
5.83%
Increase
413,247
−5.73%
Decrease
374,240
−10.05%
Decrease
335,312
−8.03%
Decrease
0.08%
Increase
Vrancea 290,183

Steady
326,532
12.53%
Increase
351,292
7.58%
Increase
369,740
5.25%
Increase
392,651
6.40%
Increase
387,632
−1.47%
Decrease
339,510
−12.21%
Decrease
341,861
−1.47%
Decrease
15.55%
Increase
Municipiul București 1,025,180

Steady
1,177,661
14.87%
Increase
1,366,684
16.05%
Increase
1,807,239
32.24%
Increase
2,067,545
14.40%
Increase
1,926,334
−6.83%
Decrease
1,883,425
−2.23%
Decrease
1,716,961
−8.84%
Decrease
67.48%
Increase
Romania 15,872,624

Steady
17,489,450
10.19%
Increase
19,103,163
9.23%
Increase
21,559,910
12.86%
Increase
22,760,449
5.80%
Increase
21,680,974
−4.95%
Decrease
19,599,506
−7.19%
Decrease
19,053,815
−5.31%
Decrease
20.04%
Increase

Notes edit

  1. ^ The 1992 census was the first population census that took place in Romania after the fall of the communist regime (Dec. 1989)
  2. ^ The 2002 census was carried out by the National Institute of Statistics in Romania, between March 18 and 27, 2002

References edit

  1. ^ "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992, 2002, 2011 și 2021" [Population from the 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992, 2002, 2011 and 2021 censuses]. recensamantromania.ro (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  2. ^ "Populația rezidentă (Sexe, Grupe de vârstă, Județe, Municipii, orașe și comune, Sate)" [Resident population (Sexes, Age groups, Counties, Municipalities, towns and communes, Villages)]. recensamantromania.ro (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-01.

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