Romania: Division
Contents: Development Regions and Counties
The population of the development regions and counties of Romania according to census results and latest offical estimates.
| Name | Status | Population Census 1977-01-05 | Population Census 1992-01-07 | Population Census 2002-03-18 | Population Census 2011-10-20 | Population Census 2021-12-01 | Population Estimate 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| București - Ilfov [Bucharest - Ilfov] | Development Region | 2,094,977 | 2,354,510 | 2,226,457 | 2,272,163 | 2,259,665 | 2,313,519 | → |
| București [Bucharest] | City | 1,807,239 | 2,067,545 | 1,926,334 | 1,883,425 | 1,716,961 | 1,709,458 | → |
| Ilfov | County | 287,738 | 286,965 | 300,123 | 388,738 | 542,704 | 604,061 | → |
| Centru [Center] | Development Region | 2,604,814 | 2,701,697 | 2,523,021 | 2,360,805 | 2,271,067 | 2,290,237 | → |
| Alba | County | 409,634 | 413,919 | 382,747 | 342,376 | 325,941 | 325,106 | → |
| Brașov | County | 582,863 | 643,261 | 589,028 | 549,217 | 546,615 | 560,030 | → |
| Covasna | County | 199,017 | 233,256 | 222,449 | 210,177 | 200,042 | 199,471 | → |
| Harghita | County | 326,310 | 348,335 | 326,222 | 310,867 | 291,950 | 291,698 | → |
| Mureș | County | 605,345 | 610,053 | 580,851 | 550,846 | 518,193 | 519,241 | → |
| Sibiu | County | 481,645 | 452,873 | 421,724 | 397,322 | 388,326 | 394,691 | → |
| Nord-Est [North East] | Development Region | 3,451,497 | 3,751,783 | 3,674,367 | 3,302,217 | 3,226,436 | 3,217,989 | → |
| Bacău | County | 667,791 | 737,512 | 706,623 | 616,168 | 601,387 | 591,892 | → |
| Botoșani | County | 451,217 | 461,305 | 452,834 | 412,626 | 392,821 | 388,177 | → |
| Iași | County | 729,243 | 811,342 | 816,910 | 772,348 | 760,774 | 780,364 | → |
| Neamț | County | 532,096 | 578,420 | 554,516 | 470,766 | 454,203 | 445,585 | → |
| Suceava | County | 633,899 | 701,830 | 688,435 | 634,810 | 642,551 | 645,878 | → |
| Vaslui | County | 437,251 | 461,374 | 455,049 | 395,499 | 374,700 | 366,093 | → |
| Nord-Vest [North West] | Development Region | 2,786,498 | 2,909,669 | 2,740,064 | 2,600,132 | 2,521,793 | 2,542,793 | → |
| Bihor | County | 633,094 | 638,863 | 600,246 | 575,398 | 551,297 | 556,606 | → |
| Bistrița-Năsăud | County | 286,628 | 326,820 | 311,657 | 286,225 | 295,988 | 297,117 | → |
| Cluj | County | 715,507 | 736,301 | 702,755 | 691,106 | 679,141 | 697,030 | → |
| Maramureș | County | 492,860 | 540,099 | 510,110 | 478,659 | 452,475 | 450,711 | → |
| Sălaj | County | 264,569 | 266,797 | 248,015 | 224,384 | 212,224 | 211,033 | → |
| Satu Mare | County | 393,840 | 400,789 | 367,281 | 344,360 | 330,668 | 330,296 | → |
| Sud-Est [South East] | Development Region | 2,701,027 | 2,963,177 | 2,848,219 | 2,545,923 | 2,367,987 | 2,330,166 | → |
| Brăila | County | 377,954 | 392,031 | 373,174 | 321,212 | 281,452 | 271,487 | → |
| Buzău | County | 508,424 | 516,961 | 496,214 | 451,069 | 404,979 | 395,270 | → |
| Constanța | County | 608,817 | 748,769 | 715,151 | 684,082 | 655,997 | 655,716 | → |
| Galați | County | 581,561 | 641,011 | 619,556 | 536,167 | 496,892 | 489,171 | → |
| Tulcea | County | 254,531 | 270,997 | 256,492 | 213,083 | 193,355 | 187,477 | → |
| Vrancea | County | 369,740 | 393,408 | 387,632 | 340,310 | 335,312 | 331,045 | → |
| Sud (Muntenia) [South, Muntenia, Greater Wallachia] | Development Region | 3,457,915 | 3,559,737 | 3,379,406 | 3,136,446 | 2,864,339 | 2,824,068 | → |
| Argeș | County | 631,918 | 681,206 | 652,625 | 612,431 | 569,932 | 561,648 | → |
| Călărași | County | 338,807 | 338,804 | 324,617 | 306,691 | 283,458 | 278,450 | → |
| Dâmbovița | County | 527,620 | 562,041 | 541,763 | 518,745 | 479,404 | 476,228 | → |
| Giurgiu | County | 327,494 | 313,352 | 297,859 | 281,422 | 262,066 | 261,027 | → |
| Ialomița | County | 295,965 | 306,145 | 296,572 | 274,148 | 250,816 | 248,726 | → |
| Prahova | County | 817,168 | 874,349 | 829,945 | 762,886 | 695,119 | 685,137 | → |
| Teleorman | County | 518,943 | 483,840 | 436,025 | 380,123 | 323,544 | 312,852 | → |
| Sud-Vest (Oltenia) [South West, Oltenia] | Development Region | 2,354,265 | 2,457,515 | 2,330,792 | 2,075,642 | 1,873,607 | 1,846,904 | → |
| Dolj | County | 750,328 | 762,142 | 734,231 | 660,544 | 599,442 | 594,913 | → |
| Gorj | County | 348,521 | 401,021 | 387,308 | 341,594 | 314,685 | 307,494 | → |
| Mehedinți | County | 322,371 | 332,673 | 306,732 | 265,390 | 234,339 | 229,062 | → |
| Olt | County | 518,804 | 523,291 | 489,274 | 436,400 | 383,280 | 375,408 | → |
| Vâlcea | County | 414,241 | 438,388 | 413,247 | 371,714 | 341,861 | 340,027 | → |
| Vest [West] | Development Region | 2,108,917 | 2,111,947 | 1,958,648 | 1,828,313 | 1,668,921 | 1,670,355 | → |
| Arad | County | 512,020 | 487,617 | 461,791 | 430,629 | 410,143 | 410,085 | → |
| Caraș-Severin | County | 385,577 | 376,347 | 333,219 | 295,579 | 246,588 | 242,118 | → |
| Hunedoara | County | 514,436 | 547,950 | 485,712 | 418,565 | 361,657 | 351,110 | → |
| Timiș | County | 696,884 | 700,033 | 677,926 | 683,540 | 650,533 | 667,042 | → |
| România [Romania] | Sovereign State | 21,559,910 | 22,810,035 | 21,680,974 | 20,121,641 | 19,053,815 | 19,036,031 |
Source: Romania National Institute of Statistics.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 9,259,002 |
| Females | 9,777,029 |
| Age Groups (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 3,642,317 |
| 18-64 years | 11,528,852 |
| 65+ years | 3,864,862 |
| Age Distribution (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 80+ years | 850,664 |
| 70-79 years | 1,782,164 |
| 60-69 years | 2,262,253 |
| 50-59 years | 2,880,191 |
| 40-49 years | 2,793,283 |
| 30-39 years | 2,413,649 |
| 20-29 years | 1,979,193 |
| 10-19 years | 2,148,210 |
| 0-9 years | 1,926,424 |
| Urbanization (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 9,268,021 |
| Urban | 9,768,010 |
| Citizenship (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Romania | 19,002,455 |
| Foreign Citizenship | 51,360 |
| Place of Birth (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Same place | 12,040,036 |
| Other place in same county | 2,845,799 |
| Other county in Romania | 3,781,489 |
| European Union | 213,065 |
| Other country | 173,426 |