List of Romanian counties by population

The following is a list of counties (județe) in Romania, ordered by population, between 1948 and 2011. The data is taken from the Romanian National Institute of Statistics (INSSE) censuses results,^[1]^[2] as well as from the Statistics Yearbook published by INSSE.^[3]

The data is provided from the following censuses:

January 25, 1948
February 21, 1956
March 15, 1966
January 5, 1977
January 7, 1992^[4]
March 18, 2002
October 20, 2011^[5]

Rank in 2011	County	1948	1956	1966	1977	1992	2002	2011
1	ZZZBucharest	7006102518000000000♠1,025,180	7006117766100000000♠1,177,661	7006136668400000000♠1,366,684	7006180723900000000♠1,807,239	7006206447400000000♠2,064,474	7006192633400000000♠1,926,334	7006188342500000000♠1,883,425
2	Iași	7005431586000000000♠431,586	7005516635000000000♠516,635	7005619027000000000♠619,027	7005729243000000000♠729,243	7005806778000000000♠806,778	7005816910000000000♠816,910	7005772348000000000♠772,348
3	Prahova	7005557776000000000♠557,776	7005623817000000000♠623,817	7005701057000000000♠701,057	7005817168000000000♠817,168	7005873229000000000♠873,229	7005829945000000000♠829,945	7005762886000000000♠762,886
4	Cluj	7005520073000000000♠520,073	7005580344000000000♠580,344	7005629746000000000♠629,746	7005715507000000000♠715,507	7005735077000000000♠735,077	7005702755000000000♠702,755	7005691106000000000♠691,106
5	Constanța	7005311062000000000♠311,062	7005369940000000000♠369,940	7005465752000000000♠465,752	7005608817000000000♠608,817	7005748044000000000♠748,044	7005715151000000000♠715,151	7005684082000000000♠684,082
6	Timiș	7005588936000000000♠588,936	7005568881000000000♠568,881	7005607596000000000♠607,596	7005696884000000000♠696,884	7005700292000000000♠700,292	7005677926000000000♠677,926	7005683540000000000♠683,540
7	Dolj	7005615301000000000♠615,301	7005642028000000000♠642,028	7005691116000000000♠691,116	7005750328000000000♠750,328	7005761074000000000♠761,074	7005734231000000000♠734,231	7005660544000000000♠660,544
8	Suceava	7005439751000000000♠439,751	7005507674000000000♠507,674	7005572781000000000♠572,781	7005633899000000000♠633,899	7005700799000000000♠700,799	7005688435000000000♠688,435	7005634810000000000♠634,810
9	Bacău	7005414996000000000♠414,996	7005507937000000000♠507,937	7005598321000000000♠598,321	7005667791000000000♠667,791	7005736078000000000♠736,078	7005706623000000000♠706,623	7005616168000000000♠616,168
10	Argeș	7005448964000000000♠448,964	7005483741000000000♠483,741	7005529833000000000♠529,833	7005631918000000000♠631,918	7005680574000000000♠680,574	7005652625000000000♠652,625	7005612431000000000♠612,431
11	Bihor	7005536323000000000♠536,323	7005574488000000000♠574,488	7005586460000000000♠586,460	7005633094000000000♠633,094	7005634093000000000♠634,093	7005600246000000000♠600,246	7005575398000000000♠575,398
12	Mureș	7005461403000000000♠461,403	7005513261000000000♠513,261	7005561598000000000♠561,598	7005605345000000000♠605,345	7005607298000000000♠607,298	7005580851000000000♠580,851	7005550846000000000♠550,846
13	Brașov	7005300836000000000♠300,836	7005373941000000000♠373,941	7005442692000000000♠442,692	7005582863000000000♠582,863	7005642513000000000♠642,513	7005589028000000000♠589,028	7005549217000000000♠549,217
14	Galați	7005341797000000000♠341,797	7005396138000000000♠396,138	7005474279000000000♠474,279	7005581561000000000♠581,561	7005639853000000000♠639,853	7005619556000000000♠619,556	7005536167000000000♠536,167
15	Dâmbovița	7005409272000000000♠409,272	7005438985000000000♠438,985	7005453241000000000♠453,241	7005527620000000000♠527,620	7005559874000000000♠559,874	7005541763000000000♠541,763	7005518745000000000♠518,745
16	Maramureș	7005321287000000000♠321,287	7005367114000000000♠367,114	7005427645000000000♠427,645	7005492860000000000♠492,860	7005538534000000000♠538,534	7005510110000000000♠510,110	7005478659000000000♠478,659
17	Neamț	7005357348000000000♠357,348	7005419949000000000♠419,949	7005470206000000000♠470,206	7005532096000000000♠532,096	7005577619000000000♠577,619	7005554516000000000♠554,516	7005470766000000000♠470,766
18	Buzău	7005430225000000000♠430,225	7005465829000000000♠465,829	7005480951000000000♠480,951	7005508424000000000♠508,424	7005516307000000000♠516,307	7005496214000000000♠496,214	7005451069000000000♠451,069
19	Olt	7005442442000000000♠442,442	7005458982000000000♠458,982	7005476513000000000♠476,513	7005518804000000000♠518,804	7005520966000000000♠520,966	7005489274000000000♠489,274	7005436400000000000♠436,400
20	Arad	7005476207000000000♠476,207	7005475620000000000♠475,620	7005481248000000000♠481,248	7005512020000000000♠512,020	7005487370000000000♠487,370	7005461791000000000♠461,791	7005430629000000000♠430,629
21	Hunedoara	7005306955000000000♠306,955	7005381902000000000♠381,902	7005474602000000000♠474,602	7005514436000000000♠514,436	7005547993000000000♠547,993	7005485712000000000♠485,712	7005418565000000000♠418,565
22	Botoșani	7005385236000000000♠385,236	7005428050000000000♠428,050	7005452406000000000♠452,406	7005451217000000000♠451,217	7005458904000000000♠458,904	7005452834000000000♠452,834	7005412626000000000♠412,626
23	Sibiu	7005335116000000000♠335,116	7005372687000000000♠372,687	7005414756000000000♠414,756	7005481645000000000♠481,645	7005452820000000000♠452,820	7005421724000000000♠421,724	7005397322000000000♠397,322
24	Vaslui	7005344917000000000♠344,917	7005401626000000000♠401,626	7005431555000000000♠431,555	7005437251000000000♠437,251	7005457799000000000♠457,799	7005455049000000000♠455,049	7005395499000000000♠395,499
25	Ilfov	7005167533000000000♠167,533	7005196265000000000♠196,265	7005229773000000000♠229,773	7005287738000000000♠287,738	7005286510000000000♠286,510	7005300123000000000♠300,123	7005388738000000000♠388,738
26	Teleorman	7005487394000000000♠487,394	7005510488000000000♠510,488	7005516222000000000♠516,222	7005518943000000000♠518,943	7005482281000000000♠482,281	7005436025000000000♠436,025	7005380123000000000♠380,123
27	Vâlcea	7005341590000000000♠341,590	7005362356000000000♠362,356	7005368779000000000♠368,779	7005414241000000000♠414,241	7005436298000000000♠436,298	7005413247000000000♠413,247	7005371714000000000♠371,714
28	Satu Mare	7005312672000000000♠312,672	7005337351000000000♠337,351	7005359393000000000♠359,393	7005393840000000000♠393,840	7005400158000000000♠400,158	7005367281000000000♠367,281	7005344360000000000♠344,360
29	Alba	7005361062000000000♠361,062	7005370800000000000♠370,800	7005382786000000000♠382,786	7005409634000000000♠409,634	7005414227000000000♠414,227	7005382747000000000♠382,747	7005342376000000000♠342,376
30	Gorj	7005280524000000000♠280,524	7005293031000000000♠293,031	7005298382000000000♠298,382	7005348521000000000♠348,521	7005400100000000000♠400,100	7005387308000000000♠387,308	7005341594000000000♠341,594
31	Vrancea	7005290183000000000♠290,183	7005326532000000000♠326,532	7005351292000000000♠351,292	7005369740000000000♠369,740	7005392651000000000♠392,651	7005387632000000000♠387,632	7005340310000000000♠340,310
32	Brăila	7005271251000000000♠271,251	7005297276000000000♠297,276	7005339954000000000♠339,954	7005377954000000000♠377,954	7005392069000000000♠392,069	7005373174000000000♠373,174	7005321212000000000♠321,212
33	Harghita	7005258495000000000♠258,495	7005273964000000000♠273,964	7005282392000000000♠282,392	7005326310000000000♠326,310	7005347637000000000♠347,637	7005326222000000000♠326,222	7005310867000000000♠310,867
34	Călărași	7005287722000000000♠287,722	7005318573000000000♠318,573	7005337261000000000♠337,261	7005338807000000000♠338,807	7005338844000000000♠338,844	7005324617000000000♠324,617	7005306691000000000♠306,691
35	Caraș-Severin	7005302254000000000♠302,254	7005327787000000000♠327,787	7005358726000000000♠358,726	7005385577000000000♠385,577	7005375794000000000♠375,794	7005333219000000000♠333,219	7005295579000000000♠295,579
36	Bistrița-Năsăud	7005233650000000000♠233,650	7005255789000000000♠255,789	7005269954000000000♠269,954	7005286628000000000♠286,628	7005327238000000000♠327,238	7005311657000000000♠311,657	7005286225000000000♠286,225
37	Giurgiu	7005313793000000000♠313,793	7005325045000000000♠325,045	7005320120000000000♠320,120	7005327494000000000♠327,494	7005313084000000000♠313,084	7005297859000000000♠297,859	7005281422000000000♠281,422
38	Ialomiţa	7005244750000000000♠244,750	7005274655000000000♠274,655	7005291373000000000♠291,373	7005295965000000000♠295,965	7005304008000000000♠304,008	7005296572000000000♠296,572	7005274148000000000♠274,148
39	Mehedinți	7005304788000000000♠304,788	7005304091000000000♠304,091	7005310021000000000♠310,021	7005322371000000000♠322,371	7005332091000000000♠332,091	7005306732000000000♠306,732	7005265390000000000♠265,390
40	Sălaj	7005262580000000000♠262,580	7005271989000000000♠271,989	7005263103000000000♠263,103	7005264569000000000♠264,569	7005266308000000000♠266,308	7005248015000000000♠248,015	7005224384000000000♠224,384
41	Tulcea	7005192228000000000♠192,228	7005223719000000000♠223,719	7005236709000000000♠236,709	7005254531000000000♠254,531	7005270197000000000♠270,197	7005256492000000000♠256,492	7005213083000000000♠213,083
42	Covasna	7005157166000000000♠157,166	7005172509000000000♠172,509	7005176858000000000♠176,858	7005199017000000000♠199,017	7005232592000000000♠232,592	7005222449000000000♠222,449	7005210177000000000♠210,177
	Total	7007158726240000000♠15,872,624	7007174894500000000♠17,489,450	7007191031630000000♠19,103,163	7007215599100000000♠21,559,910	7007227604490000000♠22,760,449	7007216809740000000♠21,680,974	7007201216410000000♠20,121,641

References

↑ "COMUNICAT DE PRESĂ 2 februarie 2012 privind rezultatele provizorii ale Recensământului Populaţiei şi Locuinţelor – 2011"
↑ "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"
↑ Anuarul statistic al României 2007 - Populaţia, INSSE
↑ Scarpetta, S.; Wörgötter, A.; Transition, C.C.E. (1995). Dimension Régionale Du Chômage Dans Les Pays en Transition:. OCDE. p. 402. ISBN 9789264044432. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
↑ "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

List of Romanian counties by population

See also

References