# Romania's 30 most populous cities (2021 census)

Bucharest, with 1.7 million people, is by far the largest city, followed by Cluj-Napoca, which has overtaken Iași, Constanța and Timișoara. The top 30 cities by population in the 2021 census, compared with 2002: almost all of them have lost inhabitants.

- 46 votes · 30 items
- Nov 17, 2023 · Raluca Pop
- https://even.best/en/l/5358/romania-s-30-most-populous-cities-2021-census

## Top 30

1. **București** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 1: 1,716,961 inhabitants in the 2021 census. In 2002: 2,397,122.
2. **Cluj-Napoca** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 2: 286,598 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Cluj County. In 2002: 317,953.
3. **Iași** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 3: 271,692 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Iași County. In 2002: 320,888.
4. **Timișoara** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 5: 250,849 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Timiș County. In 2002: 317,660.
5. **Craiova** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — No. 7: 234,140 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Dolj County. In 2002: 302,601.
6. **Constanța** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 4: 263,688 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Constanța County. In 2002: 310,471.
7. **Galați** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 8: 217,851 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Galați County. In 2002: 298,861.
8. **Baia Mare** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 18: 108,759 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Maramureș County. In 2002: 137,976.
9. **Brașov** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 6: 237,589 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Brașov County. In 2002: 284,596.
10. **Oradea** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 9: 183,105 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Bihor County. In 2002: 206,614.
11. **Ploiești** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 10: 180,540 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Prahova County. In 2002: 232,527.
12. **Brăila** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 11: 154,686 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Brăila County. In 2002: 216,292.
13. **Arad** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 12: 145,078 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Arad County. In 2002: 172,824.
14. **Bacău** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 14: 136,087 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Bacău County. In 2002: 175,500.
15. **Târgu Mureș** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 16: 116,033 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Mureș County. In 2002: 161,203.
16. **Satu Mare** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 20: 91,520 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Satu Mare County. In 2002: 115,630.
17. **Suceava** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 22: 84,322 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Suceava County. In 2002: 106,250.
18. **Drobeta-Turnu Severin** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 23: 79,865 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Mehedinți County. In 2002: 104,035.
19. **Botoșani** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 21: 90,010 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Botoșani County. In 2002: 91,065.
20. **Bistrița** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 25: 78,877 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Bistrița-Năsăud County. In 2002: 81,467.
21. **Târgu Jiu** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 26: 73,545 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Gorj County. In 2002: 96,641.
22. **Pitești** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 13: 141,275 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Argeș County. In 2002: 168,458.
23. **Râmnicu Vâlcea** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 17: 110,527 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Vâlcea County. In 2002: 107,656.
24. **Piatra Neamț** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 24: 79,679 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Neamț County. In 2002: 105,499.
25. **Focșani** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 28: 66,648 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Vrancea County. In 2002: 103,219.
26. **Tulcea** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 29: 65,624 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Tulcea County. In 2002: 92,762.
27. **Târgoviște** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — No. 27: 66,965 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Dâmbovița County. In 2002: 89,429.
28. **Alba Iulia** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — No. 30: 64,227 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Alba County. In 2002: 66,369.
29. **Sibiu** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — No. 15: 134,309 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Sibiu County. In 2002: 154,892.
30. **Buzău** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — No. 19: 103,481 inhabitants in the 2021 census, Buzău County. In 2002: 133,116.

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