Largest Cities, Towns and Communes by Population in Romania

153 cities, towns and communes in Romania with 15,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by population at the census of December 1, 2021 (by National Institute of Statistics, Romania).

Rank	City, Town or Commune	Population
1	Bucharest (București)	1,716,961
2	Cluj-Napoca	286,598
3	Iași	271,692
4	Constanța	263,688
5	Timișoara	250,849
6	Brașov	237,589
7	Craiova	234,140
8	Galați	217,851
9	Oradea	183,105
10	Ploiești	180,540
11	Brăila	154,686
12	Arad	145,078
13	Pitești	141,275
14	Bacău	136,087
15	Sibiu	134,309
16	Târgu Mureș	116,033
17	Baia Mare	108,759
18	Buzău	103,481
19	Râmnicu Vâlcea	93,151
20	Satu Mare	91,520
21	Botoșani	90,010
22	Suceava	84,322
23	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	79,865
24	Piatra Neamț	79,679
25	Bistrița	78,877
26	Târgu Jiu	73,545
27	Târgoviște	66,965
28	Focșani	66,648
29	Tulcea	65,624
30	Alba Iulia	64,227
31	Slatina	63,487
32	Vaslui	63,035
33	Reșița	58,393
34	Călărași	58,211
35	Giurgiu	54,551
36	Popești-Leordeni	53,434
37	Deva	53,113
38	Florești	52,735
39	Bârlad	52,475
40	Zalău	52,359
41	Hunedoara	50,457
42	Sfântu Gheorghe	50,080
43	Roman	48,644
44	Voluntari	47,366
45	Chiajna	43,588
46	Turda	43,319
47	Slobozia	41,550
48	Alexandria	40,390
49	Bragadiru	40,080
50	Mediaș	39,505
51	Lugoj	35,450
52	Medgidia	34,612
53	Miercurea Ciuc	34,484
54	Năvodari	34,398
55	Onești (Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej)	34,005
56	Pantelimon	32,873
57	Tecuci	32,801
58	Sighetu Marmației	32,793
59	Mangalia	31,950
60	Dej	31,475
61	Odorheiu Secuiesc	31,335
62	Petroșani	31,044
63	Săcele	30,920
64	Pașcani	30,766
65	Râmnicu Sărat	29,774
66	Reghin	29,742
67	Mioveni (Colibaşi)	29,317
68	Câmpina	28,993
69	Miroslava	28,534
70	Borșa	27,711
71	Câmpulung	27,574
72	Fetești	27,465
73	Caracal	27,403
74	Sebeș	26,490
75	Făgăraș	26,284
76	Curtea de Argeș	25,977
77	Huși	25,045
78	Rădăuți	24,292
79	Sighișoara	23,927
80	Fălticeni	23,902
81	Dorohoi	22,893
82	Oltenița	22,624
83	Roșiori de Vede	22,294
84	Cisnădie	22,277
85	Giroc	22,270
86	Otopeni	21,750
87	Caransebeș	21,714
88	Zărnești	21,624
89	Aiud	21,307
90	Târnăveni	20,604
91	Câmpia Turzii	20,590
92	Buftea	20,586
93	Codlea	20,534
94	Dumbrăvița	20,014
95	Comănești	19,996
96	Gherla	19,873
97	Vulcan	19,772
98	Moinești	19,728
99	Petrila	19,600
100	Turnu Măgurele	19,597
101	Cugir	19,473
102	Carei	18,957
103	Lupeni	18,699
104	Târgu Neamț	18,029
105	Blaj	17,816
106	Șelimbăr	17,492
107	Ciurea	17,254
108	Apahida	17,239
109	Dobroești	16,875
110	Orăștie	16,825
111	Băicoi	16,722
112	Valu lui Traian	16,617
113	Moșnița Nouă	16,424
114	Târgu Secuiesc	16,243
115	Balș	16,114
116	Motru	15,950
117	ȘtefăneștiFlorica	15,931
118	Băilești	15,928
119	Râșnov	15,920
120	Gheorgheni	15,884
121	Salonta	15,792
122	Câmpulung Moldovenesc	15,642
123	Drăgășani	15,617
124	Moreni	15,472
125	Vișeu de Sus	15,349
126	Adjud	15,178
127	Vicovu de Sus	15,143
128	Cernavodă	15,088
129	Filiași	15,031
130	Breaza	14,871
131	Chitila	14,762
132	Luduș	14,757
133	Cumpăna	14,757
134	Negrești-Oaș	14,616
135	Valea Lupului	14,510
136	Măgurele	14,414
137	Baia Sprie	14,329
138	Buhuși	14,152
139	Șimleu Silvaniei	13,948
140	Calafat	13,807
141	Marghita	13,573
142	Corabia	13,527
143	Urziceni	13,380
144	Gura Humorului	13,278
145	Mizil	12,962
146	Pucioasa	12,953
147	Bocșa	12,949
148	Brad	12,690
149	Toplița	12,609
150	Zimnicea	12,589
151	Găești	12,583
152	Vatra Dornei	12,578
153	Ocna Mureș	12,480

Source: National Institute of Statistics, Romania (2021 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

Tokyo

33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

23 wards

Essen

2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.

Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

29 urban areas in Romania with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	București (Bucharest)	1,903,867	−0.30%	240	7,933	266	1,881,192	1,766,910
2	Timișoara	318,640	−0.19%	59	5,401	1,819	316,238	301,605
3	Cluj-Napoca	310,137	−0.17%	46	6,742	1,877	308,086	298,725
4	Iași	274,610	−0.45%	47	5,868	2,145	269,691	254,340
5	Constanța	267,994	−0.28%	74	3,622	2,201	264,941	247,357
6	Craiova	250,497	−0.31%	43	5,826	2,363	247,346	233,484
7	Brasov	226,173	−0.27%	43	5,260	2,632	223,754	212,281
8	Galați	224,470	−0.29%	45	4,988	2,649	221,846	204,754
9	Ploiești	187,369	−0.46%	35	5,384	3,257	183,938	172,095
10	Oradea	163,194	−0.17%	35	4,663	3,751	162,086	158,133
11	Brăila	160,205	−0.30%	28	5,722	3,822	158,273	145,300
12	Pitești	143,147	−0.33%	26	5,506	4,308	141,281	133,603
13	Sibiu	131,662	−0.28%	26	5,064	4,693	130,162	124,290
14	Bacău	127,864	−0.34%	30	4,262	4,843	126,109	119,138
15	Târgu Mureș	126,163	−0.16%	27	4,673	4,904	125,337	115,570
16	Arad	117,687	−0.20%	34	3,461	5,293	116,761	106,528
17	Baia Mare	101,251	−0.17%	19	5,329	6,176	100,553	97,696
18	Botoșani	96,611	−0.34%	17	5,683	6,475	95,302	88,058
19	Buzău	92,535	−0.31%	16	5,783	6,775	91,394	85,993
20	Suceava	85,511	−0.36%	21	4,072	7,372	84,281	77,810
21	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	81,474	−0.32%	19	4,288	7,752	80,431	74,464
22	Satu Mare	81,455	−0.17%	20	4,073	7,755	80,886	77,370
23	Focșani	69,459	−0.30%	14	4,961	9,029	68,617	64,190
24	Piatra Neamț	69,408	−0.33%	17	4,083	9,039	68,489	64,219
25	Târgoviște	64,909	−0.31%	15	4,327	9,674	64,093	58,312
26	Târgu Jiu	61,731	−0.32%	14	4,409	10,171	60,945	56,286
27	Slatina	58,768	−0.33%	18	3,265	10,631	58,002	54,665
28	Râmnicu Vâlcea	58,658	−0.33%	10	5,866	10,647	57,889	56,214
29	Bistrița	54,374	−0.17%	14	3,884	11,448	53,996	51,068

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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