Bucuresti: population and official figures
What is the population of Bucuresti?
Bucuresti, the capital of Romania, had 1,722,865 inhabitants (city proper) on 1 January 2022 (provisional), according to an official estimate (people present) reported to the United Nations.
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyHow many women and men live in Bucuresti?
Women and girls made up 54.0% of residents (929,602 female, 793,263 male).
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Bucharest?
Average state pensions differ widely across Bucharest: in September 2026 they ranged from 4,140 lei a month in Sector 1 to 3,090 lei in Sector 5, against 2,821 lei for Romania.
Source: Casa Națională de Pensii Publice (CNPP) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Bucharest?
Bucharest had the lowest registered unemployment rate in Romania at the end of August 2026, 0.41%, with 5,405 people on the register.
Source: Agenția Națională pentru Ocuparea Forței de Muncă (ANOFM) · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Bucharest?
Employers registered in Bucharest declared 1,614,514 insured people and an average gross wage of 10,055 lei in July 2026, the highest of any county (7,649 lei nationally).
Source: Casa Națională de Pensii Publice (CNPP) · saved copyWhat is the population of Bucuresti?
Bucuresti had 2,131,034 residents on 1 January 2018 according to the EU Urban Audit.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyIs Bucuresti growing?
The population shrank by 0.8% between 2012 and 2018.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many tourists visit Bucuresti?
Tourist accommodation in Bucuresti recorded 3,398,817 nights in 2018.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Bucuresti?
The infant mortality rate was 7.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2018.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Bucuresti?
There were 10.4 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2018 and 4.5 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Bucuresti?
Of 22,175 deaths in Bucuresti in 2018, 4,716 (21%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many young children are in childcare in Bucuresti?
35% of children under 5 were in day care or school in 2018 (345 per 1,000).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many students are there in Bucuresti?
172,528 students were enrolled in higher education in Bucuresti in 2018, 81 for every 1,000 residents.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyCan people in Bucuresti afford their bills?
In the EU's 2023 quality of life survey, 9% of residents of Bucuresti said they had difficulty paying their bills at the end of the month most of the time.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 466,382 state pensioners lived in Bucharest's six sectors in September 2026; the largest number, 95,409, were in Sector 3. Source: Casa Națională de Pensii Publice (CNPP) · saved copy
- 81.4% of baccalaureate candidates in Bucharest passed in the first 2026 session, and 19 scored a perfect 10. Source: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării · saved copy
- 64% of people in Bucuresti agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 47% of residents of Bucuresti were satisfied with how long the local administration takes to deal with a request. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 54% of residents of Bucuresti found the local administration's procedures straightforward and easy to understand. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 64% of residents of Bucuresti thought the fees charged by the local administration were reasonable. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 57% of people in Bucuresti said the local administration's information and services were easy to access online (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 82% of people in Bucuresti were satisfied to live in the city (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 44% of people in Bucuresti were satisfied with health care services, doctors and hospitals (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 49% of residents of Bucuresti were satisfied with schools and other educational facilities. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 50% of residents of Bucuresti were satisfied with public transport. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 55% of residents of Bucuresti agreed that it is easy to find a good job in the city. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 38% of residents of Bucuresti agreed that it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 57% of residents of Bucuresti felt safe walking alone at night in the city. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
Who runs Bucuresti?
In Romania, cities and towns are run by cities: Local council and mayor (primar) directly elected every four years. Local roads, water, schools' buildings, social assistance, local police, planning. Communes contain more than 12,000 villages with no government of their own.
How local power works in Romania
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
- Ministerul Educației și Cercetării: Examenul național de bacalaureat 2026, prima sesiune: dosar de presă cu rezultatele finale (după contestații), pe județe, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3d5694987c5a…)
- Agenția Națională pentru Ocuparea Forței de Muncă (ANOFM): Situația statistică a șomajului înregistrat la 31 august 2026: tabele pe județe și regiuni (registered unemployment tables by county and region), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 343e7489d801…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctour: Urban Audit: culture and tourism (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 235d13e6125c…)
- Casa Națională de Pensii Publice (CNPP): Indicatori statistici pilon I, septembrie 2026: pensionari, pensia medie și indemnizația socială pentru pensionari pe județe, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ef51fa5f14c1…)
- Casa Națională de Pensii Publice (CNPP): Situație centralizatoare privind numărul de angajatori, numărul de asigurați și salariul mediu brut pe județe, conform declarațiilor D112, iulie 2026, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 149307a7ff89…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cpop1: Urban Audit: population on 1 January by age groups and sex (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0ef23d60abc9…)
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