Bucureşti: population, economy and official figures
Bucureşti is a county in Bucureşti-Ilfov, Romania. Bucureşti had 1,709,191 residents on 1 January 2025, 73.9% of Bucureşti-Ilfov and 8.98% of Romania; the largest of 42 counties in Romania.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Bucureşti: GDP per person was 90,900 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 228% of the EU average (77% for Romania); the highest of 42 counties in Romania.
- Education in Bucureşti: In the summer 2026 baccalaureate, 14,182 of the 17,427 candidates who sat the exam in Bucharest passed, a pass rate of 81.4% that ranked 6th highest of 42 counties (Romania: 76.9%).
- Poverty and living standards in Bucureşti: 466,382 people in Bucharest received a state social insurance pension in September 2026; the average pension was 3,583 lei a month against 2,821 lei nationally, the highest of 42 counties.
Is the population of Bucureşti growing?
That is 7.8% fewer people than in 2015 (1,853,402).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow densely populated is Bucureşti?
There were 7,426.4 people per square kilometre in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Bucureşti?
The median age was 42.8 years in 2025, against 44 for Romania; 32nd highest of 42 counties in Romania.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Bucureşti?
19.6% of residents were 65 or older and 15.1% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many births and deaths are there in Bucureşti?
In 2024 there were 14,154 live births and 21,051 deaths, a natural decrease of 6,897.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow big is Bucureşti?
It covers 240 km².
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre people moving to Bucureşti?
The net migration rate was -3.3 per 1,000 residents in 2024, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of -4.0 per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyFigures come from Romania's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.
Other county in Bucureşti-Ilfov
- Ilfov 604,264
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
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- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Share of people aged 65 or over (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 17aa0d08ab9c…)
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- 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…)
- 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…)
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