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Argeș in figures

What the National Institute of Statistics publishes about argeș: population, births, county seat: Pitești, permits and tourism. The same figures as on each indicator's own page, updated automatically.

Resident population

561,864 people

2026 · provisional

−126 (−0.02%) vs 2025

The “Resident population” series

Series high
611,024 people2012
Series low
561,864 people2026 · provisional
Years published
15since 2012

Population

The resident population of each county on 1 January, the same measure as the headline figure above. INS publishes the territorial profile only from 2012.

Resident population

561,864 people

2026 · provisional

−126 (−0.02%) vs 2025

Ranked 12 of 42, in 2026.

The population of Argeș County, All years The annual trend of The population of Argeș County, from 2012 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 611,024 la 561,864. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 560,000 580,000 600,000 620,000 561,864

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Births

The same annual figures, county by county, from the same matrices as the national total above. The ranking is by the number of live births, which follows above all the size of the county: the figure that makes two counties of different sizes comparable is the rate per 1,000 inhabitants, published by INS and shown on each county's page, beside the natural increase.

Live births

3,715 people

2025 · semi-final

−134 (−3.48%) vs 2024

Deaths

7,137 people

2025 · semi-final

−17 (−0.24%) vs 2024

Ranked 14 of 42, in 2025.

Births and deaths in Argeș County, All years The annual trend of Births and deaths in Argeș County, from 1990 to 2025, in people. Live births: a trecut de la 8,657 la 3,715. Deaths: a trecut de la 6,946 la 7,137. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 3,715 7,137

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County seat: Pitești

MIND THIS, a different measure: at locality level INS publishes no resident population, only the population by domicile — how many people have their identity document registered there, wherever they actually live. The figures here are NOT to be compared with those above and do not add up to the national resident total.

Population by domicile

160,262 people

2026

−1,697 (−1.05%) vs 2025

Ranked 14 of 42, in 2026.

The population by domicile of the city of Pitești, All years The annual trend of The population by domicile of the city of Pitești, from 1992 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 179,887 la 160,262. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 160,000 170,000 180,000 190,000 160,262

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Permits

The number of permits for residential buildings issued in each county, the same measure as the national figure above and from the same matrix.

Building permits

123 permits

August 2026

+59 (+92.19%) vs July 2026 +35 (+39.77%) vs August 2025

Ranked 6 of 42, in August 2026.

Building permits in Argeș County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Building permits in Argeș County, from September 2016 to August 2026, in permits. Valoarea a trecut de la 123 la 123. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 50 100 150 200 250 123

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Tourism

How many of the arriving tourists are foreign. They are included in the figure above, not additional to it: total arrivals are exactly the sum of Romanian and foreign tourists.

Arrivals

29,424 arrivals

July 2026

+9,728 (+49.39%) vs June 2026 −1,773 (−5.68%) vs July 2025

Overnight stays

48,195 overnight stays

July 2026

+16,555 (+52.32%) vs June 2026 −2,988 (−5.84%) vs July 2025

Ranked 17 of 42, in July 2026.

Tourism in Argeș County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Tourism in Argeș County, from August 2016 to July 2026. Arrivals: a trecut de la 31,417 la 29,424. Overnight stays: a trecut de la 53,836 la 48,195. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 29,424 48,195

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All counties

AlbaAradArgeșBacăuBihorBistrița-NăsăudBotoșaniBrăilaBrașovBuzăuCălărașiCaraș-SeverinClujConstanțaCovasnaDâmbovițaDoljGalațiGiurgiuGorjHarghitaHunedoaraIalomițaIașiIlfovMaramureșMehedințiBucharest MunicipalityMureșNeamțOltPrahovaSălajSatu MareSibiuSuceavaTeleormanTimișTulceaVâlceaVasluiVrancea

Source: National Institute of Statistics (INS), matrices LOC108A, POP105A, POP107D, POP201A, POP206B, TUR104F, TUR105G. Period covered: 2026. See the source.

Every figure on this page is the one on its own indicator's page, for argeș: the same series, the same period, the same revision marking. The page computes nothing of its own.