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Bacău in figures

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

Resident population

590,169 people

2026 · provisional

−1,830 (−0.31%) vs 2025

The “Resident population” series

Series high
614,316 people2012
Series low
576,683 people2021
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

590,169 people

2026 · provisional

−1,830 (−0.31%) vs 2025

Ranked 10 of 42, in 2026.

The population of Bacău County, All years The annual trend of The population of Bacău County, from 2012 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 614,316 la 590,169. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 570,000 580,000 590,000 600,000 610,000 620,000 590,169

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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

4,398 people

2025 · semi-final

−392 (−8.18%) vs 2024

Deaths

7,950 people

2025 · semi-final

−250 (−3.05%) vs 2024

Ranked 12 of 42, in 2025.

Births and deaths in Bacău County, All years The annual trend of Births and deaths in Bacău County, from 1990 to 2025, in people. Live births: a trecut de la 12,466 la 4,398. Deaths: a trecut de la 6,628 la 7,950. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 12,500 4,398 7,950

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County seat: Bacău

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

182,980 people

2026

−3,318 (−1.78%) vs 2025

Ranked 11 of 42, in 2026.

The population by domicile of the city of Bacău, All years The annual trend of The population by domicile of the city of Bacău, from 1992 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 198,158 la 182,980. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 180,000 190,000 200,000 210,000 182,980

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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

69 permits

August 2026

+16 (+30.19%) vs July 2026 −5 (−6.76%) vs August 2025

Ranked 16 of 42, in August 2026.

Building permits in Bacău County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Building permits in Bacău County, from September 2016 to August 2026, in permits. Valoarea a trecut de la 111 la 69. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 50 100 150 69

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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

20,767 arrivals

July 2026

+2,382 (+12.96%) vs June 2026 +273 (+1.33%) vs July 2025

Overnight stays

39,378 overnight stays

July 2026

+7,224 (+22.47%) vs June 2026 −8,265 (−17.35%) vs July 2025

Ranked 22 of 42, in July 2026.

Tourism in Bacău County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Tourism in Bacău County, from August 2016 to July 2026. Arrivals: a trecut de la 15,272 la 20,767. Overnight stays: a trecut de la 43,359 la 39,378. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 20,767 39,378

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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 bacău: the same series, the same period, the same revision marking. The page computes nothing of its own.