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Bihor in figures

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

Resident population

558,623 people

2026 · provisional

+1,729 (+0.31%) vs 2025

The “Resident population” series

Series high
575,731 people2012
Series low
552,031 people2022
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

558,623 people

2026 · provisional

+1,729 (+0.31%) vs 2025

Ranked 13 of 42, in 2026.

The population of Bihor County, All years The annual trend of The population of Bihor County, from 2012 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 575,731 la 558,623. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 550,000 560,000 570,000 580,000 558,623

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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

4,919 people

2025 · semi-final

−224 (−4.36%) vs 2024

Deaths

6,738 people

2025 · semi-final

−203 (−2.92%) vs 2024

Ranked 6 of 42, in 2025.

Births and deaths in Bihor County, All years The annual trend of Births and deaths in Bihor County, from 1990 to 2025, in people. Live births: a trecut de la 8,728 la 4,919. Deaths: a trecut de la 8,402 la 6,738. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 4,919 6,738

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County seat: Oradea

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

212,775 people

2026

−847 (−0.40%) vs 2025

Ranked 9 of 42, in 2026.

The population by domicile of the city of Oradea, All years The annual trend of The population by domicile of the city of Oradea, from 1992 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 228,318 la 212,775. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 210,000 215,000 220,000 225,000 230,000 235,000 212,775

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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

122 permits

August 2026

−19 (−13.48%) vs July 2026 −58 (−32.22%) vs August 2025

Ranked 7 of 42, in August 2026.

Building permits in Bihor County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Building permits in Bihor County, from September 2016 to August 2026, in permits. Valoarea a trecut de la 120 la 122. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 50 100 150 200 122

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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

61,673 arrivals

July 2026

+13,079 (+26.91%) vs June 2026 −3,737 (−5.71%) vs July 2025

Overnight stays

150,846 overnight stays

July 2026

+33,228 (+28.25%) vs June 2026 −33,778 (−18.30%) vs July 2025

Ranked 7 of 42, in July 2026.

Tourism in Bihor County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Tourism in Bihor County, from August 2016 to July 2026. Arrivals: a trecut de la 57,358 la 61,673. Overnight stays: a trecut de la 210,698 la 150,846. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 61,673 150,846

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