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Buzău in figures

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

Resident population

393,136 people

2026 · provisional

−2,381 (−0.60%) vs 2025

The “Resident population” series

Series high
449,218 people2012
Series low
393,136 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

393,136 people

2026 · provisional

−2,381 (−0.60%) vs 2025

Ranked 21 of 42, in 2026.

The population of Buzău County, All years The annual trend of The population of Buzău County, from 2012 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 449,218 la 393,136. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 380,000 400,000 420,000 440,000 460,000 393,136

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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

2,660 people

2025 · semi-final

−139 (−4.97%) vs 2024

Deaths

5,751 people

2025 · semi-final

−419 (−6.79%) vs 2024

Ranked 24 of 42, in 2025.

Births and deaths in Buzău County, All years The annual trend of Births and deaths in Buzău County, from 1990 to 2025, in people. Live births: a trecut de la 6,758 la 2,660. Deaths: a trecut de la 6,055 la 5,751. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 2,660 5,751

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County seat: Buzău

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

118,200 people

2026

−1,938 (−1.61%) vs 2025

Ranked 19 of 42, in 2026.

The population by domicile of the city of Buzău, All years The annual trend of The population by domicile of the city of Buzău, from 1992 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 146,554 la 118,200. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 110,000 120,000 130,000 140,000 150,000 160,000 118,200

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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

56 permits

August 2026

+6 (+12.00%) vs July 2026 +11 (+24.44%) vs August 2025

Ranked 21 of 42, in August 2026.

Building permits in Buzău County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Building permits in Buzău County, from September 2016 to August 2026, in permits. Valoarea a trecut de la 39 la 56. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 20 40 60 80 100 56

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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

11,941 arrivals

July 2026

+1,563 (+15.06%) vs June 2026 +1 (+0.01%) vs July 2025

Overnight stays

21,469 overnight stays

July 2026

+3,345 (+18.46%) vs June 2026 +196 (+0.92%) vs July 2025

Ranked 30 of 42, in July 2026.

Tourism in Buzău County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Tourism in Buzău County, from August 2016 to July 2026. Arrivals: a trecut de la 9,356 la 11,941. Overnight stays: a trecut de la 25,023 la 21,469. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 11,941 21,469

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