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Călărași in figures

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

Resident population

277,347 people

2026 · provisional

−1,255 (−0.45%) vs 2025

The “Resident population” series

Series high
305,779 people2012
Series low
277,347 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

277,347 people

2026 · provisional

−1,255 (−0.45%) vs 2025

Ranked 34 of 42, in 2026.

The population of Călărași County, All years The annual trend of The population of Călărași County, from 2012 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 305,779 la 277,347. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 270,000 280,000 290,000 300,000 310,000 277,347

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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

2,149 people

2025 · semi-final

−75 (−3.37%) vs 2024

Deaths

3,952 people

2025 · semi-final

−266 (−6.31%) vs 2024

Ranked 30 of 42, in 2025.

Births and deaths in Călărași County, All years The annual trend of Births and deaths in Călărași County, from 1990 to 2025, in people. Live births: a trecut de la 4,783 la 2,149. Deaths: a trecut de la 4,154 la 3,952. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 2,149 3,952

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County seat: Călărași

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

68,519 people

2026

−955 (−1.37%) vs 2025

Ranked 34 of 42, in 2026.

The population by domicile of the city of Călărași, All years The annual trend of The population by domicile of the city of Călărași, from 1992 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 79,430 la 68,519. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 65,000 70,000 75,000 80,000 85,000 68,519

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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

33 permits

August 2026

−3 (−8.33%) vs July 2026 −16 (−32.65%) vs August 2025

Ranked 34 of 42, in August 2026.

Building permits in Călărași County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Building permits in Călărași County, from September 2016 to August 2026, in permits. Valoarea a trecut de la 57 la 33. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 20 40 60 80 33

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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

1,839 arrivals

July 2026

+218 (+13.45%) vs June 2026 −478 (−20.63%) vs July 2025

Overnight stays

3,128 overnight stays

July 2026

+290 (+10.22%) vs June 2026 +16 (+0.51%) vs July 2025

Ranked 41 of 42, in July 2026.

Tourism in Călărași County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Tourism in Călărași County, from August 2016 to July 2026. Arrivals: a trecut de la 2,387 la 1,839. Overnight stays: a trecut de la 5,837 la 3,128. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 1,839 3,128

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