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Galați in figures

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

Resident population

486,387 people

2026 · provisional

−2,669 (−0.55%) vs 2025

The “Resident population” series

Series high
534,577 people2012
Series low
486,387 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

486,387 people

2026 · provisional

−2,669 (−0.55%) vs 2025

Ranked 15 of 42, in 2026.

The population of Galați County, All years The annual trend of The population of Galați County, from 2012 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 534,577 la 486,387. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 480,000 500,000 520,000 540,000 486,387

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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

3,280 people

2025 · semi-final

−609 (−15.66%) vs 2024

Deaths

6,659 people

2025 · semi-final

−134 (−1.97%) vs 2024

Ranked 17 of 42, in 2025.

Births and deaths in Galați County, All years The annual trend of Births and deaths in Galați County, from 1990 to 2025, in people. Live births: a trecut de la 9,053 la 3,280. Deaths: a trecut de la 5,570 la 6,659. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 3,280 6,659

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County seat: Galați

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

288,873 people

2026

−6,191 (−2.10%) vs 2025

Ranked 6 of 42, in 2026.

The population by domicile of the city of Galați, All years The annual trend of The population by domicile of the city of Galați, from 1992 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 311,008 la 288,873. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 280,000 290,000 300,000 310,000 320,000 288,873

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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

72 permits

August 2026

+15 (+26.32%) vs July 2026 +3 (+4.35%) vs August 2025

Ranked 15 of 42, in August 2026.

Building permits in Galați County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Building permits in Galați County, from September 2016 to August 2026, in permits. Valoarea a trecut de la 102 la 72. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 50 100 150 72

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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

11,605 arrivals

July 2026

+765 (+7.06%) vs June 2026 −1,227 (−9.56%) vs July 2025

Overnight stays

17,673 overnight stays

July 2026

+1,899 (+12.04%) vs June 2026 −2,131 (−10.76%) vs July 2025

Ranked 31 of 42, in July 2026.

Tourism in Galați County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Tourism in Galați County, from August 2016 to July 2026. Arrivals: a trecut de la 8,015 la 11,605. Overnight stays: a trecut de la 13,481 la 17,673. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 11,605 17,673

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