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Gorj in figures

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

Resident population

306,938 people

2026 · provisional

−764 (−0.25%) vs 2025

The “Resident population” series

Series high
340,030 people2012
Series low
306,938 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

306,938 people

2026 · provisional

−764 (−0.25%) vs 2025

Ranked 31 of 42, in 2026.

The population of Gorj County, All years The annual trend of The population of Gorj County, from 2012 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 340,030 la 306,938. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 300,000 310,000 320,000 330,000 340,000 350,000 306,938

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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

1,955 people

2025 · semi-final

−159 (−7.52%) vs 2024

Deaths

3,745 people

2025 · semi-final

−195 (−4.95%) vs 2024

Ranked 33 of 42, in 2025.

Births and deaths in Gorj County, All years The annual trend of Births and deaths in Gorj County, from 1990 to 2025, in people. Live births: a trecut de la 5,805 la 1,955. Deaths: a trecut de la 4,208 la 3,745. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 1,955 3,745

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County seat: Târgu Jiu

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

89,104 people

2026

−614 (−0.68%) vs 2025

Ranked 27 of 42, in 2026.

The population by domicile of the city of Târgu Jiu, All years The annual trend of The population by domicile of the city of Târgu Jiu, from 1992 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 93,594 la 89,104. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 87,500 90,000 92,500 95,000 97,500 100,000 89,104

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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

45 permits

August 2026

+23 (+104.55%) vs July 2026 +8 (+21.62%) vs August 2025

Ranked 25 of 42, in August 2026.

Building permits in Gorj County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Building permits in Gorj County, from September 2016 to August 2026, in permits. Valoarea a trecut de la 54 la 45. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 20 40 60 80 45

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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

16,450 arrivals

July 2026

+6,216 (+60.74%) vs June 2026 +1,154 (+7.54%) vs July 2025

Overnight stays

26,919 overnight stays

July 2026

+9,773 (+57.00%) vs June 2026 +2,271 (+9.21%) vs July 2025

Ranked 26 of 42, in July 2026.

Tourism in Gorj County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Tourism in Gorj County, from August 2016 to July 2026. Arrivals: a trecut de la 13,616 la 16,450. Overnight stays: a trecut de la 25,304 la 26,919. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 16,450 26,919

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