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Tulcea in figures

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

Resident population

186,131 people

2026 · provisional

−1,488 (−0.79%) vs 2025

The “Resident population” series

Series high
212,012 people2012
Series low
186,131 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

186,131 people

2026 · provisional

−1,488 (−0.79%) vs 2025

Ranked 42 of 42, in 2026.

The population of Tulcea County, All years The annual trend of The population of Tulcea County, from 2012 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 212,012 la 186,131. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 180,000 190,000 200,000 210,000 220,000 186,131

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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

1,176 people

2025 · semi-final

−87 (−6.89%) vs 2024

Deaths

2,731 people

2025 · semi-final

−201 (−6.86%) vs 2024

Ranked 42 of 42, in 2025.

Births and deaths in Tulcea County, All years The annual trend of Births and deaths in Tulcea County, from 1990 to 2025, in people. Live births: a trecut de la 3,885 la 1,176. Deaths: a trecut de la 3,019 la 2,731. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 1,176 2,731

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County seat: Tulcea

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

77,647 people

2026

−1,215 (−1.54%) vs 2025

Ranked 30 of 42, in 2026.

The population by domicile of the city of Tulcea, All years The annual trend of The population by domicile of the city of Tulcea, from 1992 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 94,847 la 77,647. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 75,000 80,000 85,000 90,000 95,000 100,000 77,647

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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

17 permits

August 2026

+2 (+13.33%) vs July 2026 −1 (−5.56%) vs August 2025

Ranked 40 of 42, in August 2026.

Building permits in Tulcea County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Building permits in Tulcea County, from September 2016 to August 2026, in permits. Valoarea a trecut de la 14 la 17. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 10 20 30 40 17

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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

32,180 arrivals

July 2026

+13,001 (+67.79%) vs June 2026 +5,047 (+18.60%) vs July 2025

Overnight stays

72,444 overnight stays

July 2026

+30,025 (+70.78%) vs June 2026 +6,921 (+10.56%) vs July 2025

Ranked 13 of 42, in July 2026.

Tourism in Tulcea County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Tourism in Tulcea County, from August 2016 to July 2026. Arrivals: a trecut de la 15,817 la 32,180. Overnight stays: a trecut de la 40,050 la 72,444. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 32,180 72,444

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