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Vâlcea in figures

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

Resident population

337,988 people

2026 · provisional

−2,248 (−0.66%) vs 2025

The “Resident population” series

Series high
370,134 people2012
Series low
337,988 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

337,988 people

2026 · provisional

−2,248 (−0.66%) vs 2025

Ranked 26 of 42, in 2026.

The population of Vâlcea County, All years The annual trend of The population of Vâlcea County, from 2012 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 370,134 la 337,988. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 330,000 340,000 350,000 360,000 370,000 380,000 337,988

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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

1,937 people

2025 · semi-final

−128 (−6.20%) vs 2024

Deaths

4,661 people

2025 · semi-final

+1,360 (+41.20%) vs 2024

Ranked 35 of 42, in 2025.

Births and deaths in Vâlcea County, All years The annual trend of Births and deaths in Vâlcea County, from 1990 to 2025, in people. Live births: a trecut de la 6,287 la 1,937. Deaths: a trecut de la 4,837 la 4,661. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 1,937 4,661

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County seat: Râmnicu Vâlcea

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

111,574 people

2026

−867 (−0.77%) vs 2025

Ranked 21 of 42, in 2026.

The population by domicile of the city of Râmnicu Vâlcea, All years The annual trend of The population by domicile of the city of Râmnicu Vâlcea, from 1992 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 112,968 la 111,574. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 110,000 112,500 115,000 117,500 120,000 122,500 111,574

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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

51 permits

August 2026

+20 (+64.52%) vs July 2026 −1 (−1.92%) vs August 2025

Ranked 23 of 42, in August 2026.

Building permits in Vâlcea County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Building permits in Vâlcea County, from September 2016 to August 2026, in permits. Valoarea a trecut de la 46 la 51. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 25 50 75 100 51

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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

45,967 arrivals

July 2026

+12,011 (+35.37%) vs June 2026 −7,006 (−13.23%) vs July 2025

Overnight stays

135,124 overnight stays

July 2026

+34,140 (+33.81%) vs June 2026 −37,796 (−21.86%) vs July 2025

Ranked 10 of 42, in July 2026.

Tourism in Vâlcea County, Last 10 years The monthly trend of Tourism in Vâlcea County, from August 2016 to July 2026. Arrivals: a trecut de la 49,592 la 45,967. Overnight stays: a trecut de la 192,586 la 135,124. The full figures are on the indicator's page. 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 45,967 135,124

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