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The population by domicile of the city of Craiova

How many people have the address on their identity document in the city of Craiova, on 1 January. It is not the same thing as how many actually live there.

Ranked 8 of 42, in 2026.

Population by domicile

278,599 people

2026

−2,412 (−0.86%) vs 2025

The “Population by domicile” series

Series high
314,918 people2002
Series low
278,599 people2026
Years published
35since 1992

Trends

Population by domicile · solid line
The population by domicile of the city of Craiova, All years The annual trend of The population by domicile of the city of Craiova, from 1992 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 307,077 la 278,599. The exact figures are in the table below. 270,000 280,000 290,000 300,000 310,000 320,000 maxim 314,918 278,599
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The population by domicile of the city of Craiova, Last 10 years The annual trend of The population by domicile of the city of Craiova, from 2017 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 304,290 la 278,599. The exact figures are in the table below. 270,000 280,000 290,000 300,000 310,000 maxim 304,290 278,599

What it means

The figure on this page is the population BY DOMICILE, not the resident population: the number of people with Romanian citizenship whose identity document gives an address here, wherever they actually live and however long they have been away. The National Institute of Statistics publishes no resident population below county level, so for towns this is the only measure available.

The gap is neither small nor constant. Nationally, the population by domicile is some 2.6 million people larger than the resident one, and the ratio between them differs a great deal from one county to another. A figure here is NOT to be compared with the resident figure on the main page and does not add to it.

The data come from administrative sources — the National Register of Persons for internal migration and permanent immigration, the General Directorate for Passports for emigration — and from the statistical surveys on births and deaths.

The names of the localities are those of the CURRENT administrative-territorial division, applied retroactively: a locality that is a town today appears as a town in the years when it was a commune too.

History

The last 24 years. The figures are in people.
Period Population by domicile
2026 278,599
2025 281,011
2024 285,722
2023 290,340
2022 293,847
2021 296,931
2020 300,223
2019 301,848
2018 303,186
2017 304,290
2016 306,106
2015 307,401
2014 308,144
2013 309,208
2012 310,988
2011 311,909
2010 312,337
2009 312,403
2008 312,791
2007 313,835
2006 313,797
2005 313,619
2004 314,718
2003 314,509

Toate the towns

Alba IuliaAradPiteștiBacăuOradeaBistrițaBotoșaniBrăilaBrașovBuzăuCălărașiReșițaCluj-NapocaConstanțaSfântu GheorgheTârgovișteCraiovaGalațiGiurgiuTârgu JiuMiercurea CiucDevaSloboziaIașiBufteaBaia MareDrobeta-Turnu SeverinBucureștiTârgu MureșPiatra-NeamțSlatinaPloieștiZalăuSatu MareSibiuSuceavaAlexandriaTimișoaraTulceaRâmnicu VâlceaVasluiFocșani

Source: National Institute of Statistics (INS), matrix POP107D. Period covered: 1992 – 2026. See the source.

The figure is the population by DOMICILE on 1 January, not the resident population the main page opens with: INS publishes no resident population below county level anywhere in Tempo. Nationally the two differ by some 2.6 million people and are not to be compared with one another. The series begins in 1992.