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The population by domicile of the city of Ploiești

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

Ranked 10 of 42, in 2026.

Population by domicile

205,427 people

2026

−2,531 (−1.22%) vs 2025

The “Population by domicile” series

Series high
255,253 people1995
Series low
205,427 people2026
Years published
35since 1992

Trends

Population by domicile · solid line
The population by domicile of the city of Ploiești, All years The annual trend of The population by domicile of the city of Ploiești, from 1992 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 252,836 la 205,427. The exact figures are in the table below. 200,000 220,000 240,000 260,000 maxim 255,253 205,427
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The population by domicile of the city of Ploiești, Last 10 years The annual trend of The population by domicile of the city of Ploiești, from 2017 to 2026, in people. Valoarea a trecut de la 231,548 la 205,427. The exact figures are in the table below. 200,000 210,000 220,000 230,000 240,000 maxim 231,548 205,427

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 205,427
2025 207,958
2024 211,338
2023 214,573
2022 218,179
2021 221,869
2020 225,171
2019 227,612
2018 229,763
2017 231,548
2016 233,804
2015 235,114
2014 235,698
2013 237,117
2012 238,699
2011 240,292
2010 241,982
2009 243,066
2008 244,300
2007 245,647
2006 246,449
2005 247,519
2004 249,073
2003 250,250

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.