NUTS 3

Gorj

Region of Romania · NUTS code RO412

Among 42 NUTS 3 regions of Romania, Gorj ranks best in gdp per capita (5th).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Gorj vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
20,100 €/inh.
+1,500 vs 2023
5th of 42 in the country
Romania 19,960 €/inh.
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
55.7 /km²
−0.3 vs 2023
31st of 42 in the country
Romania 81.3 /km² · -31%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-7.6 ‰
−3.6 vs 2023
36th of 42 in the country
Romania -0.1 ‰ · +7500%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
-0.9 ‰
−2.9 vs 2023
38th of 42 in the country
Romania 5.4 ‰ · -117%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
46.4 years
+0.5 vs 2024
12th of 42 in the country
Romania 44.0 years · +5%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
20.1 %
+0.5 vs 2024
27th of 42 in the country
Romania 20.3 %
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: Natural Earth (unofficial boundaries), simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
660 per 1,000
27th of 42 in the country
Romania 1,561 per 1,000 · -58%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Sud-Vest Oltenia

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Gorj belongs to.

Population
1,848,028
−7,669 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
76.9 years
0 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
6.9 %
−0.8 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
7,500 €/inh.
+900 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
61.7 %
−1.8 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
111 per mn
+4 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
16.8 %
+0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.26
−0.12 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
1.9 %
+0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
0.7 %
−0.5 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
315 per 100k
+3 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Sud-Vest Oltenia

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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