NUTS 2

Nord-Est

Region of Romania · NUTS code RO21

Among 8 NUTS 2 regions of Romania, Nord-Est ranks best in unemployment (4th) and lowest in tertiary educated (8th).

Over time

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Nord-Est vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
11,600 €/inh.
+1,100 vs 2023
8th of 8 in the country
Romania 19,960 €/inh. · -42%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
7,200 €/inh.
+1,000 vs 2022
8th of 8 in the country
Romania 9,300 €/inh. · -23%
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
0.8 %
−3.7 vs 2023
5th of 8 in the country
Romania 0.7 % · +14%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking

Population

Population
3,218,218
−8,596 vs 2024
1st of 8 in the country
Romania 19,041,322 · -83%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
75.5 years
+0.1 vs 2023
8th of 8 in the country
Romania 76.5 years
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Population density
88.3 /km²
−0.1 vs 2023
2nd of 8 in the country
Romania 81.3 /km² · +9%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Population change
-2.7 ‰
−3.4 vs 2023
5th of 8 in the country
Romania -0.1 ‰ · +2600%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Net migration
2.0 ‰
−2.0 vs 2023
7th of 8 in the country
Romania 5.4 ‰ · -63%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Median age
41.8 years
+0.2 vs 2024
8th of 8 in the country
Romania 44.0 years · -5%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Aged 65+
19.0 %
+0.2 vs 2024
7th of 8 in the country
Romania 20.3 % · -6%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.50
−0.26 vs 2023
2nd of 8 in the country
Romania 1.39 · +8%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
266 per 100k
+10 vs 2019
6th of 8 in the country
Romania 381 per 100k · -30%
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Regions inside

6 regions

 

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Labour

Unemployment
5.7 %
+0.8 vs 2024
4th of 8 in the country
Romania 6.1 % · -7%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
69.1 %
−0.5 vs 2024
4th of 8 in the country
Romania 69.0 %
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
1.4 %
0 vs 2024
7th of 8 in the country
Romania 3.4 % · -59%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
838 per 1,000
−37 vs 2024
7th of 8 in the country
Romania 1,561 per 1,000 · -46%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
87 per mn
+2 vs 2023
6th of 8 in the country
Romania 8 per mn · +1015%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
13.4 %
+0.1 vs 2024
8th of 8 in the country
Romania 19.5 % · -31%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Smaller regions inside

Other regions in Macroregiunea Doi

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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