NUTS 3

Prahova

Region of Romania · NUTS code RO316

Among 42 NUTS 3 regions of Romania, Prahova ranks best in gdp per capita (11th).

Over time

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

Prahova vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
16,500 €/inh.
+1,300 vs 2023
11th of 42 in the country
Romania 19,960 €/inh. · -17%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
146.8 /km²
−0.6 vs 2023
3rd of 42 in the country
Romania 81.3 /km² · +81%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-5.0 ‰
−1.7 vs 2023
30th of 42 in the country
Romania -0.1 ‰ · +4900%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
2.9 ‰
−1.0 vs 2023
22nd of 42 in the country
Romania 5.4 ‰ · -46%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
46.8 years
+0.3 vs 2024
10th of 42 in the country
Romania 44.0 years · +6%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
22.2 %
+0.3 vs 2024
11th of 42 in the country
Romania 20.3 % · +9%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
1,590 per 1,000
13th of 42 in the country
Romania 1,561 per 1,000 · +2%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Sud-Muntenia

Profile

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

Population
2,825,694
−7,929 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
76.3 years
+0.3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
8.6 %
+1.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
7,400 €/inh.
+700 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
68.3 %
−0.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
76 per mn
−21 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
14.0 %
+0.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.36
−0.13 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
1.5 %
+0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
0.7 %
+5.9 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
158 per 100k
−1 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Sud-Muntenia

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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