NUTS 3

Sălaj

Region of Romania · NUTS code RO116

Among 42 NUTS 3 regions of Romania, Sălaj ranks best in gdp per capita (21st).

Over time

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

Sălaj vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
13,900 €/inh.
+1,200 vs 2023
21st of 42 in the country
Romania 19,960 €/inh. · -30%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
54.7 /km²
0 vs 2023
34th of 42 in the country
Romania 81.3 /km² · -33%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
2.3 ‰
+2.3 vs 2023
7th of 42 in the country
Romania -0.1 ‰ · -2400%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
6.3 ‰
+3.3 vs 2023
7th of 42 in the country
Romania 5.4 ‰ · +17%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
44.2 years
+0.2 vs 2024
23rd of 42 in the country
Romania 44.0 years
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
20.4 %
+0.3 vs 2024
21st 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
356 per 1,000
35th of 42 in the country
Romania 1,561 per 1,000 · -77%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Nord-Vest

Profile

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

Population
2,544,010
+4,226 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
76.6 years
+0.1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
5.9 %
+1.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
9,100 €/inh.
+900 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
70.3 %
−1.5 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
65 per mn
−9 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
18.6 %
+0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.41
−0.14 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
3.3 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
0.9 %
−2.7 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
344 per 100k
+9 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Nord-Vest

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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