NUTS 2

Sud-Est

Region of Romania · NUTS code RO22

Among 8 NUTS 2 regions of Romania, Sud-Est ranks best in income per capita (5th) and lowest in high-tech jobs (8th).

Over time

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Sud-Est vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
14,200 €/inh.
+1,200 vs 2023
6th of 8 in the country
Romania 19,960 €/inh. · -29%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
7,700 €/inh.
+900 vs 2022
5th of 8 in the country
Romania 9,300 €/inh. · -17%
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
0.8 %
−1.8 vs 2023
6th of 8 in the country
Romania 0.7 % · +14%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking

Population

Population
2,331,165
−14,007 vs 2024
4th of 8 in the country
Romania 19,041,322 · -88%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
75.7 years
+0.1 vs 2023
7th of 8 in the country
Romania 76.5 years
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Population density
69.4 /km²
−0.4 vs 2023
5th of 8 in the country
Romania 81.3 /km² · -15%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Population change
-6.0 ‰
−2.5 vs 2023
8th of 8 in the country
Romania -0.1 ‰ · +5900%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Net migration
1.2 ‰
−1.7 vs 2023
8th of 8 in the country
Romania 5.4 ‰ · -78%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Median age
45.7 years
+0.3 vs 2024
3rd of 8 in the country
Romania 44.0 years · +4%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Aged 65+
21.8 %
+0.3 vs 2024
2nd of 8 in the country
Romania 20.3 % · +7%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.41
−0.15 vs 2023
4th of 8 in the country
Romania 1.39
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
228 per 100k
+8 vs 2019
7th of 8 in the country
Romania 381 per 100k · -40%
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Regions inside

6 regions

 

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Labour

Unemployment
11.3 %
+1.4 vs 2024
8th of 8 in the country
Romania 6.1 % · +85%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
62.1 %
−0.5 vs 2024
7th of 8 in the country
Romania 69.0 % · -10%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
0.8 %
0 vs 2024
8th of 8 in the country
Romania 3.4 % · -76%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
2,858 per 1,000
+27 vs 2024
1st of 8 in the country
Romania 1,561 per 1,000 · +83%
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
94 per mn
−8 vs 2023
7th of 8 in the country
Romania 8 per mn · +1105%
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
14.1 %
−0.4 vs 2024
6th of 8 in the country
Romania 19.5 % · -28%
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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