County

Arad County: localities in numbers

Arad County has 78 localities and 457,077 residents across 7,746 km², or 59 people per km². Population: −3.7% between 2016 and 2026.

457,077 residents
78 localities
7,746 km²
59 people/km²

Map and records: Arad County

Population (by registered residence)

Arad164,631
Vladimirescu15,715
Sântana15,367
Pecica14,215
Lipova10,554

Population change over 10 years

Livada+34.2%
Șiștarovăț+27.5%
Vladimirescu+21.0%
Șofronea+13.7%
Zimandu Nou+9.3%

Population density

Arad687.3 people/km²
Livada232.3 people/km²
Sântana143.2 people/km²
Vladimirescu128.3 people/km²
Pâncota127.5 people/km²

All localities in Arad County

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Locality	Population (by registered residence)	Population change over 10 years	Population density	Area	Active companies in the trade register per 1,000 inhabitants	Companies registered in the last 12 months per 1,000 inhabitants
Arad	164,631	−8.2%	687.3 people/km²	239.5 km²	85.1 ‰	4.82 ‰
Vladimirescu	15,715	+21.0%	128.3 people/km²	122.5 km²	78.6 ‰	4.52 ‰
Sântana	15,367	−1.9%	143.2 people/km²	107.3 km²	26.9 ‰	1.95 ‰
Pecica	14,215	+0.6%	60.3 people/km²	235.8 km²	47.1 ‰	3.38 ‰
Lipova	10,554	−7.4%	78.7 people/km²	134.2 km²	55.6 ‰	4.36 ‰
Ineu	9,181	−4.2%	78.6 people/km²	116.9 km²	46.3 ‰	2.51 ‰
Șiria	9,061	−0.5%	66.3 people/km²	136.6 km²	32.3 ‰	1.32 ‰
Curtici	8,981	+2.9%	123.7 people/km²	72.6 km²	33.4 ‰	2.34 ‰
Pâncota	8,225	+1.0%	127.5 people/km²	64.5 km²	40.5 ‰	1.82 ‰
Chișineu-Criș	7,895	−6.4%	67.2 people/km²	117.5 km²	47.6 ‰	1.77 ‰
Nădlac	7,549	−5.7%	56.9 people/km²	132.6 km²	38.4 ‰	2.38 ‰
Vinga	7,258	+5.6%	51.3 people/km²	141.4 km²	33.1 ‰	1.93 ‰
Macea	7,145	−0.4%	98.1 people/km²	72.8 km²	26.2 ‰	2.24 ‰
Târnova	6,120	−1.4%	29.2 people/km²	209.9 km²	30.2 ‰	2.61 ‰
Secusigiu	6,051	−2.7%	42.7 people/km²	141.9 km²	20.8 ‰	1.65 ‰
Sebiș	5,999	−7.0%	88.7 people/km²	67.6 km²	63.3 ‰	3.33 ‰
Zimandu Nou	5,358	+9.3%	72.3 people/km²	74.1 km²	58.6 ‰	2.43 ‰
Livada	4,662	+34.2%	232.3 people/km²	20.1 km²	89.7 ‰	6.44 ‰
Păuliș	4,423	+1.9%	34.0 people/km²	130.0 km²	50.4 ‰	2.94 ‰
Șimand	4,337	−2.3%	43.1 people/km²	100.7 km²	33.7 ‰	1.84 ‰
Zăbrani	4,250	−7.8%	36.6 people/km²	116.2 km²	33.4 ‰	2.12 ‰
Semlac	4,248	+0.2%	51.7 people/km²	82.1 km²	41.0 ‰	1.88 ‰
Șagu	4,233	+1.8%	41.2 people/km²	102.6 km²	46.5 ‰	3.07 ‰
Șicula	4,108	−4.0%	31.3 people/km²	131.2 km²	33.6 ‰	2.68 ‰
Ghioroc	4,090	+0.1%	84.1 people/km²	48.6 km²	62.1 ‰	3.67 ‰
Fântânele	3,950	+6.4%	97.1 people/km²	40.7 km²	45.8 ‰	4.05 ‰
Mișca	3,946	+4.2%	37.9 people/km²	104.2 km²	16.2 ‰	1.27 ‰
Sintea Mare	3,758	−2.4%	34.5 people/km²	108.9 km²	24.7 ‰	1.33 ‰
Gurahonț	3,585	−8.1%	21.0 people/km²	170.8 km²	43.0 ‰	4.18 ‰
Bocsig	3,289	−3.2%	40.5 people/km²	81.3 km²	26.1 ‰	0.91 ‰
Felnac	3,239	+3.0%	64.8 people/km²	50.0 km²	55.6 ‰	4.94 ‰
Apateu	3,222	−6.1%	35.5 people/km²	90.7 km²	24.2 ‰	2.48 ‰
Buteni	3,216	−5.9%	33.6 people/km²	95.7 km²	37.9 ‰	2.49 ‰
Șeitin	3,173	+2.7%	48.1 people/km²	65.9 km²	36.6 ‰	3.47 ‰
Șofronea	3,129	+13.7%	89.7 people/km²	34.9 km²	67.1 ‰	5.11 ‰
Zădăreni	3,037	+7.0%	120.2 people/km²	25.3 km²	50.7 ‰	3.62 ‰
Șepreuș	3,003	+3.3%	51.7 people/km²	58.0 km²	18.3 ‰	0.67 ‰
Zărand	2,994	+8.9%	39.8 people/km²	75.2 km²	14.0 ‰	0.00 ‰
Beliu	2,908	−3.9%	31.4 people/km²	92.6 km²	38.5 ‰	2.75 ‰
Seleuș	2,843	−4.8%	47.2 people/km²	60.2 km²	32.4 ‰	3.87 ‰
Frumușeni	2,836	+2.6%	63.8 people/km²	44.5 km²	48.3 ‰	6.35 ‰
Săvârșin	2,827	−3.3%	13.7 people/km²	206.9 km²	45.6 ‰	1.06 ‰
Craiva	2,801	−3.4%	24.4 people/km²	114.7 km²	23.2 ‰	2.14 ‰
Covăsânț	2,642	−3.0%	70.5 people/km²	37.5 km²	0.0 ‰	0.00 ‰
Cermei	2,620	−4.4%	22.7 people/km²	115.4 km²	31.7 ‰	1.15 ‰
Iratoșu	2,554	−0.1%	55.0 people/km²	46.4 km²	46.6 ‰	3.13 ‰
Grăniceri	2,465	−3.3%	31.2 people/km²	79.1 km²	22.3 ‰	2.43 ‰
Almaș	2,357	−10.2%	29.0 people/km²	81.2 km²	28.0 ‰	1.70 ‰
Socodor	2,264	−0.6%	19.1 people/km²	118.8 km²	34.0 ‰	2.21 ‰
Vârfurile	2,243	−16.4%	16.7 people/km²	134.7 km²	48.1 ‰	2.67 ‰
Bârzava	2,228	−12.4%	8.7 people/km²	256.4 km²	37.7 ‰	1.80 ‰
Pilu	2,178	−0.1%	30.3 people/km²	71.9 km²	33.1 ‰	2.75 ‰
Hălmagiu	2,129	−23.0%	22.0 people/km²	96.7 km²	39.5 ‰	5.64 ‰
Conop	2,116	−7.4%	11.1 people/km²	191.5 km²	29.8 ‰	2.36 ‰
Olari	1,988	−0.8%	39.6 people/km²	50.1 km²	23.1 ‰	2.01 ‰
Peregu Mare	1,756	−2.9%	53.1 people/km²	33.0 km²	30.8 ‰	3.42 ‰
Birchiș	1,729	−8.5%	16.6 people/km²	103.9 km²	27.2 ‰	1.16 ‰
Bârsa	1,717	−6.5%	33.7 people/km²	51.0 km²	26.8 ‰	1.16 ‰
Dorobanți	1,537	−4.4%	54.7 people/km²	28.1 km²	38.4 ‰	0.65 ‰
Vărădia de Mureș	1,525	−9.5%	12.8 people/km²	119.5 km²	28.2 ‰	0.00 ‰
Ususău	1,505	+6.0%	11.1 people/km²	135.6 km²	45.8 ‰	3.32 ‰
Zerind	1,452	+0.6%	23.2 people/km²	62.5 km²	27.5 ‰	0.69 ‰
Tauț	1,405	−15.6%	6.9 people/km²	204.6 km²	42.7 ‰	3.56 ‰
Archiș	1,371	−11.3%	20.3 people/km²	67.7 km²	32.1 ‰	1.46 ‰
Dieci	1,359	−8.7%	16.2 people/km²	83.7 km²	32.4 ‰	2.94 ‰
Petriș	1,256	−9.2%	9.7 people/km²	129.8 km²	32.6 ‰	0.00 ‰
Chisindia	1,168	−11.2%	9.1 people/km²	128.7 km²	48.8 ‰	2.57 ‰
Hășmaș	1,162	−8.4%	13.2 people/km²	88.3 km²	25.8 ‰	4.30 ‰
Brazii	1,134	−7.5%	9.5 people/km²	118.8 km²	39.7 ‰	3.53 ‰
Cărand	1,085	−6.6%	28.4 people/km²	38.2 km²	22.1 ‰	2.76 ‰
Bata	1,038	−1.9%	13.3 people/km²	78.3 km²	32.8 ‰	0.96 ‰
Dezna	1,038	−13.9%	12.5 people/km²	83.1 km²	37.6 ‰	2.89 ‰
Pleșcuța	981	−15.5%	13.0 people/km²	75.4 km²	21.4 ‰	3.06 ‰
Hălmăgel	951	−22.4%	11.4 people/km²	83.7 km²	38.9 ‰	3.15 ‰
Șilindia	846	−3.3%	12.2 people/km²	69.4 km²	49.6 ‰	4.73 ‰
Moneasa	807	−12.4%	11.7 people/km²	68.9 km²	75.6 ‰	0.00 ‰
Ignești	651	−9.7%	12.6 people/km²	51.7 km²	30.7 ‰	0.00 ‰
Șiștarovăț	408	+27.5%	3.3 people/km²	122.7 km²	88.2 ‰	0.00 ‰

Arad County compared with the national figures

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Indicator	Arad County	Romania
Active companies in the trade register per 1,000 inhabitants	56.8 ‰	60.3 ‰
Companies registered in the last 12 months per 1,000 inhabitants	3.43 ‰	3.92 ‰
Length of the gas distribution network per 1,000 inhabitants	5.39 km	3.48 km
Natural gas distributed per inhabitant (m³)	6,148 m³	325,688 m³
Length of the drinking-water network per 1,000 inhabitants	5.39 km	4.84 km
Drinking water distributed per inhabitant (m³)	35.3 m³	39.9 m³
Length of the sewer network per 1,000 inhabitants	3.65 km	3.05 km
Doctors per 1,000 inhabitants	3.03 ‰	3.53 ‰
Family doctors per 1,000 inhabitants	0.83 ‰	0.60 ‰
Pharmacists per 1,000 inhabitants	0.67 ‰	1.08 ‰
School population (children, pupils and students) per 1,000 inhabitants	158 ‰	163 ‰
Education units per 10,000 inhabitants	3.5 per 10,000 inh.	3.1 per 10,000 inh.
Tourist overnight stays per inhabitant	1.1 nights	2.0 nights
Tourist arrivals per 1,000 inhabitants	737 ‰	930 ‰
Building permits for residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants	1.98 ‰	1.87 ‰
People settling in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants	16.2 ‰	18.5 ‰
People leaving the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants	16.6 ‰	20.1 ‰
Existing dwellings	207,810	10,177,161
Dwellings per 1,000 inhabitants	454.7 ‰	470.2 ‰
Average living floor area per dwelling (m²)	56.8 m²	51.1 m²
Dwellings completed in the year per 1,000 inhabitants	1.84 ‰	3.20 ‰
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants	284 ‰	252 ‰
Registered unemployed as a share of labour resources (working-age population)	1.7%	2.0%
Live births per 1,000 inhabitants	6.9 ‰	6.7 ‰
Deaths per 1,000 inhabitants	11.7 ‰	11.1 ‰
Tourist accommodation places per 1,000 inhabitants	16.5 ‰	29.5 ‰

Frequently asked questions

How many localities are there in Arad County?

Arad County has 78 localities. The most populous is Arad, with 164,631 residents.

What is the population of Arad County?

Arad County has 457,077 residents (2026), or 59 people per km².

Which locality in Arad County is growing fastest?

Livada has the fastest growth in Arad County over 10 years: +34.2%.