Location map: Mircea Vodă (Brăila County)
Locality · Brăila County

Mircea Vodă (Brăila County): population and statistics

Mircea Vodă has a population of 2,926 (2026) across 106.4 km², or 27.5 people per km². It ranks 1,638 of 3,181 localities by population. Its population is falling: −11.9% between 2016 and 2026.

  • 2,926 residents
  • 106.4 km²
  • 28 people/km²

Key points

Among the 44 localities in Brăila County, Mircea Vodă ranks No. 20 by population.

Building permits for residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants: 0.34 ‰ in Mircea Vodă, compared with an average of 1.08 ‰ in Brăila County and 1.87 ‰ nationally.

Mircea Vodă: the most common activity among active businesses is Retail trade (except motor vehicles) (25 businesses).

Mircea Vodă in numbers

Population (by registered residence)
2,926
ranked 1,638 of 3,181
−11.9%over 10 years
2016–2026
Population density
28people/km²
ranked 2,506 of 3,163
Area
106km²
ranked 524 of 3,181
Natural gas distributed per inhabitant (m³)
19m³
ranked 976 of 1,023
Building permits for residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants
0.34‰
ranked 2,303 of 2,438
Active companies in the trade register per 1,000 inhabitants
18.8‰
ranked 2,520 of 3,163
Doctors per 1,000 inhabitants
0.34‰
ranked 2,242 of 2,833

Where is Mircea Vodă?

Population of Mircea Vodă over time

2,9003,0003,1003,2003,3003,400201620182020202220242026
Population, 2016–2026

Mircea Vodă had 3,320 residents in 2016 and 2,926 in 2026.

YearPopulation (by registered residence)
20213,087
20223,060
20233,058
20243,001
20252,958
20262,926

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All indicators for Mircea Vodă

Value for the locality, then the regional average and the national median (for counts: regional and national totals). The gauge places the locality between the lowest and highest value in the country.

Mircea VodăNational medianHover over or tap a bar to see what it shows.

Population

IndicatorMircea VodăBrăila CountyNationalPosition?Rank
People settling in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)17.1 ‰11.9 ‰16.0 ‰ranked 1,356 of 3,163
People leaving the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)20.2 ‰15.8 ‰17.3 ‰ranked 868 of 3,163
Live births per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)6.5 ‰5.1 ‰6.9 ‰ranked 1,782 of 3,157
Deaths per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)14.7 ‰14.0 ‰13.0 ‰ranked 1,136 of 3,163

Housing

IndicatorMircea VodăBrăila CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Length of the drinking-water network per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)9.91 km4.97 km7.67 kmranked 921 of 2,728
Building permits for residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)0.34 ‰1.08 ‰1.53 ‰ranked 2,303 of 2,438
Existing dwellings (2025)1,413145,21810,177,161ranked 1,682 of 3,181
Dwellings per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)482.9 ‰462.9 ‰484.8 ‰ranked 1,612 of 3,163
Average living floor area per dwelling (m²) (2025)39.9 m²45.2 m²50.3 m²ranked 2,727 of 3,163
Dwellings completed in the year per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)0.68 ‰0.72 ‰1.30 ‰ranked 1,380 of 1,926

Energy

IndicatorMircea VodăBrăila CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Natural gas distributed per inhabitant (m³) (2025)19 m³2,621 m³325,688 m³ranked 976 of 1,023

Economy

IndicatorMircea VodăBrăila CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Active companies in the trade register per 1,000 inhabitants (2026)18.8 ‰34.9 ‰29.4 ‰ranked 2,520 of 3,163
Companies registered in the last 12 months per 1,000 inhabitants (2026)1.71 ‰2.25 ‰2.10 ‰ranked 1,931 of 3,163

Employment

IndicatorMircea VodăBrăila CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)50 ‰224 ‰71 ‰ranked 2,207 of 3,163
Registered unemployed as a share of labour resources (working-age population) (2026)4.2%3.2%2.3%ranked 860 of 3,163

Environment

IndicatorMircea VodăBrăila CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Drinking water distributed per inhabitant (m³) (2025)24.6 m³34.3 m³27.2 m³ranked 1,470 of 2,656

Health

IndicatorMircea VodăBrăila CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Doctors per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)0.34 ‰1.91 ‰0.52 ‰ranked 2,242 of 2,833
Family doctors per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)0.34 ‰0.45 ‰0.46 ‰ranked 2,097 of 2,807
Pharmacists per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)0.68 ‰0.80 ‰0.47 ‰ranked 585 of 2,248

Education

IndicatorMircea VodăBrăila CountyNationalPosition?Rank
School population (children, pupils and students) per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)90 ‰128 ‰91 ‰ranked 1,609 of 3,158
Education units per 10,000 inhabitants (2025)3.4 per 10,000 inh.2.9 per 10,000 inh.3.6 per 10,000 inh.ranked 1,642 of 3,122

Businesses by activity: Mircea Vodă

Active businesses in the business register with a recorded activity, by section and by activity (NACE Rev. 2). Only activities with at least 3 businesses are shown.

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Most common activities

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Mircea Vodă?

Mircea Vodă has 2,926 residents (2026), ranking 1,638 of 3,181 localities.

How big is Mircea Vodă?

Mircea Vodă covers 106.4 km², with a density of 28 people per km².

Is the population of Mircea Vodă growing?

Between 2016 and 2026, the population of Mircea Vodă went from 3,320 to 2,926, a change of −11.9%.

Where is Mircea Vodă?

Mircea Vodă is in Brăila County. Latitude 45.117, longitude 27.367.

Natural gas distributed per inhabitant (m³): what is the figure for Mircea Vodă?

In Mircea Vodă, “Natural gas distributed per inhabitant (m³)” stands at 19 m³ (2025), ranking 976 of 1,023 localities; the national median is 269 m³.

Building permits for residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants: what is the figure for Mircea Vodă?

In Mircea Vodă, “Building permits for residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants” stands at 0.34 ‰ (2025), ranking 2,303 of 2,438 localities; the national median is 1.53 ‰.

Which localities border Mircea Vodă?

The nearest to Mircea Vodă are Surdila-Găiseanca (4.7 km), Vișani (7.9 km), Făurei (8.2 km), Ianca (8.7 km), Surdila-Greci (10 km).