County

Buzău County: localities in numbers

Buzău County has 87 localities and 431,831 residents across 6,100 km², or 71 people per km². Population: −9.9% between 2016 and 2026.

431,831 residents
87 localities
6,100 km²
71 people/km²

Map and records: Buzău County

Population (by registered residence)

Buzău118,200
Râmnicu Sărat36,406
Vadu Pașii10,247
Nehoiu9,753
Mărăcineni9,654

Population change over 10 years

Mărăcineni+9.3%
Râmnicelu+7.0%
Vadu Pașii+5.5%
Vernești+3.8%
Săpoca+3.4%

Population density

Buzău1,445 people/km²
Râmnicu Sărat694.0 people/km²
Mărăcineni321.5 people/km²
Săpoca133.1 people/km²
Unguriu131.6 people/km²

All localities in Buzău 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
Buzău	118,200	−12.9%	1,445 people/km²	81.8 km²	60.5 ‰	3.01 ‰
Râmnicu Sărat	36,406	−10.9%	694.0 people/km²	52.5 km²	61.3 ‰	4.09 ‰
Vadu Pașii	10,247	+5.5%	125.1 people/km²	81.9 km²	45.5 ‰	3.81 ‰
Nehoiu	9,753	−13.0%	86.5 people/km²	112.8 km²	40.9 ‰	3.49 ‰
Mărăcineni	9,654	+9.3%	321.5 people/km²	30.0 km²	60.6 ‰	4.97 ‰
Vernești	9,444	+3.8%	102.9 people/km²	91.7 km²	55.1 ‰	4.02 ‰
Berca	7,830	−10.6%	105.4 people/km²	74.3 km²	43.4 ‰	3.32 ‰
Pătârlagele	6,952	−10.3%	86.6 people/km²	80.3 km²	40.9 ‰	2.59 ‰
Pogoanele	6,715	−11.1%	54.1 people/km²	124.1 km²	30.1 ‰	2.53 ‰
Merei	6,495	−4.2%	65.5 people/km²	99.2 km²	58.7 ‰	4.31 ‰
Smeeni	6,260	−5.7%	59.7 people/km²	104.8 km²	25.1 ‰	2.72 ‰
Poșta Câlnău	5,994	−2.5%	73.8 people/km²	81.3 km²	0.0 ‰	0.00 ‰
Râmnicelu	5,240	+7.0%	108.1 people/km²	48.5 km²	56.1 ‰	8.59 ‰
Grebănu	5,183	−4.3%	90.1 people/km²	57.5 km²	33.8 ‰	2.70 ‰
Valea Râmnicului	5,166	−9.1%	91.8 people/km²	56.2 km²	49.4 ‰	4.65 ‰
Pârscov	5,155	−8.7%	88.3 people/km²	58.4 km²	0.0 ‰	0.00 ‰
Cochirleanca	5,005	−9.0%	63.8 people/km²	78.5 km²	16.8 ‰	0.80 ‰
Costești	5,005	+0.9%	82.3 people/km²	60.8 km²	58.5 ‰	4.40 ‰
Zărnești	4,772	−6.1%	61.0 people/km²	78.2 km²	30.4 ‰	3.35 ‰
Calvini	4,707	−0.7%	79.6 people/km²	59.2 km²	15.9 ‰	0.85 ‰
Cislău	4,592	−3.8%	74.1 people/km²	62.0 km²	29.8 ‰	3.05 ‰
Țintești	4,408	−2.9%	61.4 people/km²	71.8 km²	36.8 ‰	3.40 ‰
Gălbinași	4,351	+2.0%	56.6 people/km²	76.8 km²	46.2 ‰	4.37 ‰
Tisău	4,179	−9.2%	41.1 people/km²	101.8 km²	31.1 ‰	2.87 ‰
Săgeata	4,147	−13.2%	40.5 people/km²	102.4 km²	30.1 ‰	3.38 ‰
Topliceni	4,066	−6.8%	60.5 people/km²	67.2 km²	42.5 ‰	2.46 ‰
Ziduri	3,940	−11.1%	45.7 people/km²	86.2 km²	31.0 ‰	1.52 ‰
Beceni	3,876	−12.6%	50.7 people/km²	76.4 km²	34.6 ‰	2.58 ‰
Glodeanu Sărat	3,631	−14.3%	61.7 people/km²	58.8 km²	30.3 ‰	3.03 ‰
Săpoca	3,542	+3.4%	133.1 people/km²	26.6 km²	40.4 ‰	3.39 ‰
Padina	3,413	−16.9%	18.1 people/km²	188.8 km²	26.1 ‰	2.34 ‰
Cernătești	3,384	−9.1%	67.1 people/km²	50.4 km²	40.5 ‰	2.07 ‰
Viperești	3,316	−6.3%	50.4 people/km²	65.8 km²	21.1 ‰	2.41 ‰
Rușețu	3,309	−13.7%	32.5 people/km²	101.8 km²	23.0 ‰	1.81 ‰
Puiești	3,213	−17.3%	32.0 people/km²	100.5 km²	31.4 ‰	1.87 ‰
C.A. Rosetti	3,183	−13.2%	28.6 people/km²	111.3 km²	24.5 ‰	3.14 ‰
Glodeanu-Siliștea	3,135	−16.4%	31.9 people/km²	98.2 km²	24.9 ‰	1.59 ‰
Lopătari	3,107	−21.4%	30.3 people/km²	102.4 km²	36.7 ‰	0.64 ‰
Săhăteni	3,088	−9.1%	43.8 people/km²	70.5 km²	23.6 ‰	1.30 ‰
Stâlpu	3,065	−2.0%	72.3 people/km²	42.4 km²	36.5 ‰	2.28 ‰
Gherăseni	3,041	−10.8%	56.7 people/km²	53.6 km²	33.2 ‰	1.32 ‰
Gura Teghii	3,027	−12.8%	6.6 people/km²	460.4 km²	31.4 ‰	3.30 ‰
Siriu	3,022	−6.5%	13.6 people/km²	222.3 km²	38.7 ‰	0.99 ‰
Chiojdu	3,010	−12.8%	23.4 people/km²	128.7 km²	17.6 ‰	1.33 ‰
Pietroasele	3,003	−8.9%	53.8 people/km²	55.9 km²	35.0 ‰	2.33 ‰
Ulmeni	3,003	−4.9%	82.2 people/km²	36.5 km²	32.3 ‰	2.33 ‰
Podgoria	2,952	−7.9%	57.3 people/km²	51.5 km²	36.9 ‰	1.69 ‰
Buda	2,696	−12.0%	61.3 people/km²	44.0 km²	21.1 ‰	2.23 ‰
Luciu	2,615	−8.4%	30.2 people/km²	86.7 km²	16.1 ‰	1.15 ‰
Vintilă Vodă	2,605	−12.8%	38.3 people/km²	68.1 km²	26.9 ‰	3.84 ‰
Breaza	2,383	−12.2%	47.6 people/km²	50.1 km²	35.7 ‰	1.26 ‰
Movila Banului	2,379	−8.1%	36.5 people/km²	65.1 km²	29.0 ‰	3.78 ‰
Scorțoasa	2,326	−17.6%	24.2 people/km²	96.0 km²	16.3 ‰	0.86 ‰
Bisoca	2,216	−20.0%	30.5 people/km²	72.7 km²	20.3 ‰	2.71 ‰
Măgura	2,174	+1.0%	82.3 people/km²	26.4 km²	36.3 ‰	1.38 ‰
Brădeanu	2,158	−13.0%	28.6 people/km²	75.4 km²	25.5 ‰	2.32 ‰
Mihăilești	2,134	+0.8%	74.3 people/km²	28.7 km²	27.2 ‰	1.41 ‰
Cătina	2,131	−14.7%	56.0 people/km²	38.0 km²	9.9 ‰	0.47 ‰
Unguriu	2,116	−8.1%	131.6 people/km²	16.1 km²	38.3 ‰	1.89 ‰
Balta Albă	2,108	−15.3%	24.9 people/km²	84.7 km²	38.0 ‰	1.42 ‰
Brăești	2,079	−16.0%	44.6 people/km²	46.6 km²	18.8 ‰	0.48 ‰
Amaru	2,070	−14.4%	30.6 people/km²	67.7 km²	21.3 ‰	0.97 ‰
Boldu	2,047	−9.7%	28.5 people/km²	71.8 km²	28.8 ‰	5.37 ‰
Mânzălești	2,019	−18.4%	21.3 people/km²	94.9 km²	30.7 ‰	0.99 ‰
Ghergheasa	2,007	−12.1%	35.9 people/km²	55.8 km²	24.4 ‰	1.49 ‰
Pănătău	1,997	−17.4%	39.9 people/km²	50.1 km²	26.0 ‰	3.51 ‰
Scutelnici	1,882	−18.9%	27.8 people/km²	67.7 km²	22.8 ‰	3.19 ‰
Cilibia	1,830	−2.6%	36.8 people/km²	49.7 km²	31.7 ‰	1.64 ‰
Cozieni	1,582	−21.3%	28.5 people/km²	55.6 km²	33.5 ‰	3.16 ‰
Năeni	1,513	−15.0%	34.2 people/km²	44.2 km²	25.8 ‰	1.32 ‰
Bălăceanu	1,451	−11.5%	46.1 people/km²	31.5 km²	24.8 ‰	0.69 ‰
Largu	1,351	−13.7%	32.2 people/km²	41.9 km²	26.6 ‰	0.74 ‰
Vâlcelele	1,299	−13.0%	27.1 people/km²	47.9 km²	21.6 ‰	2.31 ‰
Racovițeni	1,134	−13.7%	34.3 people/km²	33.1 km²	35.3 ‰	6.17 ‰
Sărulești	1,121	−17.7%	33.3 people/km²	33.6 km²	9.8 ‰	0.00 ‰
Florica	1,116	−17.4%	26.5 people/km²	42.1 km²	29.6 ‰	0.90 ‰
Robeasca	988	−9.8%	37.0 people/km²	26.7 km²	22.3 ‰	3.04 ‰
Bozioru	856	−21.1%	23.3 people/km²	36.7 km²	26.9 ‰	10.51 ‰
Blăjani	843	−18.6%	37.0 people/km²	22.8 km²	32.0 ‰	4.74 ‰
Colți	757	−27.7%	21.7 people/km²	34.9 km²	50.2 ‰	0.00 ‰
Murgești	731	−18.6%	24.9 people/km²	29.3 km²	16.4 ‰	4.10 ‰
Cănești	599	−26.0%	19.3 people/km²	31.0 km²	25.0 ‰	1.67 ‰
Odăile	596	−30.2%	16.6 people/km²	36.0 km²	18.5 ‰	0.00 ‰
Valea Salciei	577	−22.7%	17.8 people/km²	32.5 km²	26.0 ‰	0.00 ‰
Mărgăritești	475	−26.6%	20.6 people/km²	23.0 km²	35.8 ‰	4.21 ‰
Chiliile	397	−30.0%	11.1 people/km²	35.7 km²	22.7 ‰	0.00 ‰
Pardoși	287	−28.2%	12.6 people/km²	22.7 km²	38.3 ‰	0.00 ‰

Buzău County compared with the national figures

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Indicator	Buzău County	Romania
Active companies in the trade register per 1,000 inhabitants	43.4 ‰	60.3 ‰
Companies registered in the last 12 months per 1,000 inhabitants	2.92 ‰	3.92 ‰
Length of the gas distribution network per 1,000 inhabitants	3.29 km	3.48 km
Natural gas distributed per inhabitant (m³)	5,138 m³	325,688 m³
Length of the drinking-water network per 1,000 inhabitants	7.19 km	4.84 km
Drinking water distributed per inhabitant (m³)	33.7 m³	39.9 m³
Length of the sewer network per 1,000 inhabitants	2.75 km	3.05 km
Doctors per 1,000 inhabitants	1.59 ‰	3.53 ‰
Family doctors per 1,000 inhabitants	0.47 ‰	0.60 ‰
Pharmacists per 1,000 inhabitants	0.73 ‰	1.08 ‰
School population (children, pupils and students) per 1,000 inhabitants	137 ‰	163 ‰
Education units per 10,000 inhabitants	3.2 per 10,000 inh.	3.1 per 10,000 inh.
Tourist overnight stays per inhabitant	0.7 nights	2.0 nights
Tourist arrivals per 1,000 inhabitants	414 ‰	930 ‰
Building permits for residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants	1.70 ‰	1.87 ‰
People settling in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants	15.4 ‰	18.5 ‰
People leaving the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants	18.6 ‰	20.1 ‰
Existing dwellings	213,362	10,177,161
Dwellings per 1,000 inhabitants	494.1 ‰	470.2 ‰
Average living floor area per dwelling (m²)	51.0 m²	51.1 m²
Dwellings completed in the year per 1,000 inhabitants	1.38 ‰	3.20 ‰
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants	205 ‰	252 ‰
Registered unemployed as a share of labour resources (working-age population)	2.1%	2.0%
Live births per 1,000 inhabitants	6.2 ‰	6.7 ‰
Deaths per 1,000 inhabitants	13.3 ‰	11.1 ‰
Tourist accommodation places per 1,000 inhabitants	16.7 ‰	29.5 ‰

Frequently asked questions

How many localities are there in Buzău County?

Buzău County has 87 localities. The most populous is Buzău, with 118,200 residents.

What is the population of Buzău County?

Buzău County has 431,831 residents (2026), or 71 people per km².

Which locality in Buzău County is growing fastest?

Mărăcineni has the fastest growth in Buzău County over 10 years: +9.3%.