Nord-Vest
NUTS 2 RO11 Part of: Romania › Macroregiunea Unu
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Romania →
Population on 1 January2,544,0102025 e+0.2% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100712024 p+2 year on year3 of 8 · RomaniaUnemployment rate (15–74)5.9%2025+1.4 pp year on year5 of 8 · RomaniaHousehold disposable income per inhabitant14,800 PPS2023+10.4% year on year4 of 8 · RomaniaLife expectancy at birth76.62024 e+0.1 year on year4 of 8 · RomaniaPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education18.6%2025+0.3 pp year on year4 of 8 · Romania
How it compares with the other regions of Romania
Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of Romania, for the same period. Nord-Vest in blue; the dark grey line marks Romania. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Romania | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 43,372 M€ | +9.7% | — | 2 / 8 | 136 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 17,100 € | +9.6% | 18,600 € | 3 / 8 | 223 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 28,300 PPS | +6.8% | 30,800 PPS | 4 / 8 | 188 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 71 | +2 | 77 | 3 / 8 | 185 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 39,303 M€ | +8.9% | — | 2 / 8 | 134 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 8,057 M€ | -0.0% | — | 4 / 8 | 88 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 5,691 M€ | +18.9% | — | 3 / 8 | 94 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 1,193.9 | +1.4% | — | 3 / 8 | 52 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 160,680 | +4.2% | — | 2 / 8 | 59 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 11.9% | +0.0 pp | 12.4% | 2 / 8 | 52 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 3,608,745 | -3.7% | — | 4 / 8 | 206 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 1,419 | -3.9% | 1,561 | 4 / 8 | 256 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Romania | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 5.9% | +1.4 pp | 6.1% | 5 / 8 | 152 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 1.3% | +0.5 pp | 2.1% | 2 / 8 | 76 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 | 28.3% | +2.7 pp | 26.1% | 3 / 6 | 195 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population7.7 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 70.3% | -1.5 pp | 69.0% | 2 / 8 | 221 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 77.3% | -1.9 pp | 78.2% | 5 / 8 | 226 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 63.2% | -1.2 pp | 59.5% | 2 / 8 | 223 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 17.1% | +1.0 pp | 19.2% | 4 / 8 | 236 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 18.6% | +0.3 pp | 19.5% | 4 / 8 | 274 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 28.6% | +1.1 pp | 29.9% | 4 / 8 | 273 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 0.19% | -0.10 pp | 0.46% | 6 / 8 | 159 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Romania | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 | 14,800 PPS | +10.4% | 15,100 PPS | 4 / 8 | 211 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 27.5% | +1.9 pp | 27.4% | 4 / 8 | 207 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 e | 76.6 | +0.1 | 76.5 | 4 / 8 | 250 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 7.2 | +0.3 | 6.6 | 6 / 8 | 228 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Romania | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 e | 2,544,010 | +0.2% | — | 3 / 8 | 65 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 e | 42.6 | +0.2 | 44.0 | 6 / 8 | 210 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 e | 29.1% | +0.3 pp | 31.6% | 2 / 8 | 72 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 e | 74.7 | +0.1% | 81.3 | 4 / 8 | 199 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 e | 1.7 | -1.4 | -1.3 | 2 / 8 | 154 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 e | 5.4 | -0.4 | 4.0 | 2 / 8 | 121 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 e | 8.2 | -0.9 | 7.5 | 2 / 8 | 134 / 294 | |