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Bucharest

Bucharest · Romania
City population
1,877,155
#1
in Romania
#223
worldwide
Bucharest
44.432, 26.106
City population
1,877,155
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Romania
#1
of 126 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#223
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Romania
9.9%
of the national population

About Bucharest

Romania's capital and largest city, Bucharest holds 1,877,155 residents in its city proper — 9.9% of the national population. Three cities of 30,000 or fewer lie within 8 km: Voluntari (30,323), Pantelimon (16,206), and Popeşti-Leordeni (15,279). The city sits at 83 m elevation on low ground in southeast Europe.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Romania
#1of 126
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Romania
Region
Bucharest
Capital
National capital
Elevation
83 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Bucharest
Coordinates
44.432, 26.106
Record updated
2026-01-09
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 126 in Romania

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

19KMBuftea21K people52KMUrziceni17K people57KMOlteniţa23K people58KMPloieşti181K people62KMGiurgiu55K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Bucharest1.88M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Bucharest compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Bucharest1.88M

Bucharest Population FAQ

What is the population of Bucharest?

Bucharest has a city population of 1,877,155. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Bucharest?

Bucharest is in Bucharest, Romania. Its coordinates are 44.432, 26.106.

How big is Bucharest compared with other cities in Romania?

It is the 1st largest of the 126 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Romania, holding 9.9% of the national population.

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