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Living in Caransebeş

At the end of 2025, Caransebeş had a population of 27,637. Registered unemployed accounted for 0.6% of residents in 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0712 sources

Population27,637people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online
Average gross salary1,324EUR/month31 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Castigul salarial nominal mediu brut lunar pe activitati ale economiei nationale (sectiuni si diviziuni) CAEN Rev.2, sexe, macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare si judete
Recorded crime1,891incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)

Which Romania-wide rules apply when you move to Caransebeş?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in RomaniaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Caransebeş.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The number of dwellings in Caransebeş reached 12,244 at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Caransebeş. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Caransebeş recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€8
Mobile plan, 10 GB€5
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited7.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Digi Fiber 10002Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB5 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Digi mobile plan3Official · national market
Dwellings12,244 dwellings31 Dec 2021Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 20215Official
Main residence dwellings8,640 dwellings31 Dec 2021Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 20215Official

Is Caransebeş a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–75%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%
Student63%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 51–75%
Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–68%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–71%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, employment in Caransebeş reached 8,896.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,324 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Castigul salarial nominal mediu brut lunar pe activitati ale economiei nationale (sectiuni si diviziuni) CAEN Rev.2, sexe, macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare si judete1Official · county
People in employment8,896 people31 Dec 2021Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 20216Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Caransebeş. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

National Agency for Employment — Public employment service

Agenția Națională pentru Ocuparea Forței de Muncă (ANOFM)

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Caransebeş. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,891 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)11Official · county

Mobility and administration

Caransebeş's nearest airport was TSR, 81 km away and offered 12 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport12 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Distance to the nearest major airport81 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)TSR3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Caransebeş. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Integration Programme for beneficiaries of international protection and other eligible foreigners — Integration course

General Inspectorate for Immigration

For refugees, persons with subsidiary protection, other eligible foreigners.

RomanianIn PersonCost varies
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Piloting integration — regional integration-centre route — Welcome Program

General Inspectorate for Immigration

For beneficiaries of protection, other foreigners with a right of residence.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Caransebeş.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 0.1°C in January and 21.3°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.1 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 11.9 · Apr 17.8 · May 22.4 · Jun 26 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 28.6 · Sep 23 · Oct 17.7 · Nov 11.3 · Dec 5.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3 · Feb -1.7 · Mar 1.6 · Apr 6.3 · May 10.3 · Jun 13.5 · Jul 14.9 · Aug 15.1 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 3.3 · Dec -1.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.1 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 6 · Apr 11.5 · May 16 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.3 · Aug 21.2 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 1.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 44.5 · Feb 42.5 · Mar 46.4 · Apr 68.7 · May 87.5 · Jun 104.3 · Jul 86.1 · Aug 73.5 · Sep 69 · Oct 59.2 · Nov 47.6 · Dec 50.6 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 73 · Feb 95 · Mar 141.2 · Apr 180.5 · May 215.3 · Jun 236.7 · Jul 267.7 · Aug 267.4 · Sep 178.9 · Oct 154.5 · Nov 99.5 · Dec 60.4 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Romania: Arad ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±1.8 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Reims (France) ±2.0 °C, Markdorf (Germany) ±1.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The female population of Caransebeş was 11,402. Caransebeş was home to 10,312 men at the end of 2021.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents11,402 people31 Dec 2021Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 20214Official
Male residents10,312 people31 Dec 2021Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 20214Official
Population27,637 people31 Dec 2025Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online8Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents0.615 %31 Dec 2025Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online8Official

International community in Caransebeş

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Ancestry or ethnicity

Resident population at 1 December 2021 in the UAT; ethnicity/mother tongue are source-native census response categories · 2021-12-01

Published groupPeopleShare
POPULATIA REZIDENTA TOTAL21,714100.0%
Români17,44980.4%
Informație nedisponibila3,61716.7%
Romi2010.9%
Ucraineni1730.8%
Germani1120.5%
Maghiari690.3%
Cehi400.2%
Macedoneni260.1%
Sarbi100.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Evrei60.0%
Italieni30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Registered jobseekers130 people7 Aug 2026Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / TEMPO-INS8Official

Alternatives for people set on Caransebeş

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Caransebeş from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Romania

Other cities in Romania to compare with Caransebeş, nearest in population first.

All Romania cities
Roșiorii de Vede27,591 residentsDorohoi28,069 residentsCisnădie27,066 residentsBorşa28,818 residentsFălticeni29,552 residentsCâmpia Turzii25,715 residents

How does Caransebeş compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Caransebeş when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 18, and public school is free. How to enrol a child (edu.ro).

A country-wide rule for Romania; Caransebeş's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How safe is Caransebeş?

Police recorded 1,891 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B).

How many people live in Caransebeş?

The published population is 27,637 people. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is Caransebeş a good place to live?

Caransebeş may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people are in the POPULATIA REZIDENTA TOTAL ancestry or ethnicity group in Caransebeş?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 21,714 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021-12-01. This is a ancestry or ethnicity measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Caransebeş, Romania: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8fc90203b12f910058a3c25e7cd3e209]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/caransebes/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Caransebeş, Romania: population, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {8fc90203b12f910058a3c25e7cd3e209},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/caransebes/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  9. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  10. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B) statistici.insse.ro · checked 2026-10-05
  2. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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