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Living in Hârlău

Hârlău numbered 16,545 residents at the end of 2025. Registered unemployed accounted for 0.8% of residents in 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0711 sources

Population16,545people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online
Average gross salary1,665EUR/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 crime2,190incidents 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 Hârlău?

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

Housing and cost

Hârlău recorded 3,670 dwellings at the end of 2021.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Hârlău 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
Dwellings3,670 dwellings31 Dec 2021Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 20215Official
Main residence dwellings2,968 dwellings31 Dec 2021Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 20215Official

Is Hârlău a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–61%
Skilled employee56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 46–66%
Student54%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–66%
Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–66%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

Employment totaled 3,344 in Hârlău at the end of 2021.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,665 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 employment3,344 people31 Dec 2021Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 20216Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hârlău. 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)

Job Search

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

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,190 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)11Official · county

Mobility and administration

Hârlău's nearest major airport was 50 km away.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Distance to the nearest major airport50 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)SCV3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hârlău. 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

Piloting integration — regional integration-centre route — Welcome Program

General Inspectorate for Immigration

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

RomanianIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Hârlău.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −3.6°C in January to 22.5°C in July.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 13.39 · Feb 17.64 · Mar 22.47 · Apr 29.17 · May 33.58 · Jun 37.24 · Jul 39.32 · Aug 40.86 · Sep 37.67 · Oct 29.86 · Nov 22.99 · Dec 15.18 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -30.26 · Feb -24.2 · Mar -17.63 · Apr -5.29 · May -1.34 · Jun 6.51 · Jul 8.37 · Aug 7.78 · Sep 1 · Oct -9.61 · Nov -17.69 · Dec -20.56 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -3.61 · Feb -1.71 · Mar 3.67 · Apr 10.02 · May 16.24 · Jun 20.28 · Jul 22.49 · Aug 22.06 · Sep 16.54 · Oct 9.71 · Nov 3.8 · Dec -1.7 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center9Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, Hârlău had 5,229 residents who were female. The male population of Hârlău was 5,120.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents5,229 people31 Dec 2021Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 20214Official
Male residents5,120 people31 Dec 2021Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 20214Official
Population16,545 people31 Dec 2025Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online8Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents0.762 %31 Dec 2025Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online8Official

International community in Hârlău

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 TOTAL10,349100.0%
Români7,93476.7%
Informație nedisponibila1,53214.8%
Romi8798.5%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Registered jobseekers129 people7 Aug 2026Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / TEMPO-INS8Official

Alternatives for people set on Hârlău

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

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hârlău 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; Hârlău's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

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

How safe is Hârlău?

Police recorded 2,190 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 Hârlău?

The published population is 16,545 people. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is Hârlău a good place to live?

Hârlău 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 Hârlău?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 10,349 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). Hârlău, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 77a81df82201a17962cfc77b69b23df3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/harlau/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_harlau-romania-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_a0d2e81a3988,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hârlău, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {77a81df82201a17962cfc77b69b23df3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/harlau/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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