Living in Ighiu

Ighiu is a city in Romania. The population of Ighiu totalled 7,157 at the end of 2025. Ighiu had an unemployment rate of 2.31% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

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

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 Ighiu.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The number of dwellings in Ighiu reached 2,741 at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Ighiu yet. Romania has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	2,741 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021³Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	2,173 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021³Official

Work and income

Ighiu's employment count was 2,701 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Ighiu?

The unemployment rate is about 2.3 % (2025).

Unemployment rate: 2.31 % · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁶

Unemployment across cities in RomaniaUnemployment in Ighiu is 2.3%. Of 720 cities with data, 566 have unemployment of 0 to under 2%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	2,701 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁴Official
Unemployment rate	2.31 %country median 1.0%	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁶Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ighiu. 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 Ighiu. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Ighiu's nearest airport was SBZ, 60 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Airport Direct Destinations Count	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km	60 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest Major Airport Iata	SBZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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 Ighiu.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ighiu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)¹

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 14.92 · Feb 17.6 · Mar 23.83 · Apr 28.75 · May 31.51 · Jun 36.07 · Jul 38.23 · Aug 38.34 · Sep 35.32 · Oct 31.4 · Nov 25.09 · Dec 14.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -22.91 · Feb -26.43 · Mar -15.7 · Apr -5.68 · May -1.02 · Jun 4.84 · Jul 8.28 · Aug 7.16 · Sep 1.53 · Oct -5.45 · Nov -10.31 · Dec -19.72 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.32 · Feb -0.41 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 10.2 · May 15.45 · Jun 19.42 · Jul 21.6 · Aug 21.81 · Sep 16.51 · Oct 10.51 · Nov 4.95 · Dec -0.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid

Cities of a similar size in Romania

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Romania cities

Cotnari7,158 residents Macea7,159 residents Săvineşti7,132 residents Gruiu7,131 residents Cornu Luncii7,189 residents Bălan7,208 residents

Population and city profile

The female population of Ighiu was 3,263. At the end of 2021, Ighiu had 3,280 residents who were male.

How many people live in Ighiu?

The published population was 7,157 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population Female	3,263 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021²Official
Population Male	3,280 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021²Official
Population	7,157 people	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁶Official

International community in Ighiu

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 group	People	Share
POPULATIA REZIDENTA TOTAL	6,543	100.0%
Români	5,906	90.3%
Informație nedisponibila	518	7.9%
Romi	96	1.5%
Maghiari	20	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁵

Is Ighiu 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–63%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–70%

Student51%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 39–63%

Family60%strong on family, weak on safety · range 48–72%

Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–65%

Population7,157 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

Dwellings2,741 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021

People in employment2,701 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021

Unemployment rate2.31 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

PM2.5 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-07

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Registered Jobseekers Count	156 people	7 Aug 2026	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / TEMPO-INS⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ighiu 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Ighiu?

The published population was 7,157 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is the air quality good in Ighiu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

What is the unemployment rate in Ighiu?

The unemployment rate is about 2.3 % (2025). Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is Ighiu a good place to live?

Ighiu 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 Albanezi ancestry or ethnicity group in Ighiu?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 0 people (0.0%) 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, September 12). Ighiu, Romania: jobs, air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/ighiu/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ighiu, Romania: jobs, air quality, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/ighiu/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021 recensamantromania.ro · checked 2026-08-07
Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021 recensamantromania.ro · checked 2026-08-07
Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021 recensamantromania.ro · checked 2026-08-07
Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), Romania recensamantromania.ro · checked 2026-08-30
Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online statistici.insse.ro · checked 2026-08-04
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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