Living in Jibou

Jibou's population was 11,036 at the end of 2025. Registered unemployed accounted for 1.9% of residents in 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0713 sources

Population11,036people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

Average gross salary1,345EUR/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 crime1,448incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)

PM2.5, annual mean15µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

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

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 Jibou.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Jibou recorded 4,356 dwellings at the end of 2021.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€8

Mobile plan, 10 GB€5

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	7.61 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Digi Fiber 1000²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	5 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Digi mobile plan³Official · national market
Dwellings	4,356 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	3,499 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official

Is Jibou a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on housing · range 43–65%

Skilled employee58%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 48–68%

Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 44–68%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–67%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, 4,069 were in employment in Jibou.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,345 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Castigul 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 employment	4,069 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁷Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Jibou. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Jibou?

Police recorded 1,448 incidents per 100,000 (2024). 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)¹³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,448 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)¹³Official · county

Mobility and administration

Jibou's nearest airport was BAY, 47 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	47 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BAY	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Jibou. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Jibou?

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)⁴

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.515WHO 5 · EU 25

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

PM2.5 across cities in RomaniaAnnual PM2.5 in Jibou is 15.0 µg/m³. Of 19 cities with data, 4 have annual PM2.5 of 15 to under 16 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.83 · Feb 16.53 · Mar 22.33 · Apr 28.58 · May 31.71 · Jun 37.17 · Jul 38.28 · Aug 39.09 · Sep 35.85 · Oct 29.02 · Nov 24.01 · Dec 14.33 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -24.42 · Feb -23.72 · Mar -13.55 · Apr -5.04 · May -1.71 · Jun 5.38 · Jul 8.45 · Aug 7.99 · Sep 2.03 · Oct -6.07 · Nov -7.76 · Dec -18.34 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.38 · Feb -0.26 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 10.83 · May 16.11 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 22.34 · Aug 22.51 · Sep 16.95 · Oct 10.74 · Nov 5.14 · Dec -0.75 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The count of female residents in Jibou was 4,942 at the end of 2021. The male population of Jibou was 4,735.

How many people live in Jibou?

The published population was 11,036 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	4,942 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Male residents	4,735 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Population	11,036 people	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	1.88 %	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official

International community in Jibou

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	9,677	100.0%
Români	7,081	73.2%
Romi	907	9.4%
Informație nedisponibila	901	9.3%
Maghiari	770	8.0%
Alta etnie	8	0.1%
Italieni	3	0.0%
Slovaci	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Registered jobseekers	198 people	7 Aug 2026	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / TEMPO-INS⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Jibou

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

Alternative cities in Romania

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

All Romania cities

Dofteana11,039 residents Călineşti11,024 residents Şimian11,019 residents Urlaţi11,064 residents Năsăud11,084 residents Pechea10,945 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Jibou 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; Jibou'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 many people live in Jibou?

The published population was 11,036 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is the air quality good in Jibou?

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).

How safe is Jibou?

Is Jibou a good place to live?

Jibou 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 Jibou?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 9,677 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). Jibou, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version fec6fb54228b5430193c9c3ab30b89bd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/jibou/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_jibou-romania-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_9395877d788e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Jibou, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {fec6fb54228b5430193c9c3ab30b89bd},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/jibou/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Digi Fiber 1000 digi.ro · checked 2026-09-15
Digi mobile plan digi.ro · checked 2026-09-15
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
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Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online statistici.insse.ro · checked 2026-08-04
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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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