Living in Luncaviţa

Luncaviţa had a population of 4,074 at the end of 2025. Registered unemployed accounted for 3.2% of residents in 2025. At the end of 2022, annual PM2.5 reached 8 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-10-0713 sources

Population4,074people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

Average gross salary1,314EUR/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 crime1,833incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2022Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Luncaviţa.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Luncaviţa counted 1,956 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Luncaviţa. 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	1,956 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	1,414 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official

Is Luncaviţa a good place to live?

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Remote worker36%strong on work, weak on housing · range 25–47%

Skilled employee47%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 37–57%

Student45%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 33–57%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 36–64%

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 36–64%

Work and income

Luncaviţa had 1,279 at the end of 2021.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,314 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	1,279 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 Luncaviţa. 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 Luncaviţa. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Luncaviţa?

Police recorded 1,833 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	1,833 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)¹³Official · county

Mobility and administration

Luncaviţa's nearest airport was CND, 104 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	104 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	CND	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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 Luncaviţa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

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

PM2.58WHO 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 Luncaviţa is 8.0 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	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2022	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 14.98 · Feb 18.69 · Mar 26.32 · Apr 30.71 · May 34.61 · Jun 38.6 · Jul 42 · Aug 39.98 · Sep 36.73 · Oct 31.58 · Nov 23.87 · Dec 17.21 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -25.41 · Feb -24.98 · Mar -14.59 · Apr -4.75 · May 3.03 · Jun 8.38 · Jul 10.28 · Aug 10.84 · Sep 4.5 · Oct -3.98 · Nov -10.14 · Dec -19.08 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.92 · Feb 0.38 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 11.37 · May 18.04 · Jun 22.69 · Jul 25.29 · Aug 25.01 · Sep 19.13 · Oct 12.11 · Nov 6.08 · Dec -0.04 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Luncaviţa had 1,742 female residents at the end of 2021. Luncaviţa had 1,794 male residents at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Luncaviţa?

The published population was 4,074 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	1,742 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Male residents	1,794 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Population	4,074 people	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	3.24 %	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official

International community in Luncaviţa

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	3,536	100.0%
Români	3,199	90.5%
Informație nedisponibila	334	9.4%

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	78 people	7 Aug 2026	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / TEMPO-INS⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Luncaviţa

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

Alternative cities in Romania

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

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Vasilaţi4,076 residents Măicăneşti4,063 residents Bezdead4,097 residents Celaru4,099 residents Duda4,043 residents Tulnici4,042 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Luncaviţa 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; Luncaviţa'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 Luncaviţa?

The published population was 4,074 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is the air quality good in Luncaviţa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Luncaviţa?

Is Luncaviţa a good place to live?

Luncaviţa 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 Luncaviţa?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 3,536 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). Luncaviţa, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 02336e6d3b78d25b6f10bdec51251cc8]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/luncavita/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_luncavita-romania-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_680bea589c79,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Luncaviţa, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {02336e6d3b78d25b6f10bdec51251cc8},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/luncavita/},
  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 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
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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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