Living in Orăştie

Orăştie had a population of 20,239 at the end of 2025. Registered unemployed accounted for 2.5% of residents in 2025. Orăştie recorded annual PM2.5 of 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Population20,239people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

Average gross salary1,266EUR/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 crime2,703incidents 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 Orăştie?

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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 Orăştie.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, the dwelling count totalled 9,248.

No city-level rent figure is published for Orăştie. 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	9,248 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	7,021 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official

Is Orăştie a good place to live?

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on housing · range 51–73%

Skilled employee63%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 53–73%

Student62%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 50–74%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–68%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–71%

Work and income

Employment totaled 7,204 in Orăştie at the end of 2021.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,266 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	7,204 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 Orăştie. 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 Orăştie. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Orăştie?

Police recorded 2,703 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)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,703 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)¹²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Orăştie's nearest airport was SBZ, 69 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	69 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SBZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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3°-4°

6°-3°

12°1°

18°5°

23°10°

26°13°

28°15°

29°14°

23°10°

17°6°

10°1°

4°-3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

104

161

190

221

249

268

263

190

153

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hours

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 Orăştie 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
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.7 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 12.1 · Apr 18.3 · May 22.9 · Jun 26.4 · Jul 28.4 · Aug 28.8 · Sep 23.1 · Oct 17.3 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 3.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.3 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 5.3 · May 9.8 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 1.4 · Dec -2.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.2 · Feb 1 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 11.3 · May 15.8 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 21.1 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 5 · Dec 0.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 29.3 · Feb 26.4 · Mar 32.7 · Apr 50.5 · May 70 · Jun 83.4 · Jul 69.8 · Aug 58.2 · Sep 51.3 · Oct 42.9 · Nov 34.5 · Dec 36.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 70.4 · Feb 104.1 · Mar 160.6 · Apr 189.8 · May 221.3 · Jun 249.4 · Jul 268.3 · Aug 262.6 · Sep 190.2 · Oct 153.1 · Nov 86.5 · Dec 54.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Romania: Arad ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Kecskemét (Hungary) ±0.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.8 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.9 °C, Brno (Czechia) ±1.2 °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 count of female residents in Orăştie was 8,876 at the end of 2021. The count of male residents in Orăştie was 7,949 at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Orăştie?

The published population was 20,239 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	8,876 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Male residents	7,949 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Population	20,239 people	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	2.49 %	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official

International community in Orăştie

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	16,825	100.0%
Români	13,599	80.8%
Informație nedisponibila	2,082	12.4%
Romi	874	5.2%
Maghiari	207	1.2%
Germani	36	0.2%
Italieni	11	0.1%
Alta etnie	6	0.0%
Rusi-Lipoveni	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	572 people	7 Aug 2026	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / TEMPO-INS⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Orăştie

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Alternative cities in Romania

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Blaj19,956 residents Ciurea20,931 residents Motru19,371 residents Adjud19,185 residents Balş19,162 residents Buhuşi21,704 residents

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Orăştie in rankings

#25 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Romania

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

The published population was 20,239 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is the air quality good in Orăştie?

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 Orăştie?

Is Orăştie a good place to live?

Orăştie 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 Orăştie?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 16,825 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). Orăştie, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 406f91bdb1d5aec0b2798c36e99a522b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/orastie/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_orastie-romania-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_e0703fc4e06d,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Orăştie, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {406f91bdb1d5aec0b2798c36e99a522b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/orastie/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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