Living in Ostrov

Residents of Ostrov numbered 4,594 at the end of 2025. Registered unemployed accounted for 4.1% of residents in 2025. Ostrov recorded annual PM2.5 of 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Population4,594people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

Average gross salary1,468EUR/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 crime2,062incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

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

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 Ostrov.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The dwelling count was 2,261 at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Ostrov. 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	2,261 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	1,593 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official

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Remote worker37%strong on work, weak on housing · range 26–48%

Skilled employee48%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 38–58%

Student46%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 34–58%

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

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

Work and income

The employment figure in Ostrov was 1,511 at the end of 2021.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,468 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	1,511 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 Ostrov. 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 Ostrov. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Ostrov?

Police recorded 2,062 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	2,062 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)¹²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Ostrov's nearest airport was CND, 93 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	93 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	CND	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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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4°-4°

7°-2°

13°2°

19°6°

25°11°

29°16°

31°17°

26°12°

19°7°

12°3°

5°-2°

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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

114

155

205

260

281

317

302

222

159

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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

PM2.512WHO 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 Ostrov is 12.0 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	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.6 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 12.5 · Apr 18.9 · May 24.6 · Jun 28.8 · Jul 31 · Aug 31.1 · Sep 25.7 · Oct 18.8 · Nov 11.7 · Dec 5.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.7 · Feb -2.1 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 6 · May 11.1 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 12.2 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 2.8 · Dec -2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.4 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 12.1 · May 17.7 · Jun 22 · Jul 24.1 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 12.3 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 39.6 · Feb 27.5 · Mar 39.4 · Apr 40.9 · May 50.5 · Jun 65.7 · Jul 52.3 · Aug 41.8 · Sep 52.1 · Oct 49 · Nov 45.1 · Dec 45.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 82.4 · Feb 114.4 · Mar 154.9 · Apr 205.1 · May 259.6 · Jun 280.8 · Jul 317.2 · Aug 302.1 · Sep 221.9 · Oct 158.8 · Nov 96.7 · Dec 76.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Romania: Timișoara ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Kecskemét (Hungary) ±1.2 °C, Sliven (Bulgaria) ±1.5 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.4 °C, Varna (Bulgaria) ±2.2 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.8 °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

Ostrov had 2,260 female residents at the end of 2021. The count of male residents in Ostrov was 2,326 at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Ostrov?

The published population was 4,594 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	2,260 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Male residents	2,326 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Population	4,594 people	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	4.11 %	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official

International community in Ostrov

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	4,586	100.0%
Români	4,345	94.7%
Informație nedisponibila	232	5.1%
Turci	6	0.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Ostrov

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

Alternative cities in Romania

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

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Drăgăneşti4,596 residents Bârsana4,585 residents Dărmăneşti4,585 residents Mireşu Mare4,605 residents Poiana Teiului4,607 residents Grădiştea4,613 residents

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

The published population was 4,594 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is the air quality good in Ostrov?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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 Ostrov?

Is Ostrov a good place to live?

Ostrov 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 Ostrov?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 4,586 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). Ostrov, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f87cd18d74f129ff69792ee1006d82e6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/ostrov/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ostrov-romania-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_159b7994ac9a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ostrov, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f87cd18d74f129ff69792ee1006d82e6},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/ostrov/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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