Living in Săcele

Săcele numbered 36,818 residents at the end of 2025. Registered unemployed accounted for 0.7% of residents in 2025. Annual PM2.5 levels for Săcele stood at 14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0712 sources

Population36,818people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

Average gross salary1,648EUR/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 crime2,552incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)

PM2.5, annual mean14µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Săcele.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Săcele counted 13,448 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Săcele. 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	13,448 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	10,817 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official

Is Săcele a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on housing · range 53–75%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%

Student64%strong on cost, weak on education · range 52–76%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–69%

Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–72%

Work and income

Săcele had 12,351 at the end of 2021.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,648 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	12,351 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 Săcele. 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 Săcele. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Săcele?

Police recorded 2,552 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	2,552 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Rata infracționalității pe macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe (JUS107B)¹²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Săcele's nearest major airport was 18 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	18 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	GHV	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Monthly mean temperatures were −5.6°C in January and 17.3°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Săcele?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 µg/m³ (2024) — 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

PM2.514WHO 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 Săcele is 14.0 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	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.45 · Feb 14.56 · Mar 17.59 · Apr 22.87 · May 26.21 · Jun 30.83 · Jul 33.95 · Aug 33.32 · Sep 31.4 · Oct 25.49 · Nov 20.23 · Dec 10.78 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -26.95 · Feb -27.6 · Mar -20.89 · Apr -8.98 · May -2.97 · Jun -0.02 · Jul 4.51 · Aug 4 · Sep -3.5 · Oct -9.22 · Nov -14.57 · Dec -23.09 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.56 · Feb -4.19 · Mar 0.12 · Apr 5.7 · May 11.28 · Jun 15.15 · Jul 17.29 · Aug 17.49 · Sep 12.43 · Oct 6.81 · Nov 1.79 · Dec -3.78 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, Săcele had 15,823 residents who were female. Săcele was home to 15,097 men at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Săcele?

The published population was 36,818 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	15,823 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Male residents	15,097 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Population	36,818 people	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	0.722 %	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official

International community in Săcele

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	30,920	100.0%
Români	18,599	60.2%
Informație nedisponibila	6,075	19.6%
Maghiari	4,499	14.6%
Romi	1,674	5.4%
Germani	40	0.1%
Italieni	13	0.0%
Alta etnie	9	0.0%
Ucraineni	4	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	270 people	7 Aug 2026	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / TEMPO-INS⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Săcele

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

Alternative cities in Romania

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

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Râmnicu Sărat36,779 residents Bragadiru36,914 residents Odorheiu Secuiesc36,213 residents Dej36,168 residents Petroşani37,526 residents Mangalia37,892 residents

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Săcele in rankings

#18 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Romania

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

The published population was 36,818 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is the air quality good in Săcele?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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.

How safe is Săcele?

Is Săcele a good place to live?

Săcele 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 Săcele?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 30,920 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). Săcele, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version fa964c2afa83bc206e41befb49cf0133]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/sacele/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Săcele, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {fa964c2afa83bc206e41befb49cf0133},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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