Living in Straja

Straja is a city in Romania, and the figures below are its published values. Straja had a population of 5,900 at the end of 2025. Straja registered an unemployment rate of 0.98% at the end of 2025.

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

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 Straja.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The city had 1,953 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Straja yet. Romania has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	1,953 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021²Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	1,519 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021²Official

Work and income

The employment figure in Straja was 1,486 at the end of 2021.

Unemployment across cities in RomaniaUnemployment in Straja is 1.0%. Of 720 cities with data, 566 have unemployment of 0 to under 2%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	1,486 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021³Official
Unemployment rate	0.983 %country median 1.0%	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁵Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Straja. 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 Straja. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Straja's nearest major airport was 65 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km	65 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest Major Airport Iata	SCV	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

Piloting integration — regional integration-centre route — Welcome Program

General Inspectorate for Immigration

For beneficiaries of protection, other foreigners with a right of residence.

RomanianIn Personnot_published

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Straja.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −4.6°C in January to 19.4°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 11.76 · Feb 15.31 · Mar 19.74 · Apr 26.05 · May 28.94 · Jun 32.57 · Jul 35.44 · Aug 35.76 · Sep 34.39 · Oct 27.36 · Nov 21.59 · Dec 13.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -25.29 · Feb -26.18 · Mar -20.59 · Apr -7.44 · May -4.15 · Jun 4.24 · Jul 6.91 · Aug 5.5 · Sep 0.14 · Oct -10.54 · Nov -16.94 · Dec -21.94 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.56 · Feb -3.02 · Mar 1.76 · Apr 7.95 · May 13.66 · Jun 17.4 · Jul 19.45 · Aug 19.26 · Sep 14.16 · Oct 8.07 · Nov 2.79 · Dec -2.6 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Cities of a similar size in Romania

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Romania cities

Stulpicani5,892 residents Mihai Viteazu5,911 residents Viişoara5,913 residents Albeştii Pământeni5,870 residents Gurghiu5,938 residents Certeze5,860 residents

Population and city profile

The female population of Straja was 2,569. Straja was home to 2,689 men at the end of 2021.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population Female	2,569 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021¹Official
Population Male	2,689 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021¹Official
Population	5,900 people	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁵Official

International community in Straja

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	5,258	100.0%
Români	5,016	95.4%
Romi	4	0.1%
Ucraineni	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

Is Straja a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–59%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%

Student48%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 36–60%

Family61%strong on family, weak on safety · range 49–73%

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

Population5,900 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

Dwellings1,953 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021

People in employment1,486 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021

Unemployment rate0.983 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-07

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Registered Jobseekers Count	55 people	7 Aug 2026	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / TEMPO-INS⁵Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Straja 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.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Straja?

The unemployment rate is 0.983 %. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

How many people live in Straja?

The published population is 5,900 people. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is Straja a good place to live?

Straja 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 Albanezi ancestry or ethnicity group in Straja?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 0 people (0.0%) 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, September 12). Straja, Romania: jobs, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/straja/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Straja, Romania: jobs, climate, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/straja/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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[Straja, Romania: jobs, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/straja/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

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Sources

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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
Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021 recensamantromania.ro · checked 2026-08-07
Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), Romania recensamantromania.ro · checked 2026-08-30
Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online statistici.insse.ro · checked 2026-08-04
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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