Living in Zărnești

Zărnești had a population of 25,683 at the end of 2025. Registered unemployed accounted for 0.7% of residents in 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0716 sources

Population25,683people31 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 Zărnești?

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Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, the dwelling count totalled 9,890.

No city-level rent figure is published for Zărnești. 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	9,890 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	8,261 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁶Official

Is Zărnești 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%

Student63%strong on cost, weak on education · range 51–75%

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

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

Work and income

Zărnești's employment count was 9,537 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	9,537 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 Zărnești. 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 Zărnești. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Zărnești?

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)¹¹

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)¹¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	23 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	GHV	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Zărnești. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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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

Zărnești's monthly mean temperatures were −9.9°C in January and 6.8°C in July. Zărnești's monthly precipitation totalled 51.2 mm in January and 140 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 108.9 hours in January and 176.4 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Zărnești?

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.

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

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8°2°

10°4°

10°5°

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-6°-11°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

140

106

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

109

106

120

124

143

145

176

181

142

157

119

105

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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 Zărnești 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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Zărnești 14.0

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
Average daytime high by month	Jan -7.2 · Feb -7.2 · Mar -5 · Apr -0.9 · May 3.6 · Jun 7.6 · Jul 9.8 · Aug 10.3 · Sep 6 · Oct 2.7 · Nov -1.3 · Dec -5.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -12.5 · Feb -12.6 · Mar -10.7 · Apr -6.2 · May -1.2 · Jun 2.5 · Jul 4.3 · Aug 4.8 · Sep 0.9 · Oct -2.6 · Nov -6.5 · Dec -10.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -9.9 · Feb -10 · Mar -8.1 · Apr -3.8 · May 1 · Jun 4.8 · Jul 6.8 · Aug 7.2 · Sep 3.1 · Oct -0.1 · Nov -4 · Dec -8.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 51.2 · Feb 50.5 · Mar 63.9 · Apr 64.6 · May 98.2 · Jun 139.9 · Jul 140 · Aug 105.5 · Sep 70.5 · Oct 60.3 · Nov 49 · Dec 56.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 108.9 · Feb 106.2 · Mar 119.8 · Apr 123.9 · May 142.8 · Jun 144.7 · Jul 176.4 · Aug 181.3 · Sep 142.2 · Oct 156.5 · Nov 118.6 · Dec 104.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Romania: Sibiu ±11.4 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±7.8 °C, Jyväskylä (Finland) ±5.3 °C, Saguenay (Canada) ±6.4 °C, Oulu (Finland) ±4.8 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±8.5 °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 Zărnești was 11,072 at the end of 2021. The count of male residents in Zărnești was 10,552 at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Zărnești?

The published population was 25,683 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	11,072 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Male residents	10,552 people	31 Dec 2021	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor 2021⁵Official
Population	25,683 people	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official
Registered unemployed, share of residents	0.658 %	31 Dec 2025	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online⁹Official

International community in Zărnești

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	21,624	100.0%
Români	17,387	80.4%
Informație nedisponibila	3,600	16.6%
Romi	446	2.1%
Maghiari	159	0.7%
Germani	20	0.1%
Alta etnie	5	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	182 people	7 Aug 2026	Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE) / TEMPO-INS⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Zărnești

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Zărnești in rankings

#19 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Romania

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Zărnești 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; Zărnești's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

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How many people live in Zărnești?

The published population was 25,683 people in 2025. Source: Institutul Național de Statistică (INSSE), TEMPO-Online.

Is the air quality good in Zărnești?

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 Zărnești?

Is Zărnești a good place to live?

Zărnești 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 Zărnești?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 21,624 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). Zărnești, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7f1eb4995736f0b5242656867b2c0cf3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/zarnesti/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_zarnesti-romania-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_e1c52b7945e1,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Zărnești, Romania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {7f1eb4995736f0b5242656867b2c0cf3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ro/zarnesti/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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