# Historical demographic census series of Romania (1859–2002)

Digitized demographic tables from historical population censuses (1930, 1941, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992, 2002) with ethnic, denominational and rural/urban breakdowns.

Published by: Academic collections & National Institute of Statistics

Source: https://insse.ro/cms/ro/content/studii-si-analize-istorice

Coverage: Romania in historical and modern boundaries

Licence / terms: CC-BY-4.0

Before you use this resource: National and county administrative boundaries differ fundamentally between the 1930 census (Greater Romania) and postwar censuses. Locality-level reconciliations require historical territorial crosswalk keys.

Record review date: 2026-09-07

Digitized volumes of the 1930 General Census (directed by Sabin Manuilă) and postwar series were verified on INS and academic repositories.

1. Select the census volume corresponding to the studied period.
2. Check the historical territorial definition of the county or sub-district.
3. Harmonize raw data based on changing census definitions (e.g. declared ethnicity vs. mother tongue).

- Digitized historical census volumes: https://insse.ro/cms/ro/content/studii-si-analize-istorice (GET; PDF / XLS; sample-inspected; 2026-09-07)

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## Continue your research

Editorial suggestions for discovery. These links do not establish technical integration or licence compatibility.

- [Locality population in the 2021 census](https://mariuscomper.uk/cunoastere-deschisa/en/resurse/rpl-2021-localitati/)
- [General map of Romania, 1900](https://mariuscomper.uk/cunoastere-deschisa/en/resurse/map-1900/)
- [TEMPO-Online](https://mariuscomper.uk/cunoastere-deschisa/en/resurse/tempo/)