As of 20 October 2011 census, Iași County had a population of 772,348. On the other hand, according to the 2012 data provided by the County Population Register Service, the total registered population of the county is as high as 873,662 people.
Romanians - 97.61%
Romani - 1.55%
Lipovans - 0.39%
Others - 0.3%
The population of Iași County today is nearly double what it was sixty years ago.
Year
County population
1948
431,586
1956
516,635
1966
619,027
1977
729,243
1992
806,778
2002
816,910
2011
772,348
County government
The Iași County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 37 counselors, with the following party composition:
Economy
This county is predominantly agricultural, due to its topography. Industry is concentrated in the cities. The principal industries are:
City of Iași is the most important city in Moldavia and one of the most important social, cultural and business centres in Romania. It has the oldest University in the country, and, until the formation of the United Principalities, it was the capital of Moldavia. Some of the tourist destinations in the county:
The county was located in the northeastern part of Greater Romania, in the northeast of the region of Moldavia. Today, most of the territory of the former county is part of the current Iași County. In the eastern part of the county, the county included a part of the left bank of the Prut River, now in the territory of the Republic of Moldova. It was bordered to the north by the counties of Botoșani and Bălți, to the east by Lăpușna County, to the south by the counties of Fălciu and Vaslui, and to the west by the counties of Roman and Baia.
Administration
In 1938, the county was divided into six districts :
Iasi County included two urban localities: Iaşi and urban commune Târgu Frumos, located at the western border of the county.
Population
According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 275,796 inhabitants, 81.6% Romanians, 14.6% Jews, 0.6% Russians, 0.5% Hungarians, 0.4% Germans, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 82.0% Eastern Orthodox, 14.9% Jewish, 2.3% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.
Urban population
In 1930, the county's urban population was 107,804 inhabitants, 102,872 in Iaşi and 4,932 in Târgu Frumos, comprising 60.8% Romanians, 33.6% Jews, 0.9% Germans, 0.9% Russians, as well as other minorities. In the urban area, languages were Romanian, followed by Yiddish, Russian, German, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.
