Megvannak a romániai népszámlálás első végeredményei. Összehasonlítva a mostani lakosságszámot a 2002-es népességszámmal, kitűnik a fogyás szinte megdöbbentő mértéke. Itt az önmagáért beszélő adatsor, kezdve a magyar érdekeltségű megyékkel.
 

                                      2002              2012

Kovászna                       222.449          211.254 személy

Hargita                          326.222          304.765

Bihar                             600.246          558.613

Kolozs                           702.755          674.903

Maros                           580.851          540.508

Szilágy                          248.015          225.631

Szatmár                        367.281          336.117

Arad                             461.791          412.235

Temes                          677.926          654.773

Fehér                           382.747          342.336

Hunyad                         485.712          410.383

Brassó                          589.028          529.906

Máramaros                    510.110          472.117

Arges                           652.625          609.703

Bákó                            706.623          628.640

Beszterce                     311.657          301.425

Botosoani                     452.834          404.429

Braila                           373.174          316.652

Buzau                          469.214          440.347

Calarasi                        324.617          287.269

Krassó                         333.219          287.535

Konstanca                    715.151          680.945

Dambovita                    541.763          510.287

Dolj                             734.231          629.989

Galac                           619.556         530.612

Giurgiu                         297.859         267.174

Gorj                            387.308          347.771

Ialomita                       296.572          265.559

Iasi                             816.910          774.075

Ilfov                           300.123           353.481

Mehedinti                    306.732           259.212

Neamt                        554.516           507.399

Olt                             489.274           421.769

Prahova                      829.945           754.451

Szeben                       421.724           377.273

Suceava                     688.435           654.870

Teleorman                   436.025           369.897

Tulcea                        256.492           211.622

Vaslui                         455.049           393.340

Valcea                        413.247           339.510

Vrancea                     387.632            339.510

Bukarest                  1.926.334         1.628.426