Population

The stable population of Caransebes was of 2890 inhabitants (from which 2085 were Romanians) in 1873, at the beginning of the 20th century the city had 6500 inhabitants and had a continuous growth – 10089 (in the year 1930), 15733 (1956), 18838 (1966), 27190 (1977), 31985 (1992).

Lately Caransebes knows a small decrease of its inhabitant’s number (like the general tendency of population evolution in the county).

In March 2002, the city’s population easily exceeded 28000 inhabitants.

Structural, 92% of the inhabitants are Romanians, Germans, Ukrainians and Gypsies represent each 2%, 1% Hungarians, and the remaining 1% are Czechs, Serbians, Slovakians and others.