2002 census In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a
population density of 52/km2. •
Hungarians – 84.62% (or 276,038) •
Romanians – 14.06% (or 45,870) •
Romani – 1.18% (or 3,835) •
Others – 0.14%
2011 census In 2011, it had a population of 302,432 and a population density of 46/km2. •
Hungarians – 85.21% (or 257,707) •
Romanians – 12.6% (or 39,119) •
Romani – 1.71% (or 5,326) •
Others – 0.09% (or 278).
2021 census In 2021, it had a population of 291,950, and a population density of 43/km2. •
Hungarians – 85.67% (or 232,157) •
Romanians – 12.41% (or 33,634) •
Romani - 1.82% (or 4,928) •
Others – 0.1% (or 282). Harghita county has the highest percentage of Hungarians in Romania, just ahead of
Covasna county. The Hungarians form the majority of the population in most of the county's municipalities, with Romanians concentrated in the northern and eastern part of the county (particularly
Toplița and
Bălan), as well as in the enclave of
Voșlăbeni. Harghita and neighboring Covasna County are the only two counties in Romania that do not have an ethnic Romanian majority. The
Székelys of Harghita are mostly Roman Catholic, with
Reformed and
Unitarian minorities, while the ethnic Romanians are primarily
Orthodox. Catholicism is strongest in the east, in the former
Csíkszék, while Protestants are concentrated in the south and west of
Odorheiu Secuiesc. By religion, the county is divided roughly as follows: •
Roman Catholic (65%) •
Orthodox (13%) •
Reformed (13%) •
Unitarian (7%) • Other (2%) ==Geography==