Poland vs Romania: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data

Poland

89,564 people

in 2023

Romania

133,456 people

in 2023

Poland rank

68th

Romania rank

65th

Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data over time

Romania currently reports 133,456 people against 89,564 people in Poland, a difference of 43,892 people.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.5 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Romania ahead.

Poland ranks 68th and Romania ranks 65th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data
Unit: people
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.