Number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova
Moldova: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 2.40 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.40 million people
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
107th
of 120 countries
All-time high
2.86 million people
in 2014
All-time low
1.64 million people
in 1999
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 2.40 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova peaked at 2.86 million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million people, in 1999.
Moldova ranks 107th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.38 million people | — |
| 1998 | 2.00 million people | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 1.64 million people | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 1.73 million people | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 1.98 million people | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 2.33 million people | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 2.61 million people | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 2.56 million people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.41 million people | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 2.78 million people | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 2.83 million people | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.82 million people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.82 million people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.84 million people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.85 million people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.85 million people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.86 million people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.86 million people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.83 million people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.80 million people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.75 million people | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.71 million people | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.66 million people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.63 million people | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.59 million people | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.53 million people | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.45 million people | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 2.40 million people | -2.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 2.40 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.37 million people, 15% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 2.40 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.39 million people, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.01 million people | 1.64 million people | 2.38 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.49 million people | 1.73 million people | 2.83 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.80 million people | 2.66 million people | 2.86 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 million people | 2.40 million people | 2.63 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More poverty & inequality data for Moldova
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,434 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 61.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.64 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Moldova was 2.40 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 million people in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million people in 1999.
- How does Moldova rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Moldova ranks 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.