At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Romania
Romania: At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Romania, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1.7% for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Romania peaked at 23.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2025.
That places Romania 39th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23.6% | — |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -28.0% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -52.3% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -19.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.4%, 23% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 24% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 17.6% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 8.3% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 1.7% | 7.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,021 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 10.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.54 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.5% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Romania?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Romania was 1.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by?
- Romania ranks 39th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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