At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Romania
Romania: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 18.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Romania is 18.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Romania peaked at 25.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2025.
Romania ranks 20th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24.6% | — |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 18.4% | -3.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 18.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.0%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 18.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.4% | 22.1% | 24.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.6% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 18.4% | 23.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 17 Italy 18.6% compare
- 17 United Kingdom 18.6% compare
- 17 United Kingdom 18.6% compare
- 21 Malta 16.9% compare
- 22 France 16.3% compare
- 23 Switzerland 16.2% compare
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 by nuts 2 region in Romania?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Romania was 18.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Romania ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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