Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Romania
Romania: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 16.34 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Romania, 1989–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 16.34 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in 2021.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 96.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Romania peaked at 18.62 million in 1989 and was at its lowest, 841,699, in 1994.
That places Romania 28th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.62 million | 18.62 million | 18.62 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.44 million | 841,699 | 10.36 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.19 million | 6.40 million | 9.55 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.76 million | 8.30 million | 15.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.02 million | 15.69 million | 16.34 million | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,021 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 27.54 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.227 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 22.67 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0869 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0869 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1169 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2087 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Romania?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Romania was 16.34 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.62 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 841,699 in 1994.
- How does Romania rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Romania ranks 28th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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