Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Moldova
Moldova: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Moldova, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Moldova is 0.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.7% on the previous year and down 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Moldova peaked at 4.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Moldova 42nd out of 47 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -30.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -43.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -72.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -94.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +500.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +216.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -63.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -71.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +533.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -73.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 17% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 50% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +533.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2015 | +500.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
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 employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Moldova?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Moldova was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Moldova rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Moldova ranks 42nd out of 47 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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