In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Romania
Romania: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 34.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
34.8%
Change on year
up 71.4%
World rank
2nd
of 44 countries
All-time high
79.5%
in 2013
All-time low
20.3%
in 2024
Years of data
18
2007–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Romania stood at 34.8%.
The figure is up 71.4% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Romania peaked at 79.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2024.
Romania ranks 2nd of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 47.1% | — |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | -28.3% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | +44.5% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -48.8% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | -24.5% |
| 2025 | 34.8% | +71.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 47.1% | 59.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 38.0% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 20.3% | 34.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 1 North Macedonia 40.7% compare
- 3 Switzerland 31.6% compare
- 4 Sweden 26.8% compare
- 5 Portugal 25.7% 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Romania?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Romania was 34.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Romania ranks 2nd out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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