In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Romania
Romania: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 57.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Romania is 57.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Romania peaked at 65.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2010.
That places Romania 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 55.6% | — |
| 2008 | 58.4% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 62.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 57.3% | +2.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 57.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4%, 4.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 57.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 4.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.8% | 55.6% | 58.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 53.0% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 55.7% | 65.9% | 5 |
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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Romania?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Romania was 57.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2010.
- How does Romania rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Romania ranks 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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