In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Romania
Romania: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) was 13.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.6%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
33.5%
in 2015
All-time low
13.1%
in 2024
Years of data
16
2010–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Romania, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 13.6% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Romania peaked at 33.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2024.
That places Romania 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23.7% | — |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +35.2% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | -23.9% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -39.4% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 13.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 13.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.8% | 22.7% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 13.1% | 28.4% | 6 |
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 level of disability (activity) in Romania?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Romania was 13.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Romania ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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