In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Romania
Romania: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 37.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Romania is 37.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.7% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Romania peaked at 51.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2023.
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 19 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23.0% | — |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +53.5% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +62.7% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | -29.0% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +36.2% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +40.8% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -56.1% |
| 2024 | 44.3% | +163.7% |
| 2025 | 37.8% | -14.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 37.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 37.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 2.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 23.0% | 35.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 26.6% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 16.8% | 44.3% | 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 months worked in Romania?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Romania was 37.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Romania ranks 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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