Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Romania
Romania: Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent was 33.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Romania, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 33.3% for material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in 2025.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Romania peaked at 85.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2024.
Romania ranks 5th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 85.5% | — |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 70.8% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | -24.1% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | -38.2% |
| 2025 | 33.3% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.8% | 62.5% | 85.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 30.2% | 69.4% | 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 material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Romania?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Romania was 33.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent?
- Romania ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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