Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Romania
Romania: Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation was 18,869 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
18,869 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 43 countries
All-time high
19,890 Thousand persons
in 2015
All-time low
18,848 Thousand persons
in 2023
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Romania, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Romania is 18,869 Thousand persons, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Romania peaked at 19,890 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18,848 Thousand persons, in 2023.
Romania ranks 8th of 43 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 number of items of deprivation in Romania, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19,890 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 19,818 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 19,715 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 19,577 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 19,455 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 19,349 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 19,113 Thousand persons | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 18,971 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 18,848 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 18,971 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 18,869 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 18,869 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,444 Thousand persons, 2.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Romania's 18,869 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,634 Thousand persons, 2.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19,691 Thousand persons | 19,455 Thousand persons | 19,890 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 19,020 Thousand persons | 18,848 Thousand persons | 19,349 Thousand persons | 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 material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Romania?
- Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Romania was 18,869 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 19,890 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,848 Thousand persons in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation?
- Romania ranks 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 number of items of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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