Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Romania
Romania: Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 26.8 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Romania, 2014β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Romania is 26.8, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Romania peaked at 55.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26.5, in 2024.
That places Romania 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.93 | 38.7 | 55.2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.42 | 26.5 | 38.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 1 Albania 47.9 compare
- 2 Greece 30.1 compare
- 4 North Macedonia 25 compare
- 5 Bulgaria 24.5 compare
- 6 Montenegro 18.5 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,021 (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 revenues vs income inequality 27.54 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.227 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Romania?
- Material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Romania was 26.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5 in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Romania ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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