Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Romania
Romania: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 30.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Romania, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Romania recorded 30.4% for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Romania peaked at 43.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2020.
Romania ranks 8th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.3% | 31.2% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Romania?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Romania was 30.4% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Romania ranks 8th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor