Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Romania
Romania: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP was 5.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Romania, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Romania is 5.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Romania peaked at 12.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2025.
That places Romania 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.1% | — |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +17.3% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -35.2% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 5.3% | 10.0% | 6 |
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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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Romania?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Romania was 5.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Romania ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. 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 Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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