Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Romania
Romania: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 38.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
38.6%
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
47.8%
in 2015
All-time low
35.3%
in 2024
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Romania, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 38.6% for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Romania peaked at 47.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2024.
Romania ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 40.8% | — |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | -13.9% |
| 2025 | 38.6% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.3% | 40.0% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 35.3% | 41.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 9 Norway 38.7% compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 38.2% compare
- 11 United Kingdom 38.2% compare
- 13 Bulgaria 38.1% compare
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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Romania?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Romania was 38.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Romania ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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