Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Romania
Romania: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 25.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
25.0%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
7th
of 47 countries
All-time high
36.9%
in 2015
All-time low
24.1%
in 2024
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Romania, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Romania stood at 25.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Romania peaked at 36.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2024.
Romania ranks 7th 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 by level of disability (activity) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26.2% | — |
| 2011 | 30.8% | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | +3.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 25.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 25.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.8% | 26.2% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.1% | 28.6% | 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 persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Romania?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Romania was 25.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Romania ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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 by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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