Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Romania
Romania: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 33.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Romania, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 33.1% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Romania peaked at 52.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2024.
Romania ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 52.1% | — |
| 2016 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | -22.1% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.6% | 41.5% | 52.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 32.3% | 41.6% | 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 or social exclusion by level of disability in Romania?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Romania was 33.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- Romania ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. 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 or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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