Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Romania
Romania: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU was 30.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Romania, 2007–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Romania is 30.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 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, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Romania peaked at 47.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2020.
Romania ranks 6th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 47.0% | — |
| 2008 | 44.2% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.7% | 43.0% | 47.0% | 3 |
| 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
- 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 nuts 2 region - eu in Romania?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Romania was 30.4% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu?
- Romania ranks 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu 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 Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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