Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Romania
Romania: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 27.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Romania, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Romania stood at 27.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Romania peaked at 46.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2025.
Romania ranks 6th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 44.5% | — |
| 2016 | 46.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | -12.8% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.6% | 36.1% | 46.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 27.4% | 35.6% | 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 nuts 2 region in Romania?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Romania was 27.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- Romania ranks 6th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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