Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Romania
Romania: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status was 5,169 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Romania, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Romania recorded 5,169 Thousand persons for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Romania peaked at 9,119 Thousand persons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5,169 Thousand persons, in 2025.
That places Romania 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 tenure status in Romania, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8,842 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 9,119 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 8,370 Thousand persons | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 7,579 Thousand persons | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 7,032 Thousand persons | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 6,897 Thousand persons | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 6,572 Thousand persons | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 6,525 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6,033 Thousand persons | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 5,294 Thousand persons | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 5,169 Thousand persons | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,188 Thousand persons | 7,032 Thousand persons | 9,119 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 6,082 Thousand persons | 5,169 Thousand persons | 6,897 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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 tenure status in Romania?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Romania was 5,169 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 9,119 Thousand persons in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,169 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status?
- Romania ranks 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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