Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Romania

Romania: Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty was 8.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
8.7%
Change on year
up 19.2%
World rank
6th
of 43 countries
All-time high
18.4%
in 2015
All-time low
6.3%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Romania, 2015–2025

7.51012.51517.52015202020252015: 18.4 Percentage2016: 16.2 Percentage2017: 15 Percentage2018: 13.5 Percentage2019: 12.1 Percentage2020: 11.5 Percentage2021: 9 Percentage2022: 8.3 Percentage2023: 6.3 Percentage2024: 7.3 Percentage2025: 8.7 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Romania recorded 8.7% for persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in 2025.

The figure is up 19.2% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Romania peaked at 18.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2023.

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 who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty threshold in Romania, 2015 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2015 18.4%
2016 16.2% -12.0%
2017 15.0% -7.4%
2018 13.5% -10.0%
2019 12.1% -10.4%
2020 11.5% -5.0%
2021 9.0% -21.7%
2022 8.3% -7.8%
2023 6.3% -24.1%
2024 7.3% +15.9%
2025 8.7% +19.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15.0% 12.1% 18.4% 5
2020s 8.5% 6.3% 11.5% 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 3 Montenegro 12.0% compare
  2. 4 Serbia 10.5% compare
  3. 5 Türkiye 9.3% compare
  4. 7 Bulgaria 7.9% compare
  5. 8 Italy 6.3% compare
  6. 9 Spain 6.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Romania?
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in Romania was 8.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2023.
How does Romania rank for persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty?
Romania ranks 6th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. 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 who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty threshold
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 482 data points, 2015–2025
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