Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Romania
Romania: Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp was 71.53 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Romania, 1989–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Romania stood at 71.53. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Romania peaked at 100 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 71.53, in 2021.
That places Romania 82nd out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 95.94 | 95.94 | 95.94 | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.62 | 99.25 | 100 | 4 |
| 2000s | 97.46 | 97.07 | 97.84 | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.39 | 83.13 | 98.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.15 | 71.53 | 76.78 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,021 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 27.54 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.227 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 22.67 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0869 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0869 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1169 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2087 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Romania?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Romania was 71.53 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.53 in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp?
- Romania ranks 82nd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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