Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Moldova
Moldova: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) was 31.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
31.6%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
11th
of 73 countries
All-time high
31.6%
in 2023
All-time low
24.5%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Moldova, 2019–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 31.6% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over five years.
Moldova ranks 11th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25.2% | — |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | +1.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 31.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.3%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 31.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 24.5% | 31.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 8 Ethiopia 33.1%
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 33.1%
- 10 Colombia 31.8% compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 31.6% compare
- 13 Mexico 29.6% compare
- 14 Peru 27.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Moldova
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,434 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 61.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.64 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Moldova?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Moldova was 31.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Moldova ranks 11th out of 73 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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