Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Republic of Moldova
Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova, 2019–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Republic of 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.
Republic of Moldova ranks 11th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25.2% | — |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | +1.6% |
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 Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova
- 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 1.73 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 Republic of Moldova?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2021.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 11th out of 73 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Republic of 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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