Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Romania
Romania: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 19.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Romania, 2006–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 19.0% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Romania peaked at 25.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2023.
That places Romania 33rd out of 73 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24.6% | — |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 21.6% | 24.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 22.3% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.0% | 22.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Romania?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Romania was 19.0% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Romania ranks 33rd out of 73 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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