Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Romania
Romania: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty was 32.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Romania, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Romania recorded 32.0% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Romania peaked at 43.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2020.
That places Romania 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41.5% | — |
| 2011 | 40.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.3% | 31.2% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 30.4% | 34.4% | 4 |
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 27.54 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.227 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Romania?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Romania was 32.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Romania ranks 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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