Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Romania
Romania: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 27.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Romania, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Romania recorded 27.4% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 26.7% 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, 27.4%, in 2025.
That places Romania 13th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 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% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | -12.8% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | -1.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 27.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Romania's 27.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.3% | 31.2% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 27.4% | 34.4% | 6 |
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 in multidimensional poverty in Romania?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Romania was 27.4% in 2025, 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 27.4% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Romania ranks 13th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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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