Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Romania
Romania: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 26.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
26.2%
Change on year
down 18.1%
World rank
17th
of 47 countries
All-time high
40.3%
in 2021
All-time low
26.2%
in 2025
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Romania stood at 26.2%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Romania peaked at 40.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2025.
Romania ranks 17th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 31.6% | — |
| 2008 | 30.5% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | -18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 30.5% | 31.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 29.6% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 26.2% | 40.3% | 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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Romania?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Romania was 26.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Romania ranks 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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